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
Nestlé in society: Creating Shared Value
Nestlé is the leading Nutrition, Health and Wellness company and we are
committed to improving people’s quality of life at every stage. Creating
Shared Value is the way we do business. It’s an approach based on
respect for people, cultures and the natural environment. We believe that,
for a company to prosper over the long term, we must create value for
shareholders and for society. In this report, we demonstrate how Creating
Shared Value continues to shape our business strategy and where it is
delivering benefits in society.
192 billion
Number of servings of fortified
foods provided worldwide.
760 000
Farmers supplying
directly to Nestlé.
41.2%
Cumulative reduction
since 2005 of direct water
withdrawals per tonne
of product in every
product category.
CHF 3.3 billion
in corporate taxes.
In this chapter
4 About this report
5 Our CSV performance
7 A message from our Chairman
and our CEO
9 Creating Shared Value: a long-term
perspective
12 Materiality
18 Our commitments
19 Business principles and governance
25 Stakeholder engagement
30 Public policy and advocacy
31 Partnerships and collective action
35 Our work with the United Nations
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