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Our commitments
We publish these commitments to hold ourselves publicly accountable for our performance. We report annually to show progress. During 2016, we conducted an extensive internal review of our commitments and, in line with our ambitions, we introduced some new commitments to go further and deeper than previously. All 42 commitments are directly aligned with our business and the majority are now supported by objectives towards 2020.
Nutrition, health and wellness
- Launch more nutritious foods and beverages, especially for mothers-to-be, new mothers and children
- Further decrease sugars, sodium and saturated fat
- Increase vegetables, fibre-rich grains, pulses, nuts and seeds in our foods and beverages
- Address undernutrition through micronutrient fortification
- Simplify our ingredients list and remove artificial colours
- Support breastfeeding and protect it by continuing to implement an industry-leading policy to market breast-milk substitutes responsibly
- Empower parents, caregivers and teachers to foster healthy behaviours in children
- Market to children only choices that help them achieve a nutritious diet
- Inspire people to choose water to lead healthier lives
- Leverage our marketing efforts to promote healthy cooking, eating and lifestyles
- Apply and explain nutrition information on packs, at point of sale and online
- Offer guidance on portions for our products
- Partner for promoting healthy food environments
- Build and share nutrition knowledge from the first 1000 days through to healthy ageing
- Build biomedical science leading to health-promoting products, personalised nutrition and digital solutions
Rural development
- Roll out of rural development baseline assessments to understand the needs of farmers
- Improve farm economics among the farmers who supply us
- Improve food availability and dietary diversity among the farmers who supply us
- Implement responsible sourcing in our supply chain and promote animal welfare
- Roll out the Nestlé Cocoa Plan with cocoa farmers
- Continuously improve our green coffee supply chain
Water
- Work to achieve water efficiency and sustainability across our operations
- Advocate for effective water policies and stewardship
- Treat the water we discharge effectively
- Engage with suppliers, especially those in agriculture
- Raise awareness on water conservation and improve access to water and sanitation across our value chain
Environmental sustainability
- Provide climate change leadership
- Promote transparency and proactive, long-term engagement in climate policy
- Reduce food loss and waste
- Improve the environmental performance of our packaging
- Assess and optimise the environmental impact of our products
- Provide meaningful and accurate environmental information and dialogue
- Preserve natural capital, including forests
Human rights and compliance
- Assess and address human rights impacts across our business activities
- Improve workers’ livelihoods and protect children in our agricultural supply chain
- Enhance a culture of integrity across the organisation
- Provide effective grievance mechanisms to employees and stakeholders
Our people
- Enhance gender balance in our workforce and empower women across the entire value chain
- Roll out the Global Youth Initiative across all our operations
- Provide training on Corporate Business Principles, Nutrition and Environmental Sustainability
- Ensure that all Nestlé employees are covered by a certified safety and health management system
- Advocate for healthy workplaces and healthier employees