Mars Impact Fund Invests $13 Million in Farming Communities, Scientists, Animal Well-Being

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    "title": "Mars Impact Fund Invests $13 Million in Farming Communities, Scientists, Animal Well-Being - ESG Today",
    "excerpt": "Companies / Social Kenny Fisher September 2, 2026 Snacking, food, and pet care products provider Mars announced a series of new investments from its Mars Impact Fund, with $13 million in grants for projects aimed at strengthening the resilience of the company’s sourcing communities, developing the next generation of scientists and improving companion animal wellbeing. The new grants follow the launch of the impact fund earlier this year, aimed at investing philanthropic capital targeting key themes including community resilience, scientific opportunity, and animal wellbeing, with an initial $85 million allocation between 2025 and 2027, and annual funding of at least $50 million from 2028 onwards. The new investments, across Côte d’Ivoire, India, the U.S. and Thailand will expand community health and economic resilience for cocoa-growing and mint-farming families, build pipelines for the next generation of scientists, and drive last-mile rabies elimination, the company said. The grants will be deployed across six strategic partnerships with organizations including Elucid, Tanager, Pratham Education Foundation, People’s Action for National Integration (PANI), National 4-H Council and Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS). In India, the fund will provide $5.6 million to Tanager to support 20,000 mint-farming families in increasing farm income through crops other than mint, including...",
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