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<strong>Nestlé</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>society</strong>:<br />

Creat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Shared</strong> <strong>Value</strong><br />

Nutrition, health<br />

<strong>and</strong> wellness<br />

Rural development<br />

Water<br />

Environmental<br />

susta<strong>in</strong>ability<br />

Human rights<br />

<strong>and</strong> compliance<br />

Our<br />

people<br />

Youth Water Guardian, Thail<strong>and</strong><br />

Beyond coastal clean-ups: a call for<br />

collective action <strong>in</strong> the United States<br />

In l<strong>in</strong>e with its commitment to educat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> rais<strong>in</strong>g awareness<br />

about water conservation among children, <strong>Nestlé</strong> Waters<br />

Thail<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Nestlé</strong> Indoch<strong>in</strong>a participate <strong>in</strong> the World Wide<br />

Fund for Nature’s Youth Water Guardian programme, which<br />

helps schools <strong>in</strong>tegrate water conservation <strong>in</strong>to the curriculum.<br />

The WWF programme was launched <strong>in</strong> January <strong>2015</strong>, <strong>and</strong> 20<br />

schools <strong>in</strong> the Ayutthaya prov<strong>in</strong>ce applied to jo<strong>in</strong> by submitt<strong>in</strong>g<br />

their projects. Fifteen schools were selected to jo<strong>in</strong> the Youth<br />

Camp, where they received tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g on water knowledge <strong>and</strong><br />

conservation, <strong>and</strong> eight were selected for their projects’ potential<br />

<strong>and</strong> how they connect to their local community. The schools<br />

received fund<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> support to develop their conservation<br />

projects. At the end of the year, the schools presented what they<br />

had achieved with regards to water conservation, <strong>and</strong> the best<br />

three were awarded prizes for their work.<br />

The programme is supported by central <strong>and</strong> prov<strong>in</strong>cial<br />

government officials from the Groundwater Res<strong>our</strong>ces<br />

Department <strong>and</strong> the Department of Education Innovation,<br />

while <strong>Nestlé</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Nestlé</strong> Waters provide f<strong>in</strong>ancial support <strong>and</strong><br />

water stewardship advice.<br />

Project Green, Jordan<br />

At <strong>Nestlé</strong> Waters, we recognise <strong>our</strong> responsibility to contribute<br />

to the susta<strong>in</strong>able development of the local communities <strong>in</strong><br />

which we operate. In Jordan, we have built two greenhouses<br />

close to <strong>our</strong> factory <strong>in</strong> Al Husse<strong>in</strong>ieh to use excess water from<br />

the production process to irrigate fruit <strong>and</strong> vegetables. Project<br />

Green also provides<br />

employment opportunities<br />

for local women, who plant,<br />

harvest <strong>and</strong> sell the<br />

produce. The project has<br />

been developed <strong>in</strong><br />

collaboration with<br />

Q-Perspective Consultancy,<br />

a Jordanian management<br />

consult<strong>in</strong>g firm, which helps<br />

adm<strong>in</strong>ister the programme.<br />

<strong>Nestlé</strong> Waters North America is committed to <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g<br />

recycl<strong>in</strong>g rates <strong>and</strong> the responsible management of water<br />

s<strong>our</strong>ces, but recognises that plastic caps <strong>and</strong> bottles are not<br />

always be<strong>in</strong>g recycled <strong>and</strong> are often collected at coastal<br />

clean-up events. We began sponsor<strong>in</strong>g a series of clean-ups<br />

through <strong>our</strong> regional spr<strong>in</strong>gwater br<strong>and</strong>s. We quickly realised<br />

that the best clean-up is the one that doesn’t have to take<br />

place. So, as well as remov<strong>in</strong>g rubbish, debris <strong>and</strong> pollutants<br />

from shores <strong>and</strong> waterways across the country, we work with<br />

partners who collect <strong>and</strong> analyse data to <strong>in</strong>form the<br />

development of strategies that can prevent debris from gett<strong>in</strong>g<br />

there <strong>in</strong> the first place.<br />

Recent efforts <strong>in</strong>clude those along the Hillsborough River <strong>in</strong><br />

Florida, which supplies water to the Tampa Bay area, susta<strong>in</strong>s a<br />

diverse ecosystem <strong>and</strong> serves as a recreation s<strong>our</strong>ce.<br />

It is also fed by the s<strong>our</strong>ce of <strong>our</strong> Zephyrhills® Natural Spr<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Water br<strong>and</strong>, so we have a major stake <strong>in</strong> improv<strong>in</strong>g the health<br />

of the river <strong>and</strong> creat<strong>in</strong>g shared value <strong>in</strong> the local communities.<br />

As part of the br<strong>and</strong>’s 50 th anniversary, Zephyrhills® team<br />

members jo<strong>in</strong>ed thous<strong>and</strong>s of volunteers for a series of river<br />

clean-ups <strong>and</strong> watershed education activities <strong>in</strong> the<br />

Hillsborough River watershed.<br />

Researchers from the University of Florida assessed <strong>and</strong><br />

shared the results of recent <strong>and</strong> historical clean-up events <strong>in</strong><br />

the watershed with local stakeholders, lead<strong>in</strong>g to the<br />

establishment of the Hillsborough River Trash Free Waters<br />

Partnership. Through this model for coord<strong>in</strong>ated local action at<br />

the catchment level, we have engaged thous<strong>and</strong>s of residents<br />

<strong>and</strong> removed litter from 70 sites. We have also worked with<br />

partners at Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful to advance local<br />

ambitions for a waste-free waterway. Local municipalities <strong>and</strong><br />

educational <strong>in</strong>stitutions are sign<strong>in</strong>g up to jo<strong>in</strong> this partnership<br />

to advance strategies to prevent debris from gett<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to the<br />

waterway to beg<strong>in</strong> with.<br />

<strong>Nestlé</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>society</strong> – Creat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Shared</strong> <strong>Value</strong> <strong>and</strong> meet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>our</strong> <strong>commitments</strong> <strong>2015</strong> 165

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