Nestlé in society Creating Shared Value and meeting our commitments 2015

Nestlé in society:
Creating Shared Value
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G4-EN1, G4-EN2
to take weight and volume out as we become better at
designing packaging. Nonetheless, we have committed to
avoid the use of at least 100 000 tonnes of packaging material
over the next three years from 2015 to 2017.
Packaging optimisation (tonnes saved)
2015 58284
2014 45805
2013 66594
Materials for packaging purposes (million tonnes)
2015 5.3
2014 5.6
2013 5.7
Overall, the cumulative amount of packaging we have avoided
since 1991 is more than 771 830 tonnes and CHF 1356 million
in packaging costs. The environmental benefits are also
significant. Over the last five years, we have avoided in excess
of 442 946 tonnes of CO 2 eq – equivalent to taking more than
95 876 cars off the road for a year.
Such benefits have been achieved by consistently looking
to reduce the weight and volume of our packaging. Recent
examples include:
• Replacing a triple layer of PE (polyethylene), aluminium and
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) with a duplex structure in
Nescafé Creamy White soluble coffee packets saves Nestlé
Philippines 188 tonnes of material a year;
• By renovating the secondary packaging used for stand-up
pouches and eliminating non-added-value operations during
co-packing, Nestlé Purina PetCare Europe has saved almost
1000 tonnes of corrugated cardboard;
• Nestlé Waters reduced the total cost of production across
its factory in Egypt by 6% – saving EGP 18 million (CHF 2.4
million) a year. This was achieved by cutting the PET resin
used in 0.6 litre and 1.5 litre bottles by 12% (1 307 tonnes),
as well as reducing the HDPE (high-density polyethylene)
used in bottle caps by 11% (200 tonnes), and cutting the
polypropylene (PP) in labels by 16% (33 tonnes);
• Continuing to optimise the packaging of Nescafé mixed
coffee and creamer sticks in Hungary, we saved 35 tonnes
of materials by reducing the PE sealing layers from 35
microns to 30 microns, and the printed PET layer from 12
microns to 10 microns;
• In Malaysia, reducing the thickness of the PET used in the
‘tastemaker’ seasoning sachets in Maggi 2-Minute Noodles
from 12 microns to 8 microns will make annual savings of
66 tonnes of material and MYR 107 000 (CHF 30 280);
• Across Oceania, a gauge reduction of our 127 mm and 153
mm cans of Nescafé, Milo and Nesquick has resulted in an
average weight reduction of 16%, saving 413 tonnes of tin
plate and AUD 382 000 (CHF 309 000), while in Chile, we
have saved 123 tonnes of tin plate a year by reducing the
thickness of Nido milk cans;
• Also in Chile, reducing the headspace in the packaging of
McKay mini-biscuits by 10 mm is set to save 19 tonnes of
material, and more than CHF 69 000;
• Reducing the height of the corrugated cardboard trays for
Winiary mayonnaise in Poland and the Baltic states saved
93 tonnes of packaging materials;
• In Malaysia and Singapore, reducing the thickness of the
PE laminate layer of Nescafé 3-in-1 sticks from 40 microns
to 28 microns has saved 153 tonnes of material;
• By harmonising carton sizes for Nescafé Café Menu
cappuccino packs, produced in the UK for local and other
European markets, we have been able to save more than
163 tonnes of cardboard annually; and
• On the KitKat production line at our factory in Perm, Russia,
new wrapping and cartoning equipment allowed for the
optimisation of display boxes and enabled double-stacked
pallets, saving 573 tonnes of cardboard per year.
Looking ahead, we will be globally implementing the
ISO 18602 Packaging Optimisation standard in packaging
development to ensure that Nestlé packaging is systematically
designed with adequate weight and volume from the start.
New aseptic packaging better
for the environment
Our Product Technology Centre (PTC) in Konolfingen,
Switzerland, began developing new aseptic (sterile) packing
and processing technologies to support the quality and safety
needed for our ready-to-drink infant formula in 2011.
Through the collaboration between the PTC and the factory,
the project has seen the packaging change from glass to
ergonomically designed non-breakable plastic bottles that
ensure food safety and improve environmental performance.
The environmental benefits of using a lighter, recyclable
material and significantly reducing in-house production waste
include a 19% reduction in GHG emissions, a 28% better
environmental performance and a 15% decrease in water
withdrawal.
Since its commission, the production line has delivered more
than 15 million bottles to hospitals in more than 20 countries.
Development and use of
renewable materials
As stated in The Nestlé Environmental Sustainability Policy,
we aim to lead the development and use of materials from
sustainably managed renewable resources considering
packaging and product performance requirements.
Renewably sourced materials need to provide a genuine
advantage from an environmental sustainability perspective.
Today, materials from renewable resources are sold at a
premium and often have limited availability, with fierce
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