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What is Nestlé doing about climate change?

Climate change is one of society's greatest challenges. It is also one of the greatest risks to the future of our business. Solving it requires all of us to act with great urgency. Nestlé may be only one player, but we have the size, scale and reach to influence many more and to inspire collective action.

We have made a global commitment to reach Net Zero by 2050. We aim to reduce our carbon emissions by 20% by 2025 and halve them by 2030 before hitting Net Zero by 2050, at the latest even as our business grows.

How are you accelerating your action to tackle climate change?

Globally, we expect to invest a total of CHF 3.2 billion over the next five years to move faster, including CHF 1.2 billion to spark regenerative agriculture across our supply chain.

All our Markets have finalized their 2025 Sustainability Roadmaps already and will achieve a 20% reduction in carbon emissions by 2025.

We are using our size, scale and reach to tackle climate change and make a big difference. Building on a decade of action, we will halve our greenhouse gas emission by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050 – even as our company grows.

Our actions focus on supporting farmers and suppliers to advance regenerative agriculture, planting 20 million trees every year for next 10 years and completing our transition to 100% renewable electricity by 2025. Additionally, we are continuously increasing the number of 'carbon neutral' brands.

How will you achieve your net zero emissions ambition by 2050?

In December 2020, we shared Nestlé's Net Zero Roadmap (pdf, 10Mb). This detailed and time-bound plan lays out our actions to tackle climate change.

This roadmap results from a complete review of our businesses and operations to understand the depth of the challenge and determine the actions needed to address it.

All our Markets, including Pakistan, have finalized their 2025 Sustainability Roadmaps already and will achieve a 20% reduction in carbon emissions by 2025.

Globally, our work to get to net zero spans three main areas:

Agriculture

We are already working with over 500,000 farmers and 150,000 suppliers to support them in implementing regenerative agriculture practices. Such practices improve soil health and maintain and restore diverse ecosystems.

In return, we are offering to reward farmers by purchasing their goods at a premium.

We expect to source over 14 million tons of our ingredients through regenerative agriculture by 2030, boosting demand for such goods.

We are also scaling up our reforestation program to plant 20 million trees every year for the next 10 years in the areas where we source ingredients. More trees mean more shade for crops, more carbon removed from the atmosphere, higher yields and improved biodiversity and soil health.

Our primary supply chains of key commodities, like palm oil and soy, will be deforestation-free by 2022.

Operations

We expect to complete the transition of our 800 sites in the 186 countries where we operate to 100% renewable electricity by 2025.

We are switching our global fleet of cars to lower emission options, and we will reduce and offset business travel by 2022.

We are also implementing water protection and regeneration measures and tackling food waste in our operations.

Product portfolio

We are continuously expanding our offering of plant-based food and beverages and reformulating products to make them more environmentally friendly.

We are increasing the number of 'carbon neutral' brands we offer to give consumers the opportunity to contribute to the fight against climate change.

Nestlé Waters will achieve carbon neutrality by 2025.

What does 'net zero' emissions actually mean?

Achieving a balance between emissions and removals for all greenhouse gases within a company's value chain over a specific time period. Avoided emissions and offsets are not counted as part of the commitment.

What was Nestlé doing to tackle climate change before your 2050 commitment?

Our commitment build on a decade of work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Since 2014, the reduction of greenhouse gases across our value chain is equivalent to taking 1.2 million cars off the road.

Over the past ten years we’ve decreased by more than one third the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from our factories per kilo of product.

We have been lowering the GHG emissions associated with the production and distribution of our food and beverages, by improving energy efficiency, using cleaner fuels and investing in renewable sources.

For example: switching from long-distance road transportation to rail or short-sea shipping in Europe, opting for wind power to supply energy to our factories in Mexico, and installing wood-fired boilers at some of our factories in France.

We've also stepped-up our efforts to ensure responsible sourcing of raw materials and made significant progress towards our zero deforestation. In 2013, we adopted the Nestlé commitment on climate change as an appendix to our Nestlé Policy on Environmental Sustainability (pdf, 300Kb).

We've also stepped-up our efforts to ensure responsible sourcing of raw materials and made significant progress towards our zero deforestation. In 2013, we adopted the Nestlé commitment on climate change as an appendix to our Nestlé Policy on Environmental Sustainability (pdf, 300Kb).

Does Nestlé Pakistan aim to use renewable energy in its operations to secure future of our planet?

Nestlé Pakistan has made a commitment to reach Net Zero by 2050. We want to reduce our carbon emissions by 20% by 2025 and halve them by 2030. This also includes a commitment to shift to 100% renewable energy at all our sites.

Even prior to this commitment, we have been working on ways to reduce its environmental footprint, including cleaner energy options. In the last few years we have installed solar energy systems in our factories and milk collection centers, achieving a total capacity of 0.5 MW. The continuing effort of Nestlé Pakistan in Solar Energy is setting an example in dairy industry to make use of renewable energy solution for its sustainable business.

How will you achieve net zero?

Nestlé Pakistan has finalized its Sustainability Roadmap for 2025. That will help us get to the aim of reducing our carbon emissions by 20% by 2025. This is in line with our Net Zero by 2050 commitment. We will be publicly reporting on our progress each year.

We will be using four pillars to achieve our commitment. These are: Climate Change, Sustainable Packaging, Caring for Water and Sustainable Sourcing (regenerative agriculture).

How is Nestlé Pakistan tackling waste at source?

We ensure that waste from our sites is disposed-off properly with a focus on reduce, reuse & recycle.

As a contribution to our global commitment of tackling plastic waste, Nestlé Pakistan has taken initiatives focusing on most preferable techniques of waste management, i.e. reduction in use pf plastics and recycling of plastic waste. We have eliminated usage of single use plastics and promoted waste segregation at source by implementation of centralized waste bins across all our sites. Up till now, 267 tons of plastic waste from Sheikhupura Factory has been converted into 6000 plastic pallets, which are being used in the factory. Adding to the recycling initiatives, 95,000 sq. feet roof of finished product warehouses is covered with corrugated plastic tuff sheets in Sheikhupura Factory.

We have made a global commitment to reduce use of virgin plastics by one-third by 2025. Our vision is that none of our packaging ends up in landfill or the environment.

How is Nestlé Pakistan continuously improving its Environmental Sustainability KPIs?

Environmental Sustainability is a part of our core values therefore we set year-on year targets to further reduce Green House Gas emissions, Waste at source and Water withdrawal and efficiencies.

Nestlé Pakistan has finalized its Sustainability Roadmap for 2025 that will help us get to the aim of reducing our carbon emissions by 20% by 2025. We will be publicly reporting on our progress each year.

What are the Global ambitions of Nestlé?

Globally, we have announced the following ambitions in line with the Purpose:

-Striving for zero environmental impact in our operations

-Help to improve 30 million livelihoods in communities directly connected to our business activities.

-Help 50 million children lead healthier lives

What is Nestlé doing to ensure zero deforestation?

Nestlé is strongly opposed to deforestation. Today a full 90% of the key forest-risk commodities bought by Nestlé are deforestation-free (pdf, 500Kb).We will continue to work with smallholder farmers and large suppliers alike to be close to 100% deforestation-free by 2022.

In March 2020, we reported that 85% of the top five key commodities (pdf, 200 Kb) we buy linked to deforestation (palm oil, pulp and paper, soya, meat and sugar), had been verified as deforestation free. That figure will surpass 90% by the end of 2020.

Through Nestlé’s efforts to decrease deforestation and our no-deforestation commitment, we are using a combination of tools, including supply chain mapping, certification, satellite monitoring and on-site verification.

We remain committed to ensuring that none of our products is associated with deforestation, and continue to work with our suppliers to help them transform practices. We need to engage with smallholder farmers to ensure we strike the right balance between their livelihoods and forest protection.

Achieving real transformation will require increased transparency across the industry, moving beyond no deforestation towards forest conservation and achieving greater collective action on the ground.

Supply chain transparency is key to hold everyone accountable and demonstrate progress. This is why we have made public the list of our suppliers for the 15 priority commodities in our Responsible Context Sourcing program, and report progress against our no-deforestation commitment. We encourage others to do the same.

We are also scaling up initiatives in agriculture to absorb more carbon. This includes strengthening our programs with farmers to restore land and limit greenhouse gas emissions, including through the replanting of trees and enhancing biodiversity. These actions will contribute to our commitment to net zero emissions by 2050.

Finally, effective collective action and collaboration on the ground as well as engagement with governments at national and regional levels are also key. This is why we have increased our involvement in a number of collaborative initiatives and will continue to play a leading role to help drive positive change across the industry.

What does 'regenerative agriculture' actually mean?

Regenerative agriculture refers to a range of techniques that help keep carbon and water in the ground. It does this through safeguarding soil health and providing natural habitats for flora and fauna.

There is no one-size-fits-all approach, and the term encompasses a wide range of farming and grazing practices.

The main interventions consist of 'no-till' agriculture which avoids exposing the soil to the atmosphere and subsequent degradation. It also covers improving other measures like integrating the management of crops with livestock and reducing the overall use of pesticides and other chemicals on-farm.

Regenerative agriculture can help boost farmer incomes through higher yields and more resilience to a changing climate.

Will Nestlé continue to advocate for wider climate action?

We know that we cannot achieve net zero alone. We will continue working with farmers, suppliers, industry, employees, consumers, governments, NGOs and communities where we operate, to forge new and deeper levels of engagement on climate issues.

We will transparently advocate for clear and fair standards and regulation that support sector wide efforts, and for necessary public policies to enable the transformation of economic and social systems for a net zero carbon future.

What is the Clean Gilgit and Hunza Project?

In line with our global vision for a waste- free future, Nestlé Pakistan partnered with the respective District Councils, Gilgit Baltistan Waste Management Company (GBWMC) and Karakoram Area Development Organization (KADO) to launch the “Clean Gilgit and Hunza Project”. The initiative is being supported by our leading brands; NESTLÉ FRUITA VITALS and NESTLÉ PURE LIFE.

“Clean Gilgit and Hunza Project” focuses on waste segregation and recycling systems for Gilgit and Hunza. We have installed two bailing machines, one in Hunza and the other in Gilgit, that will encourage waste management of around 200,000 KGs of plastic and paper packaging waste in 2021, eventually leading up to 1000 tons by 2025 to make the region waste-free and promote sustainable tourism in the region.

How is Nestlé shaping waste-free future in Pakistan?

With plastic waste continuing to accumulate in landfills and in our oceans, endangering wildlife, tackling plastic pollution has never been so pressing. It is an urgent priority for us and a responsibility we take seriously.

Our vision is that none of our packaging, including plastics, ends up in landfill or as litter, including in oceans, lakes or rivers.

We remain committed to designing 100% of our plastic packaging for recycling. By 2025, we expect that more than 95% of it will be. By 2022, over 84% of our total packaging is already recyclable or reusable. In January 2019, we set out our broader vision for a waste-free future, and announced a series of specific actions to meet our commitment.

In Pakistan, we have two main projects around waste free future: Clean Gilgit and Hunza Project which focuses on waste segregation and recycling systems for Gilgit and Hunza and “Travel Responsibly for Experiencing Ecotourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TREK)” initiative to promote Responsible Tourism. The initiative includes awareness campaigns for tourists, and training of local communities and businesses on waste minimization, collection and recycling.

On our transformative journey towards a waste-free future, we follow our Rules of Sustainable Packaging (pdf, 723Kb). This set of rules is driving our journey and is applied to all packaging innovations and renovations in order to improve design for recycling and overall environmental performance.

What is the TREK initiative?

Nestlé Pakistan is accelerating its actions to tackle packaging waste. We have partnered with the World Bank Group and Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to launch “Travel Responsibly for Experiencing Ecotourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TREK)” to promote Responsible Tourism. The initiative includes awareness campaigns for tourists, and training of local communities and businesses on waste minimization, collection and recycling.

As part of Nestlé’s vision for a waste-free future, this initiative, will be driving new behavior and understanding through community engagement, cleanup activities, trainings and connecting waste recycling companies with the local administration.

What is Caring for Water?

We ensure we use resources carefully, stewarding them for future generations through our Creating Shared Value (CSV) strategy. This is especially true for water.

Through our Caring for Water-Pakistan, also called C4W-Pakistan, initiative we aim to steward water resources through collective action. Unveiled in October 2017, C4W- Pakistan is a blueprint for gauging collective action and bringing different partners together to discuss and find solutions for the existing water challenges faced by the country. C4W-Pakistan has three pillars; Factories, Communities and Agriculture.