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-EC6, Training and education G4-DMA
When talking about sustainable development, we
must keep in mind that employment is a key element
of social integration and economic development. Yes,
we will need to feed an additional 2 billion people
over the next few decades, but we will also have to
create jobs for them. To Nestlé, the jobs dimension is
as important as the environmental dimension.”
Laurent Freixe, Executive Vice President Nestlé
S.A., Head of Zone Americas
To make a bigger impact, we have also joined the Global
Apprenticeships Network (GAN), a coalition of companies,
employers’ federations and associations that addresses the
global youth unemployment crisis and the need for business to
ensure skills for the future. The network was founded in 2013
by the International Organisation of Employers and the
Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD
(BIAC), with the support of the ILO. Members are committed
to activities including sharing good practices within the
network and improving the status of apprenticeship
programmes through advocacy campaigns. Nestlé’s
membership was announced at an event to mark the opening
of GAN’s national office in Spain, attended by officials and
business leaders.
In May, Nestlé Indonesia participated in the launch of INAN
(Indonesia National Apprenticeship Network) in Jakarta. Nestlé
Indonesia is among the first 15 companies to join the
apprenticeship network, which was formed by GAN in
collaboration with APINDO (an Indonesian business/
entrepreneur association). INAN aims to promote apprenticeship
programmes in Indonesia to help build industry skills and
capabilities of high school and vocational graduates. It will also
give companies a forum for sharing best practices, technical
training facilities and sourcing apprenticeship graduates.
Helping young job seekers
in the Americas
More than 7000 young job seekers across Brazil will be offered
the chance to develop their professional skills and increase
their employability, as part of our Global Youth Initiative in the
country. We already employ about 21 000 people in Brazil, and
will offer 7000 opportunities to under-30s by 2017, of which
2800 will be apprenticeships or traineeships. An additional
30 000 young people will benefit from readiness for work
activities, such as career counselling, CV workshops and
interview training at schools, colleges and Nestlé sites. Nestlé
Brazil will also encourage its 11 000 suppliers to join the
initiative and create their own opportunities for young people.
Elsewhere in the Americas, our Global Youth Initiative was
launched in Central America in August. It will provide 1000
opportunities. Nestlé Chile and Nestlé Canada also announced
their activities in 2015; the former aims to support more than
6000 young Chileans by 2017, and in Canada Nestlé will offer
tangible training opportunities and experiences to more than
5000 young people.
Expanding our US
apprenticeship programme
Nestlé has launched Project Opportunity in the United States, a
career acceleration programme to help people of all ages gain
work experience and strengthen their skills in food and
beverage manufacturing. By 2017, we have pledged to hire
1000 paid interns and trainees, and significantly expand the
number of apprenticeship positions we offer across our US
operations. We will also expand our US Readiness for Work
programme, designed to facilitate the transition between
school and employment, to reach more than 300 000 people by
the end of 2017, by participating in job fairs and organising
information sessions and workshops.
Offering Nescafé internships
in Japan
Following the Nestlé Cocoa Plan Internship offered in 2014,
Nestlé Japan has launched the Nescafé Ambassador Internship
course. The initiative helps young people with the transition
from education to work. It provides an opportunity for students
to develop their business understanding, identifying and
developing skills around innovation and leadership. The course
is targeted at small- and medium-sized companies and through
it interns can become a Nescafé Ambassador, taking office
coffee orders and managing co-workers’ payments. They make
the coffee with machines provided for free by Nestlé. With a
business model that is unique to Japan, 1867 people applied to
take part in 2015 and 18 were accepted as Nescafé
Ambassadors. Interns are not paid, but receive access to
specific training programmes, workshops and campaigns.
Supporting Government initiatives
for youth in Pakistan
Nestlé Pakistan has partnered with the Prime Minister’s Youth
Business Loan Scheme, managed by the National Bank of
Pakistan, to generate self-employment opportunities for young,
talented vendors. In the first phase, young dairy farmers will be
granted loans to establish new businesses or develop existing
ones. Nestlé Pakistan will assist by providing the young people
with training to assure best-quality products and optimise
productivity. Nestlé will also work with the Lahore Chamber of
Commerce and Industry and the Small and Medium
Enterprises Development Authority to identify organisations
that need support. Nestlé will provide expertise to build the
capabilities of young people, so that their products and
services can become a part of our value chain.
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