Nestlé in society Creating Shared Value and meeting our commitments 2015

Nestlé in society:
Creating Shared Value
Nutrition, health
and wellness
Rural development
Water
Environmental
sustainability
Human rights
and compliance
Our
people
G4-2, G4-45
Materiality
For more information about material issues, please refer to page 38 of the global section.
Using our materiality assessment
Overall, our analysis concluded that all of the issues have a
significant relationship to our business success. Some are
We use the materiality assessment to refine commitments
For
and
more information about material issues, please refer to page 38 of the global section.
essential for protecting and growing our revenues. Others
identify Materiality
areas for improvement. It is used by our Issues Round have significant influence on our cost structure, supply chain
Table (which includes a member of the Executive Board), as and risk. While many can impact our reputation among
well as by our markets and the corporate Risk Management customers and important stakeholders; this is somewhat
team. The contents help us select the information contained in intangible to measure, but nevertheless key to our success. In
this report, providing data that responds to stakeholder needs. general terms, if we manage these issues poorly, it exposes us
We recognise that more evidence is needed to quantify the to risks, but if managed well, we can turn them into
value delivered by linking business performance and social
Assessment of material issues
In commercial Japan, the materiality opportunities.
of the following matters was confirmed.
impact, Nestlé and began we identifying are working material to issues address for our business it. In 2014, and stakeholders we asked ● Food safety, such as residual pesticides, food fraud, securing food safety
Accenture
from a global
to use
perspective
our materiality
several years
analysis
ago, and since
and
then
review
we have
the
in the production area, GMO, and radiation
Assessment of material issues
In Japan, the To materiality learn of more the following about matters the was analysis, confirmed. see our 2014 report.
Nestlé
continually
began
re-evaluated
identifying material
these issues.
issues
In
for
2015,
our business
Nestlé Japan
and stakeholders
evaluated our
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● Food
Disclosure
safety, such
of
as
health
residual
related
pesticides,
information
food fraud,
in product
securing
marketing
food safety
and
commercial relevance of our material issues.
from own a unique global material perspective issues several for the years first ago, time and while since taking then we into have account
in the communications
production area, GMO, and radiation
continually issues and re-evaluated contexts that these are issues. characteristic In 2015, of Nestlé Japan. Japan evaluated our
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●
Disclosure Aging of population, health related health information of elderly in people, product increase marketing in and single-person
own unique material issues for the first time while taking into account
communications
households, and changing food customs
issues Nestlé and Japan, contexts working that with are characteristic Caux Round of Table Japan. (CRT) Japan, identified
● Aging ● Information population, security, health of ensuring elderly people, of transparency increase in single-person
and quick provision of
49 material issues believed to be of the most importance from a social households, corporate and information
changing food customs
Nestlé perspective. Japan, working with Caux Round Table (CRT) Japan, identified
● Information security, ensuring of transparency and quick provision of
49 material issues believed to be of the most importance from a social
corporate The following information matters were confirmed as having the same high materiality
NiS
perspective.
These 49 issues were further examined based on the relationship and
globally and in Japan. For global information, please refer to page 38 of
Materiality at country level
impact they have on Nestlé Japan’s business operations and the degree of The following the global matters section. were confirmed as having the same high materiality
These interest 49 held issues in were them further by stakeholders examined based with expert on the knowledge. relationship In and turn, these globally ● Traceability and in Japan. and transparency
For global information, please refer to page 38 of
impact were narrowed they have to on 26 Nestlé issues Japan’s believed business to impact operations Nestlé and Japan the the degree most of and the ● global Efficient section. use of resources and responsible management of water
interest held in them by stakeholders with expert knowledge. In turn, these
●
to be of the greatest interest to our stakeholders. Please see the materiality Traceability resources and transparency
(water stewardship)
In were 2015, narrowed Nestlé to 26 Japan issues evaluated believed to impact its own Nestlé unique Japan material the most and issues for ● Efficient In turn, use of they resources were and narrowed responsible to management 26 issues, of believed water to impact Nestlé
matrix below for further details.
● Children’s health and over-nutrition
the to be first of the time, greatest while interest taking to our into stakeholders. account Please issues see and the materiality context resources Japan (water the most stewardship)
● Improvement of women’s and to be rights of and the diversity greatest (gender interest balance) to our
matrix below for further details.
● Children’s health and over-nutrition
characteristic of Japan. Working with Caux Round Table (CRT)
● stakeholders. Employee safety The and results health of the analysis are displayed in a
● Improvement of women’s rights and diversity (gender balance)
Japan, the company identified 49 material issues believed to be of ● Employee materiality safety and matrix health(below). Nestlé Japan will evaluate the impact of
Going forward, Nestlé Japan will evaluate the impact of each issue in our
importance from a social perspective. The issues were further each issue in its value chain, and work to address issues through
Going
value
forward,
chain
Nestlé
and work
Japan
to
will
address
evaluate
each
the
issue
impact
identified
of each issue
as material
in our
through
examined, based on their relationship and impact to Nestlé Japan’s
with stakeholders.
value direct chain dialogue and work with to address stakeholders. each issue identified as material through
business operations and the degree of interest to stakeholders direct dialogue Read with more stakeholders. on Nestlé Japan’s work to support healthy ageing.
with expert knowledge.
2015 Nestlé Japan materiality matrix
2015 Nestlé Japan materiality matrix
Stakeholder concern:
Responsible sourcing
Corporate
Responsible sourcing
Corporate
Traceability and transparency
governance Food safety
Traceability and transparency
governance Food safety
Human rights in the entire supply chain Diversity (gender)
Human rights in the entire supply chain Diversity (gender)
Environmental destruction
Fair business practices
Environmental destruction
Fair business practices
Place of origin
Ensuring of transparency and prompt
Place of origin
Ensuring of transparency and prompt
Child labor
provision of corporate information
Child labor
provision of corporate information
Information security
Information security
Employee health and safety
Environmental impact impact and and
environmental sustainability
Greenhouse gas gas emissions emissions
Water Water stewardship
Efficient use use of of resources
and natural capital
Product marketing
and communication
Disclosure of of health health
related
related
information
information
and natural capital
Employee health and safety
Trend in in Japanese society society
Aging Aging society society
Increase Increase in single-person single-person households households
Changes
Changes
in dietary
in dietary
patterns
patterns
Residual pesticides
Residual Food pesticides fraud
Food fraud Place of origin
Place of GMO origin
GMO
Radiation
Radiation
Nutrition Nutrition and and health health
Children’s Children’s health health
Over-nutrition Over-nutrition / obesity / obesity / metabolic / metabolic syndrome syndrome
Health Health of elderly of elderly people people
Excessive Excessive intake intake of sodium of sodium / sugar / sugar fats / fats
Impact on Nestlé Japan:
Impact on Nestlé Japan:
● (Responsible sourcing) place of origin = Are producers and workers engaged in safe production, manufacturing and labor conditions at the place of origin?
● (Responsible sourcing) place of origin = Are producers and workers engaged in safe production, manufacturing and labor conditions at the place of origin?
(Food safety) place of origin = Is a safe production system in place for consumers in the place of origin? Is food produced with consideration given to safety?
● (Food safety) place of origin = Is a safe production system in place for consumers in the place of origin? Is food produced with consideration given to safety?
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