June 15/Rio de Janeiro/PRNewswire -- Mars Inc. announced it has become a signatory of The Leadership Compact convened by The University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership - a statement of intent signed by global business leaders, committing to value and maintain the Earth's natural capital. The Leadership Compact, which will be signed by Mars Inc. ahead of the United Nation's Conference on Sustainable Development - Rio +20 - seeks to draw mutual agreement from business leaders, whilst simultaneously urging international governments to align economic development with the responsible and sustainable use of natural resources.
Rio+20 will be attended by Andrew Hobday, chief sustainability officer at Mars, and is where historically world leaders join with government participants, NGOs and the private sector to define pathways to a safer, cleaner and greener world for all. In 2012, the conference will focus on two themes: a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication and secondly, the institutional framework for sustainable development.