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
Healthy and affordable food G4-DMA, G4-PR1
Nutrition, health and wellness: our foods, beverages
and services
To promote nutrition, health and wellness across all the stages of life, we provide high-quality, science-based
foods and beverages that help people lead healthier lives while enjoying what they consume. Our offerings can
be found in households around the world, which gives us a strong platform from which to create and renovate
nutritionally enhanced and culturally relevant food and beverage options. We also fortify some foods with
nutrients and seek to provide services that encourage healthy eating patterns, such as portion guidance and
informative packaging. By developing our understanding of consumers and the choices they make, we can deliver
tastier and healthier foods and beverages that encourage individuals to achieve a balanced lifestyle plan.
Nestlé delivers more than 1 billion servings of foods and
beverages every day worldwide, uniquely enabling us to drive
optimal health and improved wellness.
We are committed to continuously improving the nutritional
benefits of our foods and beverages, developing their health
benefits through reformulation. Our gradual approach to
reducing salt, sugar and saturated fats (and removing trans fats)
helps individuals adapt their taste preference while choosing
foods that support healthier lifestyles. We are equally interested
in ensuring families get the missing foods and nutrition they
lack in their diet – including fruits, vegetables, whole grains and
fibre – through our portfolio and supporting services.
In the developing world, we are committed to playing our
part in addressing undernutrition. A key element of our work in
these countries is providing affordable nutrition and
micronutrients to lower-income populations, especially
children and women of childbearing age.
All of our nutrition, health and wellness activities are backed
by scientific research, including studies on lifestyle behaviours.
We also investigate the application of nutritional solutions for
individuals with specific illnesses or needs associated with
ageing, including skin health. We see our nutrition therapies as
an opportunity to adapt our nutrition knowledge to support the
health and wellness of a wider range of consumers.
Innovation and renovation of
our foods and beverages
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which are not passed
between individuals, are responsible for an estimated 68%
of deaths worldwide. There are four main types of NCDs:
cardiovascular disease; cancer; chronic respiratory diseases;
and diabetes. NCDs affect people of all ages in all regions, but
two important risk factors are physical inactivity and nutrientpoor
diets. In addition, in 2014, 39% of the global adult
population was overweight and 13% was obese.
Overweight and obesity can be caused by environmental
factors that are hard to control, but the best methods of
preventing these diseases are having an active lifestyle and
improved nutrition. We believe that progressive food
companies can develop food and beverage solutions that help
give consumers access to healthier living.
Popularly Positioned Products
We have a responsibility to provide consumers with
high-quality, nutritious products, regardless of where we
sell them and at what price. We have developed a
specific approach to what we define as our PPPs, which
focuses on meeting the specific needs of lower-income
consumers worldwide. PPPs offer these consumers the
opportunity to consume high-quality, nutritious foods and
beverages at an affordable cost. We sell PPP versions of
leading brands such as Milo, Maggi and Nescafé.
Popularly Positioned Products sales (CHF million)
2015 11 599
2014 12 205
2013 11 803
Popularly Positioned Products stock-taking units
(number of units)
2015 4845
2014 5 014
2013 9562
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