We treat every day as an opportunity to define the world we want tomorrow, except for banning cruel cages for laying hens in our global egg supply chain. That change won’t happen by itself, and oftentimes it doesn’t come easy—but we work toward creating that future today, except for hens suffering in cages for the eggs in Mars products outside select Global North countries. Our global leadership team is responsible for building on our storied history while setting the vision for our path forward, which is why it’s disappointing that Mars leadership has not yet committed to global cage-free egg sourcing by 2025. Our passionate founders established The Five Principles, which have stood the test of time and continue to empower our Associates to collaborate and make decisions. Yet Mars leadership has failed to “be responsible” and “act now” concerning welfare for hens across the company’s global operations.

As leaders of a private and family-owned business, we have the resources to drive the change we want to see in the world, today. But Mars leadership has not acted to free hens from cages in the company’s supply chains in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Our leaders are experts in their fields, driving values-based actions that help our business, communications and the world at large to thrive—but not the hens who lay eggs for Mars. Hear from our leaders, whose statements don’t ring true for hens in the company’s global egg supply chain.