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
G4-EC2, Energy G4-DMA, Emissions G4-DMA, G4-EN15, G4-EN16, G4-EN17, G4-EN20
For example, we:
• Help the farmers who supply our raw materials use water
more efficiently;
• Provide investment assistance for biogas digesters in dairy
farms;
• Optimise recipes and packaging to reduce the carbon
footprint of Nestlé products along their value chain; and
• Help consumers reduce their energy consumption and
emissions when they prepare them, such as with our
energy-efficient Nespresso and Nescafé Dolce Gusto
machines.
As well as reducing GHG emissions, we also help agricultural
and production systems become more resilient to the
changing climate. This includes the training on sustainable
farming methods that we provide to our suppliers through
initiatives such as the Nestlé Cocoa Plan, the Nescafé Plan and
Nespresso’s AAA Program, and the development and
distribution of high-yielding disease- and drought-resistant
species of cocoa and coffee. We have made a commitment on
no deforestation that aligns with the CGF’s goal to achieve
zero net deforestation by 2020.
Furthermore, we proactively engage with governments,
industry and civil society to make continuous progress, and
actively contribute to global dialogue and industry initiatives.
Reporting
Our commitment
Our objective
Promote transparency and proactive, long-term
engagement in climate policy
By 2016 – Provide climate change information in our
Annual Report package using the Climate Change
Reporting Framework developed by the Climate
Disclosure Standards Board.
We already provide climate change information in mainstream
corporate filings and reports, in conformance with the Climate
Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) Climate Change Reporting
Framework requirements.
In 2015, we enhanced and updated the reporting of our
Scope 3 emissions 9 under the framework, to cover all relevant
stages of the life cycle. We have decreased our Scope 3
emissions in a number of areas, due to a change in output,
a change in methodology or emissions reduction activities,
as follows:
• Change in output: purchased goods and services;
upstream transportation and distribution; end-of-life
treatment of sold products;
• Change in methodology: fuel- and energy-related
activities; investments; and
• Emissions reduction activities: fuel- and energy-related
activities; waste generated in operations; business travel;
downstream transportation and distribution.
Our detailed reporting of Scope 3 emissions can be found on
pages 124–137 of our 2015 CDP submission.
We use the GHG Protocol, ‘Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3)
Accounting and Reporting Standard’ to estimate our GHG
emissions in our upstream and downstream operations. We
also engage with key suppliers to obtain detailed information
on their emission-generating activities, and help them
implement less GHG-intensive practices.
In line with our broader Scope 3 emissions reporting, we
will continue to extend our GHG reduction efforts beyond our
direct manufacturing emissions.
Reducing GHG emissions
Our commitment
Our objectives
Provide climate change leadership
By 2015 – Reduce our direct GHG emissions per tonne of
product by 35% versus 2005, resulting in an absolute
reduction of GHG emissions.
Reduction in direct GHG emissions (Scope 1)
2005–2015
kg CO 2eq per tonne product
120
0%
-10%
100
-20%
-30%
80
-40% -42.7%
60
-50%
-60%
40
-70%
-80%
20
-90%
0
-100%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
baseline
Target reduction against 2005 baseline
% reduction
since 2005
9 Scope 3: all the indirect emissions that occur in a company’s value chain, both upstream
and downstream.
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