Nestlé
Enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Every day, we touch the lives of billions of people: from the farmers who grow our ingredients and the families who enjoy our products; to the communities where we live and work; and the natural environment upon which we all depend.
Nestle's Arrowhead® Mountain Spring Water Saves Tens of Thousands of Tons of Carbon Dioxide through Plastic Recycling Efforts
Arrowhead® Mountain Spring Water announced today that it has dramatically increased the amount of recycled plastic used in its bottle production. Thanks to the high recycling rate of California residents, and with help from its strategic partner Car... View More
Kit Kat Sugar Content To Be Cut By 10%, Says Nestle
Chocolate bars including famous brands such as Kit Kat, Yorkie and Aero will contain 10% less sugar by next year, manufacturer Nestle has announced. The sugar will be replaced with higher quantities of existing ingredients or other, non-artificial in... View More
Publication of the 2016 Nestlé in Society Creating Shared Value and Meeting Our Commitments Report
Nestlé S.A., today released its annual Nestlé in society: Creating Shared Value and meeting our commitments report for 2016. The report demonstrates how the company purpose, ambitions and 42 specific public commitments contribute to society. Guided... View More
#BusinessCase: Report Finds 14:1 ROI for Companies That Reduce Food Waste
As has been much discussed here at Sustainable Brands, roughly a third of all food produced in the world is never eaten, which has tremendous economic, social and environmental consequences. ... View More
Trending: Danone, Nestlé Move Towards Circularity with Bio-Based PET Bottles
Food industry giants Danone, Nestlé and Kroger are the latest companies to harness design and circular principles to move the food and beverage industry towards zero waste. Danone and Nestlé Waters, two of the world’s largest bottled water compan... View More
Richard Howitt on a Sustainability-Inclusive IIRC: I'm Up for the Challenge!
This post is a response to a challenge posed earlier this year to new IIRC Chief Executive Richard Howitt by Dr. Mark W. McElroy and Martin P. Thomas, co-authors of The Multicapital Scorecard (2016). The goal to make Integrated Reporting the global n... View More
Why 98% of Companies Do Not Achieve Their Sustainability Goals
Many CEOs want to make a difference. Convinced that companies should play a positive role in environmental stewardship and social development, they declare sustainability a top priority, launch a transformation program, hire a chief sustainability of... View More
Nestlé in the U.S. Announces Veteran Career Support Partnerships with Hiring Our Heroes and The Mission Continues
Nestlé is expanding its commitment to U.S. veterans under its Project Opportunity initiative, with two new partnerships aimed at offering career support and workforce transition services to current and former members of the U.S. military. Nestlé’... View More
Unilever, Google, Nestlé Join Forces to Transform Global Food Systems
Twenty-five leading global companies, including Google, Nestlé, Unilever, PepsiCo, DuPont and Kellogg’s announced during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland that they were joining together to launch FReSH, the Food Reform... View More
Over 80 Major Companies Across the UK Urge PM to Deliver on UN SDGs
In an open letter to the Prime Minister, more than 80 leading companies have united in a call on the government to demonstrate its commitment to delivering the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ... View More
Reducing Food Waste Saved UK Food Industry £100M in Just 3 Years
According to a new report released by WRAP, retailers and brands across the UK saved over £100 million by reducing food waste. ... View More
Nestlé Invests in Pakistani Mango Sector Sustainability
Nestlé Pakistan has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) that will see it give financial backing to mango growers who employ drip irrigation systems, while also partnering with a leading research institute to help improve farming practices. T... View More
UK Universities Poised to Lead Europe in Cutting Food Waste in Half by 2030
Ending food waste is a key concern across the Western world, with new initiatives such as WWF and Sodexo’s sustainable meals program and Sainsbury’s Waste Less, Save More campaign seeming to crop up almost daily. ... View More
Purpose Across Borders: What Regions Can Learn from Each Other
Earlier this year, Radley Yeldar launched its 2016 Fit for Purpose Index, which explores how global brands are adapting to the shifting expectations from their stakeholders to play a positive role in society. The research was conducted at a global le... View More
Communication Chasm: Brand Wins, Missed Opportunities in Engaging Consumers on Purpose
If ever there was a time for the world’s leading brands to show leadership in sustainability, that time is now. Globally, the political resolve to combat climate change is being challenged by the arrival of a new US president who considers global w... View More
Nestlé Chocolate Could Have 40% Less Sugar as Early as 2018
Nestlé SA has developed a process to alter the structure of sugar that makes it taste sweeter in smaller amounts, which could help the food giant respond to increasing pressures from governments, health advocates and shoppers to make products health... View More
Organic Standards Board Cracking Down on Next-Generation GMOs
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) has voted unanimously to update U.S. organic standards to exclude ingredients derived from next-generation genetic engineering and gene editing. ... View More
How a Beer Maker And a Bottled Water Company Want to Save Sierra Forests
California’s forests are in crisis. A lethal combination of drought, wildfires, warmer temperatures and pests has destroyed 66 million trees in the past six years. Restoring our forests won’t be easy. Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature recogniz... View More
Activate Your Metrics: Lessons from Leaders on Leveraging Environmental Data for Sustainability
During this brief but extremely informative breakfast session on the final morning of SB’16 Copenhagen, representatives from Quantis International revealed how they have leveraged their expertise in extracting environmental data to activate metrics... View More
How Nestlé and Unilever Are Gaining Value by Leading in Sustainable Agriculture
Nestlé and Unilever are helping set the standard for sustainable agriculture, according to a survey of over 150 global sustainability heads conducted by Pure Strategies. The responses identified these firms as the leaders and revealed that farm-leve... View More
