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, G4-EN27, G4-EN31
Managing environmental sustainability
Our goal is for our products to be not only tastier and healthier, but also better for the environment along their
value chain. To improve the environmental performance of our products, we need to assess and improve their
environmental impacts from the moment we begin to develop them. This means having a clear understanding of
the environmental life-cycle impacts of our products, from agricultural production and the sourcing of ingredients
through to what happens at the end of a product’s life.
The environmental life cycle of products
Our commitment
Assess and optimise the environmental impact
of our products
We use the scientific method known as life-cycle assessment
(LCA) to help us understand the performance of our food and
beverage products along their value chain, from farm to
consumer and beyond. The LCA focuses on preserving water,
using natural resources efficiently, conserving biodiversity,
reducing air emissions, adapting to climate change and
reducing waste.
This approach informs our decision-making, helping us take
actions to continuously improve our environmental
performance. It also enables us to respond to stakeholders’
growing interest in the environmental performance of food
and beverage products, and provides credible evidence to
support specific environmental communications and
marketing claims.
We’ve completed LCAs for all our product categories.
Examples of the improvements we have made to products as
a result of these LCAs include:
• The eco-mode for our Nescafé Dolce Gusto Melody coffee
machine enables auto-standby mode after 20 minutes. For
a 120 ml cup, this has helped consumers cut carbon dioxide
equivalent (CO 2 eq) emissions by 32%, fossil fuels by 41%
and water use by 25%, compared to the first model
launched in 2006;
• The new Nestlé Infant Nutrition Ready-to-Feed plastic bottle
produced in Germany has a better environmental
performance than the glass equivalent. GHG emissions
have been reduced by 19%, water withdrawal fell by 15%
and ecosystems quality improved by 28%. The
environmental savings on a 32-bottle pack in Germany are
estimated to be 13 kilometres of road travel avoided, 74 m2
of green space preserved and 37 litres of water saved;
• The new Nescafé refill pack in Italy has a better
environmental performance than the previous 150 g glass
jar because it has reduced GHG emissions by 79%, water
withdrawal by 72% and resource consumption by 77%
(taking into account packaging production and delivery,
product distribution and end of life). More information about
the pack and the Nescafé Plan for more responsible
farming, production and consumption is available through
the on-pack Quick Response (QR) code (see Going ‘beyond
the label’); and Promoting sustainable consumption.
Life cycle of products
End of life
Ingredient supply
Consumption
Manufacturing
Distribution & storage
Packaging
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