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
Water G4-DMA, Product and service labelling G4-DMA, G4-PR3, Marketing communications G4-DMA
MATERIALITY ISSUE VALUE CHAIN KEY: Moderate Significant Major
Agriculture Tier 1
suppliers
Nestlé
Retail/
business
channels
Consumers
Overnutrition and undernutrition
Supporting optimal nutrition, health and wellness
through the life course. Helping to address overnutrition,
undernutrition, related micronutrient deficiencies, conditions
such as overweight and obesity, and non-communicable or
non-contagious diseases (NCDs) through portfolio
transformation, product and service development and
renovation, and popularly positioned products.
Sub-issues defined
• Micronutrient deficiencies: reducing the risk and incidence of
the condition that results from eating a diet in which certain
nutrients are lacking, in excess (too high in intake) or in the
wrong proportions. Reducing the risk and incidence of the
condition that results from a diet in which certain micronutrients
are lacking (e.g. zinc, iron, vitamin A, iodine).
• NCDs: reducing the risk and incidence of non-communicable,
chronic diseases – including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes,
cancer and chronic respiratory diseases.
• Obesity: reducing the risk and incidence of the condition of
abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that impairs health with
a body mass index greater than or equal to 30.
• Overweight: reducing the risk and incidence of the condition
of abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that impairs health
with a body mass index of 25–30.
• Stunting: reducing the risk and incidence of the condition of
having inadequate nutrition that prevents children from growing
or developing properly, including physically and mentally.
• Underweight: reducing the risk and incidence of the condition
of weighing less than is considered healthy for one’s age, height
and build.
Food and nutrition security
Contributing to the availability of and affordable access to
sufficient, safe, nutritious food.
Maternal, infant and young children nutrition
Improving the nutrition of mothers, infants, and children
for better health and wellbeing outcomes.
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