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
G4-27, G4-EC2, Energy G4-DMA, G4-EN12, Emissions G4-DMA, Public policy G4-DMA
conduct a similar assessment of our social impacts. A report
of the findings, Measuring Value – Towards New Metrics and
Methods, was prepared for us by Quantis and Groupe AGÉCO
and made available to develop understanding of the different
means and reasons for carrying out impact valuation and to
encourage debate on aligning natural and social capital
valuation methodologies. We have made this report available
to interested parties.
The research also enables us to contribute more fully to
international initiatives for developing protocols on natural and
social capital. In July 2014, the Natural Capital Coalition
selected two consortia to develop the Natural Capital Protocol,
a global, multi-stakeholder platform to help organisations
understand, measure and value their impacts and
dependencies on the natural environment. One consortium,
led by the WBCSD, is collating existing methodologies,
systems and ideas into a single measurement and valuation
framework, while a second, parallel group, managed by the
IUCN, is designing ways to test the protocol and developing
guidance for two sectors, including the food and beverage
industry. Nestlé has contributed to the technical working
group developing the protocol, and is one of 10 companies
that has tested the first draft. During 2015, the WBCSD
initiated work on the development of a Social Capital Protocol,
in which we participated.
Get Better with Nature
Research conducted by Mind, a mental health charity in the
UK, has revealed that 90% of people reported improvements in
self-esteem following regular walks outdoors. A 2014 survey
by Nestlé Waters and the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust in the UK
showed that while 93% of local residents near our Buxton site
understand the value of nature to society and health, nearly
two-thirds (64%) think that today’s younger generation don’t
appreciate this relationship as much. That’s why we launched
‘Get Better with Nature’, a collaborative, long-term campaign
to educate the public about the benefits nature can bring to our
everyday lives.
We are working with three schools and three community
wellbeing organisations in Derbyshire, where we have held
four school activities, six Forest School sessions and eight
wellbeing activities for adults. We have also sponsored the
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s Veteran Tree programme and held
a tree seed collection day, supported by students from the
University of Derby.
Twenty-one Nestlé Waters UK employees (just over 10%)
also took part in local Days of Action in Slough and Watford
during the year. Working alongside Wildlife Trust supporters,
local schoolchildren and members of the community, these
conservation activities focused on water in the environment.
Further sessions are planned for 2016.
The scheme was extended to two additional Wildlife Trusts
– Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust,
and Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust – in 2015.
Backed by press releases, news articles, radio interviews and
social media activity, the campaign is now set to be rolled out
across the country.
At Nestlé Waters, we take our duty to protect the
environments in which we operate very seriously.
Now, we want to work with local communities to
ensure that nationwide steps are being taken to
protect nature, promote water stewardship and
highlight the benefits the natural world brings to
our health and wellbeing.”
Sian Chapman, Corporate Communications
and CSV Manager, Nestlé Waters UK
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