Wrapmaster®, the professional kitchen dispensing system trusted by chefs across the globe in 40+ countries, has announced that its parent company – the Melitta Group – has approved near and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Confirmed at the end of October 2025, the SBTi validation establishes that Melitta’s emissions reduction plan meets the standards needed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, in line with the UN Paris Agreement.
For Wrapmaster® customers and the wider foodservice sector, it is a significant step towards environmental goals. Sustainability credentials are increasingly scrutinised throughout supply chains, and SBTi validation carries independent weight. The targets have been assessed against the latest climate science and confirmed as credible – covering the full value chain, from kitchen operations to supply.
Libby Coe, Sales and Sustainability Manager – Wrapmaster® – part of the Melitta Group comments:
“SBTi validation is not something you can shortcut – it confirms that our emissions reduction targets are fully grounded in science. Sustainability is something everyone across the foodservice supply chain cares about deeply, and this validation gives our chef customers, operators and distributor partners reassurance our path to a science-based net-zero target is fully credible and we are moving in the right direction together as an industry.”
What the SBTi targets mean
The SBTi validation covers both near-term and long-term targets across all emission scopes. By 2030, Melitta Group has committed to cutting its absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 43.15%, against a 2021 baseline. Selected Scope 3 emissions – covering fuel – and energy-related activities, upstream transport and distribution and the use of products sold – are targeted to fall by 37.5% by 2035
Agriculture and forestry-related emissions (Scope 3 FLAG) are set to reduce by 45.5% by 2035. Given Wrapmaster’s product range includes baking parchment, derived from raw materials with agricultural origins, the target will have a very positive impact Wrapmaster’s own footprint.
Working with suppliers is also central to the plan; the Melitta Group has committed to ensuring that suppliers responsible for 70% of emissions from purchased goods and services will have science-based targets in place by 2030 that meet SBTi requirements.
Achieving a science-based net-zero target by 2045
The SBTi has also validated the Melitta Group’s long-term science-based net-zero target. The group has committed to reducing Scope 1 and 2 (Energy & Industry) greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2045, with Scope 3 emissions subject to the same reduction target over the same period – all measured against 2021 levels. Scope 3 FLAG emissions are targeted to fall by 72% by 2045.
The approach prioritises direct emissions reductions throughout the business and supply chain. Any unavoidable residual emissions will be offset to a limited degree, in line with SBTi criteria.
With the SBTi validation, the Melitta Group, including Wrapmaster®, aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero across all scopes by 2045 at the latest, thereby aligning itself with the SBTi Net-Zero Standard.
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About Wrapmaster®
Wrapmaster® is the foodservice and hospitality industry’s leading dispensing system, trusted by chefs for more than 30 years and used in professional kitchens across 40+ countries. Designed for the demands of foodservice, the system delivers consistent, hygienic dispensing of cling film, foil and baking parchment, reducing waste, saving money and improving efficiency during service. Wrapmaster® is distributed across Europe, North America, the UAE and Canada, with market leadership across the UK, France, Germany, Iberia and the United States.
About the Melitta Group
Melitta is an internationally operating group of companies and one of the leading independent family-owned businesses in Germany and internationally. With around 5,500 employees, operations in 75 countries and an annual turnover of €2.53 billion (2025), the Group develops, manufactures and distributes branded products for coffee enjoyment, food storage and preparation, and household cleaning.
About the Science Based Targets initiative
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is a collaboration between the non-profit environmental organisation CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute (WRI), and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Launched in 2015, it supports companies and financial institutions worldwide in setting emissions reduction targets that are in line with climate science and the goals of the Paris Agreement. The initiative currently has over 12,000 members worldwide, more than 10,000 of whom have had their climate targets successfully validated. Further information is available at https://sciencebasedtargets.org