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
G4-18, G4-23, G4-24, G4-25, G4-26, G4-27, G4-37
Stakeholder engagement
Even when we are making progress, we will always need the
advice of the best experts and advocates. We use stakeholder
engagement to develop and improve our corporate policies
and commitments. It helps us to build our business and target
our societal investments.
Our annual programme of stakeholder convenings and
Creating Shared Value events provide an opportunity to
intensify that dialogue, building on our understanding of
critical societal issues. The interaction develops the capability
of our people, facilitating more effective collective action.
Our stakeholder convenings aim to promote increased levels
of trust and mutual respect.
Our businesses engage with stakeholders at a country level.
Outcomes are fed back to senior management through the
Nestlé in society Board.
Our stakeholder groups
Our global stakeholder network is vast, ranging from people
we engage with regularly through our operations to those in
public positions who influence our activities.
Nestlé identifies the following groups as fundamental to our
continuing business success:
• Academia;
• Communities;
• Consumers and the general public;
• Customers;
• Employees and their representatives;
• Governments;
• Industry and trade associations;
• Intergovernmental organisations;
• Non-governmental organisations;
• Reporting agencies;
• Shareholders and the financial community; and
• Suppliers (including farmers and smallholders).
Stakeholder convenings
Nestlé stakeholder convenings are hosted and organised by
external experts. They ensure we receive independent
opinions and feedback, which is critical. These events address
issues that are specific to our value chain and focus areas in
which Nestlé can create shared value.
In 2015, we held stakeholder convenings in London in
March (50 stakeholders) and Washington DC in December
(61 stakeholders), which were attended by representatives of
NGOs, academia, government and international organisations.
London stakeholder convening,
17–18 March 2015:
This stakeholder convening was the fourth to be held in London
since their inception in 2007. It was attended by 50 stakeholders
as well as Nestlé S.A. Chief Executive Officer Paul Bulcke,
Nestlé senior executives and experts from headquarters.
There was significant interest in the role that Nestlé could
play in leading systems level change on CSV issues.
Participants called on Nestlé to play a bigger, bolder role and
to set a clear, longer-term vision for what the company is
aiming to achieve.
Washington stakeholder convening,
7–8 December 2015:
This was Nestlé’s second stakeholder convening to be held
in Washington DC. The convening provided Nestlé with an
opportunity to share progress on its CSV programmes and
commitments. This included Nestlé’s CSV work in the USA
and priorities in the Zone Americas. The event was attended
by 61 stakeholders and by Laurent Freixe, Executive Vice
President of Nestlé S.A. and Head of Zone Americas, as well as
other Nestlé senior executives and experts from headquarters.
Creating Shared Value Forum
The 2014 Creating Shared Value Forum in Lausanne, Switzerland,
explored how business can create long-term value to accelerate
sustainable development.
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