Nestle
Nestle believes that the environment is very important factor to the long term success and growth of their business. After being accused and criticized of negative environmental impacts, boycotts of Nestle products began to occur. One of the most significant movements occurred in 2010, when Greenpeace International launch a boycott against Nestle Kit Kats and urged for a change in the sourcing of their palm oil. As a result, nestle lost customers and its public reputation was weakened. To gain back its customers, reputation and to help the environment, Nestle has know launch a number of programs and strategies to make a minimal impact on our natural world. Environmental and water sustainability is part of Nestle's Creating Shared Value Program.
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Nestlé is committed to actively managing our environmental footprint, and preserving natural resources for future generations. |
Environmental Sustainability
Commitment
Improve resource efficiency in operations Objective 2015 – Achieve zero waste for disposal in 10% of our factories. Reduce energy consumption per tonne of product in every product category to achieve an overall reduction of 25% since 2005. Progress 2014 - 15% of Nestle factories (72 in total) achieving zero waste for disposal. Energy consumption per tonne of product has been cut by 26% since 2005. |
Commitment
Improve the environmental performance of packaging Objective 2017 - Continue to systematically analyse and optimise packaging portfolio, avoiding the use of at least 100 000 tonnes of packaging material. Progress 2014 - Avoided the use of 45, 805 tonnes of packaging material. Successfully completed the transfer from PIQET to EcodEX worldwide |
Commitment
Assess and optimise the environmental impact of our products Objective 2014 – Extend the EcodEX ecodesign tool to all research and development locations. 2017 - Further enlarge the scope of our databases on agricultural raw materials used in EcodEX. Identify or update and address sustainability hotspots for 15 product categories. Progress 2013 - Identified and addressed sustainability hotspots in 12 product catagories 2014 - Identified another sustainability hotspot, increasing the total to 13 product catagories |
Commitment
Provide climate change leadership Objective 2014 - Expand the use of natural refrigerants, which do not harm the ozone layer and have a negligible impact on climate change, in our industrial refrigeration systems. 2015 - All of our new ice cream chest freezers will use natural refrigerants Reduce our direct greenhouse gas emissions per tonne of product by 35% since 2005 Progress 2014 - Made pledges to:
Started Mind the Science program , a collaboration between the CDP, the World Resources Institute, UN Global Compact and the WWF to engage companies in setting science-based greenhouse gas reduction targets. Replaced 92% of industrial refrigerants with natural refrigerants New horizontal ice cream chest freezers consume 50% less energy Reduced our direct greenhouse gas emissions per tonne of product by 40% since 2005 |
Commitment
Preserve natural capital, including forests Objective 2015 - 30% of the volume of 12 priority categories of raw materials assessed against Responsible Sourcing Guidelines. Improvement programs are taking place for all factories adjacent to Important Water Areas to improve impacts on surrounding area Progress 2014 - 28% by volume of priority categories are now responsibly sourced in accordance with guideline requirements Pledged to support New York Declaration on Forests |
Commitment
Work to achieve water efficiency and sustainability across operations Objective 2015 - Achieve an water overall reduction of 40% since 2005. 2016 - Implement water savings projects in 100% of high-priority manufacturing facilities. 45 new water resources reviews in selected manufacturing facilities and all greenfield sites. Progress 2014 - Reduced direct water withdrawals per tonne of product by 37%since 2005. Present - 376 water-saving projects in Nestle's factories |
Kit Kats
Packaging
Palm Oil Greenpeace Campaign
Issue
Palm Oil harvesting is causing deforestation, destroying the habitat and food sources of many animals, especially orangutans, and also releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Proposed Solution Source sustainable palm oil only. Why it’s a Great Strategy
Nestle's Current Solution (2010 - present) Only source 100% RSPO-certified palm oil (matches proposed solution) Requirements for palm oil plantations that supply Nestle
Commitment In 2010, Nestle made a No Deforestation commitment, stating that all of its products will not be associated with deforestation. Result In 2010, Nestle stoped purchasing rainforest-destroying palm oil. |
Deforestation is a major environmental issue that has long been associated with the palm oil supply chain. Tropical rainforests have been cleared to make way for plantations, which contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, soil erosion, water pollution and a loss of biodiversity |
Are People Aware of Environmental Issues Regarding Nestle and Kit Kats?
According to our survey, which covered a range of age groups, 68% of people are unaware of the direct environmental impacts like, palm oil, that Nestle have been criticized for, however, many people are aware of the broad, general environmental impacts that most food processing creates, like wrapper disposal. In addition, the 7 people who have reported that they are aware of environmental damage by Nestle have been informed through the media (click media page for more information).
Below are some of the responses we received
Below are some of the responses we received
Quiz Questions
- What part of Kit Kat packaging was removed to decrease waste?
- How does Nestle address the palm oil Kit Kat issue? (One sentence)
- Name an incentive for Nestle to care about the environment.