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<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 />
G4-2<br />
Introduc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>our</strong> <strong>commitments</strong><br />
Our <strong>commitments</strong> relate directly to <strong>our</strong> CSV focus areas <strong>and</strong> <strong>our</strong> material issues. They help drive cont<strong>in</strong>uous<br />
improvement <strong>and</strong> allow stakeholders to hold <strong>Nestlé</strong> accountable for deliver<strong>in</strong>g on its promises. In some <strong>in</strong>stances,<br />
the title of a commitment has been updated from last year, to provide greater clarity <strong>and</strong> transparency, although<br />
the ambitions beh<strong>in</strong>d <strong>our</strong> <strong>commitments</strong> rema<strong>in</strong> unchanged. For more details see <strong>our</strong> full report available at<br />
www.nestle.com/csv.<br />
Nutrition, health <strong>and</strong> wellness<br />
• Build knowledge leadership <strong>in</strong> children’s nutrition<br />
• Lead the <strong>in</strong>dustry <strong>in</strong> nutrition <strong>and</strong> health research through<br />
collaboration<br />
• Provide nutritionally sound products designed for children<br />
• Help reduce the risk of undernutrition through micronutrient<br />
fortification<br />
• Reduce sodium (salt) <strong>in</strong> <strong>our</strong> products<br />
• Reduce sugars <strong>in</strong> <strong>our</strong> products<br />
• Reduce saturated fats <strong>and</strong> remove trans fats <strong>in</strong> <strong>our</strong> products<br />
• Enc<strong>our</strong>age consumption of whole gra<strong>in</strong>s <strong>and</strong> vegetables<br />
• Deliver nutrition <strong>in</strong>formation <strong>and</strong> advice on all <strong>our</strong> labels<br />
• Provide Portion Guidance for consumers<br />
• Promote healthy diets <strong>and</strong> lifestyles, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g physical<br />
activity<br />
• Promote healthy hydration as part of a healthy lifestyle<br />
• Provide education programmes for good nutrition <strong>and</strong><br />
feed<strong>in</strong>g practices<br />
• Ensure responsible market<strong>in</strong>g communication to children<br />
• Market breast-milk substitutes responsibly<br />
Rural development<br />
• Roll out the Rural Development Framework to underst<strong>and</strong><br />
the needs of farmers<br />
• Implement responsible s<strong>our</strong>c<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>our</strong> supply cha<strong>in</strong><br />
• Roll out the <strong>Nestlé</strong> Cocoa Plan with cocoa farmers<br />
• Cont<strong>in</strong>uously improve <strong>our</strong> green coffee supply cha<strong>in</strong><br />
Water<br />
• Work to achieve water efficiency <strong>and</strong> susta<strong>in</strong>ability across<br />
<strong>our</strong> operations<br />
• Advocate for effective water policies <strong>and</strong> stewardship<br />
• Treat the water we discharge effectively<br />
• Engage with suppliers, especially those <strong>in</strong> agriculture<br />
• Raise awareness on water conservation, <strong>and</strong> improve<br />
access to water <strong>and</strong> sanitation across <strong>our</strong> value cha<strong>in</strong><br />
Environmental susta<strong>in</strong>ability<br />
• Improve res<strong>our</strong>ce efficiency <strong>in</strong> <strong>our</strong> operations<br />
• Provide climate change leadership<br />
• Promote transparency <strong>and</strong> proactive, long-term<br />
engagement <strong>in</strong> climate policy<br />
• Improve the environmental performance of <strong>our</strong> packag<strong>in</strong>g<br />
• Assess <strong>and</strong> optimise the environmental impact of<br />
<strong>our</strong> products<br />
• Provide mean<strong>in</strong>gful <strong>and</strong> accurate environmental <strong>in</strong>formation<br />
<strong>and</strong> dialogue<br />
• Preserve natural capital, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g forests<br />
Human rights <strong>and</strong> compliance<br />
• Assess <strong>and</strong> address human rights impacts <strong>in</strong> <strong>our</strong> operations<br />
<strong>and</strong> supply cha<strong>in</strong><br />
• Elim<strong>in</strong>ate child lab<strong>our</strong> <strong>in</strong> key categories<br />
• Ensure that all employees <strong>and</strong> stakeholders can easily<br />
report possible compliance violations<br />
• Work aga<strong>in</strong>st corruption <strong>and</strong> bribery<br />
Our people<br />
• Ensure all <strong>Nestlé</strong> employees are covered by a certified<br />
Safety <strong>and</strong> Health Management System<br />
• Enhance gender balance <strong>in</strong> <strong>our</strong> workforce<br />
• Provide tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g on Corporate Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Pr<strong>in</strong>ciples, Nutrition,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Environmental Susta<strong>in</strong>ability<br />
• Roll out the Global Youth Initiative across all <strong>our</strong> operations<br />
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