Nestlé in society Creating Shared Value and meeting our commitments 2015
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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 Rural development Water<br />
Environmental<br />
susta<strong>in</strong>ability<br />
Human rights<br />
<strong>and</strong> compliance<br />
Our<br />
people<br />
Materials G4-DMA, Energy G4-DMA, Biodiversity G4-DMA, Emissions G4-DMA, Effluents <strong>and</strong> waste G4-DMA, Products <strong>and</strong> services G4-DMA, Compliance G4-DMA (Environmental),<br />
Transport G4-DMA, Overall G4-DMA, Supplier environmental assessment G4-DMA, Environmental grievance mechanisms G4-DMA<br />
Our role <strong>in</strong> environmental susta<strong>in</strong>ability<br />
As an essential prerequisite for Creat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Shared</strong> <strong>Value</strong>, we have to not only comply with all applicable legal<br />
requirements <strong>and</strong> the <strong>Nestlé</strong> Corporate Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Pr<strong>in</strong>ciples but also ensure that the pr<strong>in</strong>ciple of susta<strong>in</strong>ability is<br />
embedded <strong>in</strong> all of <strong>our</strong> activities, br<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> products. This is particularly important <strong>in</strong> an environment where<br />
water is <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>gly scarce, natural res<strong>our</strong>ces are constra<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>and</strong> biodiversity is decl<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g. All of these elements<br />
are vital for feed<strong>in</strong>g a grow<strong>in</strong>g world population <strong>and</strong> for the development of <strong>Nestlé</strong>. Moreover, climate change may<br />
exacerbate <strong>our</strong> planet’s environmental challenges.<br />
As stated <strong>in</strong> The <strong>Nestlé</strong> Policy on Environmental Susta<strong>in</strong>ability, we are committed to environmentally<br />
susta<strong>in</strong>able bus<strong>in</strong>ess practices at all stages of the product life cycle. This means mak<strong>in</strong>g the right choices to<br />
protect the future, by us<strong>in</strong>g susta<strong>in</strong>ably managed <strong>and</strong> renewable res<strong>our</strong>ces where we can, improv<strong>in</strong>g res<strong>our</strong>ce<br />
efficiency <strong>in</strong> <strong>our</strong> operations <strong>and</strong> cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g to work towards <strong>our</strong> target of zero waste. We also seek to provide<br />
climate change leadership, preserve natural capital, <strong>and</strong> provide mean<strong>in</strong>gful <strong>and</strong> accurate environmental<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation. To help us assess <strong>and</strong> optimise the environmental performance of <strong>our</strong> products <strong>and</strong> their packag<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
we apply a product life-cycle approach, <strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>our</strong> partners, from farm to consumer <strong>and</strong> beyond.<br />
The year <strong>in</strong> brief<br />
Challenges Actions Achievements<br />
The global scale of the challenge is such<br />
that climate change leadership<br />
requires broad-based commitment <strong>and</strong><br />
collaborative effort.<br />
<strong>Nestlé</strong> supports a number of multistakeholder<br />
<strong>in</strong>itiatives, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the Paris Pledge for Action, welcom<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the adoption of a new, universal climate<br />
agreement at COP 21 <strong>in</strong> Paris, Car<strong>in</strong>g for<br />
Climate, <strong>and</strong> the American Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Act<br />
on Climate pledge.<br />
1st<br />
<strong>Nestlé</strong>’s position <strong>in</strong> the CDP’s prestigious<br />
Climate A List, with a score of 100 out<br />
of 100 <strong>in</strong> the Climate Disclosure<br />
Leadership Index.<br />
Per the UNEP, an estimated 11.2 billion<br />
metric tonnes of solid waste are currently<br />
be<strong>in</strong>g collected around the world every<br />
year, <strong>and</strong> the decay of the organic<br />
portion is contribut<strong>in</strong>g around 5% of<br />
global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).<br />
Our Zero Waste for Disposal<br />
Guidel<strong>in</strong>e helps all <strong>Nestlé</strong> sites prevent,<br />
reuse <strong>and</strong> recover waste for disposal <strong>and</strong><br />
by-products.<br />
105<br />
Number of <strong>Nestlé</strong> sites that achieved<br />
zero waste for disposal.<br />
We need to cont<strong>in</strong>ually optimise <strong>our</strong><br />
packag<strong>in</strong>g designs if we are to save<br />
material <strong>and</strong> avoid food wastage.<br />
We use ecodesign tools to assess the<br />
overall environmental performance of<br />
products <strong>and</strong> packag<strong>in</strong>g throughout its<br />
life cycle.<br />
6 174<br />
Projects assessed us<strong>in</strong>g <strong>our</strong><br />
ecodesign tools<br />
Consumer engagement is a challenge<br />
as environmental susta<strong>in</strong>ability is a<br />
complex topic to expla<strong>in</strong> to<br />
non-specialists.<br />
Go<strong>in</strong>g beyond the label, we are<br />
roll<strong>in</strong>g out QR codes across <strong>our</strong><br />
product portfolio, l<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g consumers to<br />
mobile-friendly websites that provide<br />
additional, user-friendly content on<br />
environmental issues.<br />
119<br />
Countries where fact-based<br />
environmental <strong>in</strong>formation is accessible<br />
to consumers.<br />
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