Our vision for a brighter future
Raw materials, responsibly sourced
As part of Nestlé's sustainability commitment we only use responsibly sourced quality raw materials*. For us this means considering farming practices, the impact it has on forests and natural ecosystems, and the extent to which human rights and animal welfare practices are respected by growers and suppliers.
The Nestlé Cocoa Plan
As part of Nestlé's sustainability commitment we have a three pillared scheme of work to ensure that the people, ecosystems and soils we work with are properly cared for and invested in.
We re providing training and resources to help cocoa farmers improve yields and quality of produce. These promote positive agricultural practices and diversified income sources
When women are given more autonomy, communities thrive. We re working to improve gender equality and household revenues by incentivizing greater access to education. This also helps to prevent child labour risks
We re working on making our cocoa supply chain more transparent and traceable, and focusing on moving towards cocoa forest positive actions
Highlights
- In 2016, KitKat became the 1st confectionery brand with 100% sustainably sourced cocoa
- 179 339 farmers were engaged in the Cocoa Plan in 2023
- In 2023, 85.5% of cocoa was sourced through the Nestlé Cocoa Plan
- 1 286 240 forest and fruit trees distributed to cocoa farmers in 2023 to support reforestation and cocoa growth
The Income Accelerator Program
Launched in 2022, this program takes an innovative family centered approach, incentivizing positive practices and aiming to close the living income gap
Nestlé Sustainable packaging
Nestlé's goal is for none of our packaging to end up in landfills. Nestlé aims that above 95% of packaging will be designed for recycling by 2025, with the ambition of getting to 100% recyclable or reusable packaging. We are also reducing our use of virgin plastic by one third by 2025.
Smart Initiative for Smarties
Smarties was the first global confectionery brand worldwide to switch to recyclable paper packaging
First confectionery brand to achieve a 5* Travel Retail Sustainable Hero Status
Smarties will be removing approximately 250 million plastic packs annually leading to around 400 metric tonnes of plastic packaging saved
Quality Street takes next sustainability step with travel retail as its launch pad
NITR took Quality Street to the next sustainability level when we launched in January this year, travel retail-exclusive paper sharing packs. NITR was the first Nestlé market to have paper used both inside and outside.
Our vision for a brighter future
Net Zero Itinerary
The greatest challenge to our world is climate change and we take our responsibilities very seriously. Which is why Nestlé is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20% by 2025 and 50% by 2030 from 2018 levels, on the road to net zero by 2050 at the latest. And by making our carbon footprint transparent along the way we will be able to show our progress and commitment in real time to the world
By 2025
By 2025, we aim to reduce virgin plastics by one third, versus our 2018 baseline.
Kit Kat aims to reduce the emissions generated through the sourcing of its ingredients, the manufacturing of the products and its distribution by more than 50% as part of the plan.
By 2030
We aim for 50% of our key ingredients to be sourced from farmers adopting regenerative agricultural practises
Nestlé's Global Reforestation Program aims to plant and grow 200 million trees by 2030
We aim to reduce our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20% by 2025 and 50% by 2030 from 2018 levels, on the road to net zero by 2050 at the latest.
2030 - 2050
Regenerative food at scale with advanced agricultural techniques
We will balance any remaining emissions through high-quality natural climate solutions that benefit people and the planet.
