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
Materials G4-DMA, Energy G4-DMA, Biodiversity G4-DMA, Emissions G4-DMA, Effluents and waste G4-DMA, Products and services G4-DMA, Compliance G4-DMA (Environmental),
Transport G4-DMA, Overall G4-DMA, Supplier environmental assessment G4-DMA, Environmental grievance mechanisms G4-DMA
MATERIALITY ISSUE VALUE CHAIN KEY: Moderate Significant Major
Agriculture Tier 1
suppliers
Nestlé
Retail/
business
channels
Consumers
Food waste
Avoiding food waste and losses along the value chain,
including consumer and post-consumer use, distribution,
manufacturing and agriculture.
Climate change
Reducing GHG emissions and contributing to the mitigation of,
and adaptation to, the effects of climate change.
Sub-issues defined
• Climate change adaptation: efforts undertaken to adapt to
the foreseen effects of climate change on the value chain.
• Climate change mitigation: efforts undertaken to reduce the
release of GHGs, including energy-efficiency efforts, switching
to cleaner fuels, renewable energy, etc.
Natural capital
Identifying and preserving elements of ecosystem services that
generate value, both directly and indirectly.
Sub-issues defined
• Biodiversity: valuing natural habitats, ecosystems and the
services they offer.
• Deforestation: addressing the consequences of clearing forest
for non-forest use.
• Soil fertility: using soil in the production of inputs in a
productive and sustainable manner.
Our commitments
In Nestlé’s Corporate Business Principles, which lay the
foundations for everything we do, we commit ourselves to
environmentally sustainable business practices. At all stages
of the product life cycle, we strive to use natural resources
efficiently, favour the use of sustainably managed renewable
resources and target zero waste. We also seek to strengthen
our ability to meet our commitments by providing our
employees with training and education on environmental
sustainability.
Our public commitments to environmental sustainability
have recently been updated to better reflect the material issues
of our business. The revised commitments, which include a
new commitment, are as follows:
• Improve resource efficiency in our operations;
• Improve the environmental performance of our packaging;
• Assess and optimise the environmental performance of
our products;
• Provide climate change leadership;
• Preserve natural capital, including forests;
• Provide meaningful and accurate environmental information
and dialogue; and
• Promote transparency and proactive, long-term
engagement in climate policy.
Our progress against the commitment objectives is indicated
throughout the chapter using the following icons:
Achieved
In progress
Not yet achieved
New objective
View our water stewardship commitments here.
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