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In recent years, the company has adopted a shared value approach to their business strategy, as proposed by Professor Michael Porter. Shared value involves creating economic value while also addressing societal and environmental needs.

Nestle has implemented shared value in various ways, such as by improving the livelihoods of farmers who supply Nestle with coffee beans. They do this by providing training and resources to help farmers increase their yields and incomes, which in turn improves the quality of the coffee beans.

In addition, Nestle has also addressed environmental concerns by implementing sustainable farming practices, reducing water usage, and minimising waste in their supply chain. This not only benefits the environment but also creates economic benefits for the company by reducing costs and increasing efficiency.

By adopting a shared value approach, Nestle is not only meeting their business goals but also contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDGs are a set of 17 goals that aim to eradicate poverty, protect the planet, and promote prosperity for all.

Through shared value, Nestle is directly addressing SDGs such as no poverty, decent work and economic growth, and responsible consumption and production. This approach helps to create a sustainable future and contributes to the overall well-being of society.

In conclusion, Nestle’s adoption of shared value is a great example of how businesses can create economic value while also addressing societal and environmental needs. By addressing the SDGs, Nestle is not only improving their brand reputation but also contributing to a sustainable future for all.

 

References:

  1. Nestle. (2021). Creating Shared Value. Retrieved from https://www.nestle.com/csv
  2. Nestle. (2021). Our Commitment: Coffee. Retrieved from https://www.nestle.com/csv/impact/coffee
  3. Porter, M., & Kramer, M. R. (2011). Creating shared value. Harvard Business Review, 89(1/2), 62-77.
  4. United Nations Development Programme. (n.d.). Sustainable Development Goals. Retrieved from https://www.undp.org/sustainable-development-goals
  5. United Nations Global Compact. (n.d.). Sustainable Development Goals. Retrieved from https://www.unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/sdgs
  6. Wille, A. (2021). Nestle offers farmers price incentives for greener coffee production. Reuters. Retrieved from https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/nestle-offers-farmers-price-incentives-greener-coffee-production-2021-07-15/

 

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]]> Case study: How Nestlé improves water efficiency https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-nestle-improves-water-efficiency/ Wed, 06 Feb 2019 07:39:08 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=8772 , treating the water it uses as sustainably, responsibly and effectively as possible, protecting it through high-profile collaborations, educating communities in how to use water efficiently, and improving access to water and sanitation.   This case study is based on the 2016 “Nestlé in society” report by Nestlé published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and […]

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Nestlé tries to achieve continuous improvement in its withdrawal, use and treatment of water  Tweet This!, treating the water it uses as sustainably, responsibly and effectively as possible, protecting it through high-profile collaborations, educating communities in how to use water efficiently, and improving access to water and sanitation.

 

This case study is based on the 2016 “Nestlé in society” report by Nestlé published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

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Water is critical to every part of Nestlé’s value chain: employees, suppliers, customers and consumers, the farmers Nestlé works with and the communities in which it operates, all need access to safe, clean water and sanitation. In order to improve water efficiency Nestlé took action to:

  • reduce water withdrawals
  • conduct Water Resource Reviews
  • save water at high-priority sites

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2016 “Nestlé in society” report Nestlé identified a range of material issues, such as over- and under-nutrition, responsible marketing and influence, food and product safety, business ethics. Among these, improving water efficiency stands out as a key material issue for Nestlé.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The reporting organization shall identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations and interests.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Nestlé engages with:  

Stakeholder Group
Academia
Communities
Consumers and the general public
Customers
Employees and their representatives
Governments
Industry and trade associations
Intergovernmental organisations
Non-governmental organisations
Reporting agencies
Shareholders and the financial community
Suppliers (including farmers and smallholders)

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics Nestlé assessed the level of interest of its stakeholders in its material topics (including key stakeholders, opinion leaders and investors) through stakeholder convenings, independently commissioned key opinion leader research and investor engagement.

What actions were taken by Nestlé to improve water efficiency?

In its 2016 “Nestlé in society” report Nestlé reports that it took the following actions for improving water efficiency:

  • Reducing water withdrawals
  • Nestlé implements programmes to reduce water withdrawal, reuse water and use alternative sources. By the end of 2016, Nestlé had reduced water withdrawal by tonne of product in every product category, achieving an overall reduction of 25% versus 2010. In addition, Nestlé uses its Water Target Setting methodology to identify more reduction opportunities and, in 2016, assigned CHF 31.6 million to water-saving initiatives. Nestlé is currently applying 516 water-saving programmes across its factories, saving approximately 3.7 million m3 of water every year.
  • Conducting Water Resource Reviews
  • Nestlé’s Water Resource Reviews (WRRs) aim to raise awareness at an operational level, identify risks and opportunities, and develop action plans for more sustainable water use. In 2016, Nestlé conducted 22 new WRRs in various locations, including Cuba, the USA, Vietnam and Switzerland. Nestlé has reviewed a total of 158 of its factories worldwide since the WRRs began, while Nestlé Waters completed WRRs at 100% of its facilities, and continues to work on improving its overall water use ratio (the amount of water required to produce one litre of bottled water). 
  • Saving water at high-priority sites
  • High-priority manufacturing facilities (HPMF) are sites located in areas of severe water stress or that represent an important portion of Nestlé’s annual water withdrawals. In 2016, Nestlé identified 24 such facilities and implemented water-saving projects at 21 of the 24 sites, saving 1.8 million m3 of water. The remaining three sites underwent a Corporate Water Target Setting audit in late 2016, which identified significant water saving projects for future implementation.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standards addressed in this case are:

1) Disclosure 303-1 Water withdrawal by source

2) Disclosure 303-2 Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water

3) Disclosure 303-3 Water recycled and reused

 

Disclosure 303-1 Water withdrawal by source corresponds to:

Disclosure 303-2 Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water corresponds to:

Disclosure 303-3 Water recycled and reused corresponds to: 

 

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References:

1) This case study is based on published information by Nestlé, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) http://www.fbrh.co.uk/en/global-reporting-initiative-gri-g4-guidelines-download-page

3) https://g4.globalreporting.org/Pages/default.aspx

4) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

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]]> Case study: How Nestlé tries to operate with a fundamental respect for the rights of the people it employs, does business with or otherwise interacts with https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-nestle-strives-to-operate-with-a-fundamental-respect-for-the-rights-of-the-people-it-employs-does-business-with-or-otherwise-interacts-with/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 06:16:53 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=4143 Recognizing that prospering over the long term means doing business in compliance with national and international laws, regulations and standards, as well as its own principles and values, Nestlé has made respect for the rights of the people it employs, does business with or otherwise interacts with a key priority. This case study is based on the 2015 “Nestlé in society” report by Nestlé published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate that CSR/ sustainability reporting done responsibly is achieved by identifying a company’s most important […]

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This case study is based on the 2015 “Nestlé in society” report by Nestlé published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate that CSR/ sustainability reporting done responsibly is achieved by identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment and stakeholders and by measuring, managing and changing. 

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Realizing that ethical business practices are essential to long-term business success  Tweet This!, Nestlé tries to make sure that its business activities are based on a robust set of guiding values and principles, developed during the last 150 years. In order to operate with a fundamental respect for the rights of the people it employs, does business with or otherwise interacts with Nestlé took action to:

  • assess and address human rights impacts in Nestlé’s operations and supply chain
  • make sure every employee or stakeholder can easily report compliance violations
  • prevent and eliminate child labour in Nestlé’s supply chain
  • fight bribery and corruption

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2015 “Nestlé in society” report Nestlé identified a range of material issues, such as climate change, water stewardship, over- and under-nutrition, food safety. Among these, operating with a fundamental respect for the rights of the people it employs, does business with or otherwise interacts with stands out as a key material issue for Nestlé.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The organization should identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Nestlé engages with:   

Stakeholder Group
Academia
Communities
Consumers and the general public
Customers
Employees and their representatives
Governments
Industry and trade associations
Intergovernmental organisations
Non-governmental organisations
Reporting agencies
Shareholders and the financial community
Suppliers (including farmers and smallholders)

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

In 2014, an extended materiality analysis was implemented by Nestlé to assess and prioritize material issues, involving consultations with a broader sample of stakeholders, compared to previous years.

What actions were taken by Nestlé to operate with a fundamental respect for the rights of the people it employs, does business with or otherwise interacts with?

In its 2015 “Nestlé in society” report Nestlé reports that it took the following actions for operating with a fundamental respect for the rights of the people it employs, does business with or otherwise interacts with:

  • Assessing and addressing human rights impacts in Nestlé’s operations and supply chain
  • To ensure that respect for human rights remains a central priority, Nestlé:
    • constantly assesses, monitors and addresses human rights risks in its operations
    • implements a Human Rights Due Diligence Programme across the company’s value chain in a range of countries
    • has adopted the UN Guiding Principles Reporting Framework
    • in 2015 trained 8130 employees on human rights and conducted Human Rights Impact Assessments in two countries
  • Making sure every employee or stakeholder can easily report compliance violations
  • Nestlé’s employees, suppliers, and stakeholders are encouraged to report illegal or inappropriate practices through Nestlé’s Code of Business Conduct and Supplier Code, for these allegations to be assessed and investigated.
  • Preventing and eliminating child labour in Nestlé’s supply chain
  • Nestlé is a member of the International Labour Organization’s Child Labour Platform and, also, identifies child labour in its cocoa supply chain through the company’s Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS).
  • Fighting bribery and corruption
  • To ensure that it operates according to the highest business conduct standards, Nestlé:
    • monitors anti-corruption procedures through its CARE audit programme
    • encourages employees to report possible misconduct through its Integrity Reporting System
    • in 2015 trained 22 729 employees in anti-corruption

Which GRI indicators/Standards have been addressed?

The GRI indicators/Standards addressed in this case are:

1) G4-56: Describe the organization’s values, principles, standards and norms of behavior such as codes of conduct and codes of ethics – the updated GRI Standard is: Disclosure 102-16 Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior

2) G4-57: Report the internal and external mechanisms for seeking advice on ethical and lawful behavior, and matters related to organizational integrity, such as helplines or advice lines – the updated GRI Standard is: Disclosure 102-17 Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics

3) G4-58: Report the internal and external mechanisms for reporting concerns about unethical or unlawful behavior, and matters related to organizational integrity, such as escalation through line management, whistleblowing mechanisms or hotlines– the updated GRI Standard is: Disclosure 102-17 Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics

4) G4-HR1: Total number and percentage of significant investment agreements and contracts that include human rights clauses or that underwent human rights screening – the updated GRI Standard is: Disclosure 412-3 Significant investment agreements and contracts that include human rights clauses or that underwent human rights screening

5) G4-HR2: Total hours of employee training on human rights policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained– the updated GRI Standard is: Disclosure 412-2 Employee training on human rights policies or procedures

6) G4-HR5: Operations and suppliers identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute to the effective abolition of child labor – the updated GRI Standard is: Disclosure 408-1 Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor

7) G4-HR9: Total number and percentage of operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments – the updated GRI Standard is: Disclosure 412-1 Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments

8) G4-SO4: Communication and training on anti-corruption policies and procedures – the updated GRI Standard is: Disclosure 205-2 Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

7 GRI sustainability disclosures get you started

Any size business can start taking sustainability action

GRI, ISEP, CPD Certified Sustainability courses (2-5 days): Live Online or Classroom  (venue: London School of Economics)

  • Exclusive FBRH template to begin reporting from day one
  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.

 

References:

1) This case study is based on published information by Nestlé, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) http://www.fbrh.co.uk/en/global-reporting-initiative-gri-g4-guidelines-download-page

3) https://g4.globalreporting.org/Pages/default.aspx

4) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

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