Nestlé in society Creating Shared Value and meeting our commitments 2015

Nestlé in society:
Creating Shared Value
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Energy G4-DMA, G4-EN3, G4-EN4, G4-EN5, G4-EN6, G4-EN7, G4-EN19, G4-EN21, Overall G4-DMA
Reducing our energy consumption
Our objective
By 2015 – Reduce energy consumption per tonne of
product in every product category to achieve an overall
reduction of 25% versus 2005.
Since 2005, our total on-site energy consumption has
increased by 6.6% while the total production volume increased
by 50.2% over the same period. Our objective was to achieve
an overall reduction of 25% per tonne of product by 2015,
compared with a 2005 baseline and, globally, we’ve exceeded
our target by reducing total energy consumption, per tonne of
product, by 29% since 2005. This is the result of efforts by our
engineers and environmental sustainability managers, working
together to reduce and recover energy in line with the NCE
initiative. Changes in our product mix, and acquisitions and
divestments have also contributed.
Total on-site energy consumption (petajoules)
2015 93.8
2014 96.8*
2013 98.6*
*
The 2013 and 2014 figures were restated due to more complete data.
Total direct energy consumption (petajoules)
2015 63.8
2014 66.5*
2013 68.0*
*
The 2013 and 2014 figures were restated due to more complete data.
Total indirect energy consumption (petajoules)
2015 80.7
2014 81.1
2013 81.5
We’ve conducted improvements in all our product categories
except petcare; this is due to significant changes in our pet
litter business, including the recent internalisation of certain
manufacturing processes that were previously conducted
externally. However, despite the increase in energy
consumption observed during manufacturing, these same
changes have led to substantial environmental benefits when
evaluated across the life cycle, as revealed by the LCAs we
conducted. Further reducing our energy consumption is a
challenge, largely due to the evolution of our product portfolio
over time towards more value-added products, which in turn
allows our consumers to save energy.
Energy consumption per product category (GJ/tonne)
2005 2015 Variation
Powdered and liquid beverages 17.08 7.2 -58%
Water 0.39 0.2 -44%
Milk products and ice cream 4.93 3.3 -33%
Nutrition and healthcare 10.70 7.2 -32%
Prepared dishes and cooking aids 3.93 3.3 -16%
Confectionery 5.89 4.6 -23%
Petcare 1.81 1.9 +3.1%
Group average 2.42 1.7 -29%
Environmental Target Setting programme
Our Environmental Target Setting (ETS) programme aims to
improve the environmental performance of our factories,
based on a thorough assessment of baseline energy and
water consumption.
To help our factory teams improve their own environmental
performance and meet our commitments, we have developed
a web-based tool, Do It Yourself. This enables each factory to
identify energy- and water-saving opportunities from
successful solutions already adopted around the Group.
In line with our commitment to improve resource efficiency,
our projects prioritise the introduction of new, energy-efficient
technologies.
• Our Canlubang factory in the Philippines ran an ETS in June
2015, identifying 29 projects that would generate annual
savings exceeding 70 000 GJ of energy (17% reduction) and
152 827 m 3 of water (23% reduction), avoid 6415 tonnes of
CO 2 and save CHF 1.6 million per year. The factory will
prioritise seven schemes that will pay for themselves within
a year, such as recovering heat from boilers, and another
four that require no capital expenditure;
• Similarly, our Purina factory in Portogruaro, Italy, conducted
an ETS in February 2015, developing an action plan to save
22 155 GJ of energy and 4349 m 3 of water (roughly a 10%
reduction in both), avoid 1402 tonnes of CO 2 and save CHF
528 000 a year. The 17 agreed projects include replacing
leaking steam traps, and installing insulation and heat
recovery systems;
• The Nespresso Production Centre in Orbe uses water from
the local river for cooling during some production
processes. A more efficient management system was put in
place, resulting in a 150 000 m 3 reduction in our yearly
consumption of river water – the equivalent of 50 Olympic
swimming pools; and
• The optimisation of operational parameters at the Nespresso
Production Centre in Avenches allowed us to reduce the
site’s electricity consumption by 1400 000 kWh, which is
equivalent to the yearly electricity consumption of about
200 families.
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