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Report: Lack of Data on Ag Emissions Leaves 10% of Global GHG Unaccounted For
Coca-Cola, Unilever, Nestlé and 70 other major food brands already are engaging suppliers on managing climate change, but much work remains to uncover this specific but significant area of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new CDP report.The ... View More
Nestlé Launches Global R&D Center to Balance Taste With Nutrition
Nestlé has opened a $50 million global research center dedicated to transforming the way the world consumes frozen and chilled foods.Located in in Solon, Ohio, the new 144,000 square foot Nestlé Research & Development Center will balance consum... View More
OK ... Now What? The Future of Natural Capital Accounting Metrics
Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) is an emerging methodology in the private sector, aimed at measuring the dependency and impact of companies on natural systems. NCA helps in quantifying the value of usually intangible assets from nature (such as wate... View More
365 Companies, Investors Send Letters Announcing Support for EPA's Clean Power Plan
In an unprecedented show of business support for tackling climate change, 365 companies and investor groups sent letters today to more than two dozen governors across the United States voicing their support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s... View More
NGOs React to Reports Revealing Modern-Day Slavery in Palm Oil, Seafood Industries
Today, the US Department of State released its 2015 Global Trafficking in Persons Report, which places countries onto one of three tiers based on the extent of their efforts to comply with “minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.” T... View More
Report: Fossil Fuel Industry Long Deceiving the Public on Climate Change
"The Climate Deception Dossiers" documents deception tactics used by fossil fuel companies in spreading misinformation about climate change — revealing 85 internal memos showing a variety of efforts to manufacture uncertainty about climat... View More
Nestlé Announces New Career Acceleration Program in the U.S.
Today, Nestlé in the United States launched Project Opportunity, a new career acceleration initiative to help people of all ages gain work experience and strengthen their professional development skills in food and beverage manufacturing. As part of... View More
Nestlé Waters’ resource® Now Comes in 100% Recycled Bottles
Yesterday resource® Natural Spring Water announced the debut of a remodeled bottle made entirely of recycled plastic (rPET). Part of the Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) portfolio of bottled waters, the resource brand reflects Nestle’s explorat... View More
Consumer Goods Industry Commits to Halving Its Food Waste Globally by 2025
Last week, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) — whose membership includes hundreds of consumer brands from a range of industries around the world, including food giants Campbell Soup, Clif Bar, Hershey, Mars and Procter & Gamble — announced a new... View More
Coca-Cola Enterprises Responds to Obesity Concerns, Sets Most Ambitious Sustainability Targets to Date
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) published its tenth annual Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability report this week, in which it set its most ambitious environmental and social targets to date.The new commitments include: ... View More
Walmart Announces New Animal Welfare Policy, $4M in Savings After Water Policy Revamp
Today, Walmart announced a commitment to improving farmed animal welfare across its global food supply chain with one of the most comprehensive animal welfare policies of its kind. The change in policy comes after six hidden-camera videos taken by an... View More
2015 Dupont Packaging Innovation Winners Feature Less Material, Increased Recyclability
The DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation are the industry's longest-running, global, independently judged recognition of innovation and collaboration throughout the packaging value chain. This year, a panel of experts evaluated almost 140 entries f... View More
Nestlé to Transform California Milk Factory to ‘Zero Water’
Nestlé is investing in technology to help reduce the amount of water it uses in California at the five water bottling plants and four facilities where food or petcare products are manufactured.Work is underway to transform the Nestlé milk factory i... View More
Report: Unilever, Coke Have Strong Water Management Practices But Most Food Companies Lagging
Unilever, Coca-Cola, General Mills and Nestlé rank highest among food and beverage businesses in managing scarce water resources, but most major companies need to adopt far stronger practices, according to a new report released Thursday by nonprofit... View More
Panera Bread Publishes List of Unacceptable Ingredients to Be Removed from Food Menus by 2016
Today, Panera Bread shared its progress in removing a host of what the company deems “unacceptable” ingredients. Panera has committed to remove artificial additives and published a No No List of artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners and preserva... View More
Nestlé Waters: Bottled water is not contributing to California’s drought
By Tim BrownAs Californians grapple with the Gov. Brown’s mandatory water reductions, the question is being asked, what is the responsible use of water during a drought of this magnitude?As a company with a century-long history of operations in Cal... View More
23 Nestlé USA Factories Achieve Zero Waste to Landfill, Exceeding Nestlé's Global Goal
Nestlé USA has had a busy year so far: The company has publicly committed to removing all artificial flavors and colors from its chocolate candy by the end of 2015 and purchased enough certified cocoa to produce its entire Easter chocolate collectio... View More
Activists Petition Nestlé to Shut Down Water Bottling Operations in California
As California enters its fourth year of drought, more than 135,000 people have signed a petition to the California Water Resources Control Board to shut down Nestlé’s water bottling operations in the state.Created by the California-based Courage C... View More
Trending: NGOs, Brands, Suppliers Making Deforestation-Free Plantations, Packaging a Reality
Barely a week in and April could very well shape up to be ‘Zero-Deforestation Month’ if the multi-sector momentum around addressing the issue continues. So far, we’ve seen a new commitment from Yum! ... View More
Trending: Scorecards Find Unilever, Nestlé Walking Their Talk on Efforts to End Poverty, Deforestation
This week, two scorecards revealed how major brands are stacking up when it comes to living up to their commitments to improve their social and environmental stewardship, with Nestlé and Unilever apparently neck and neck for the lead in several area... View More
