Nestle : Partnering to make a difference: Nestlé Pakistan, WWF sign MoU on water
November 27, 2014 at 05:18 am EST
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Nov 27, 2014
Partnering to make a difference: Nestlé Pakistan, WWF sign MoU on water
Nestlé Pakistan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on sustainable water use and water stewardship with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - Pakistan.
The MoU outlines a framework for a broad range of activities that will help Nestlé Pakistan improve water usage within its operations and supply chain. The company will also conduct a water footprint analysis and implement the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) standard.
The AWS standard is a set of criteria and indicators that help companies mitigate their water risks, address their shared water challenges, and put in place responsible water stewardship actions.
"Nestlé takes water conservation very seriously. We have been consistently improving our water footprint and believe that our partnership with WWF-Pakistan will help us achieve water stewardship milestones sooner and more efficiently" said Magdi Batato, Nestlé Pakistan's Managing Director.
"Most importantly, this will help us look outside our operations to further reduce the water footprint across our value chain"
Pakistan is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world, with fewer than 1,000 cubic meters of water available per person.
"We appreciate this step taken by Nestlé Pakistan in recognising the role it must play in the sustainable use and conservation of water. We hope other organisations will also step forward to work with us" said Hammad Naqi Khan, Director General of WWF-Pakistan.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is one of the world's largest conservation organisations.
Nestlé Pakistan has improved its water efficiency by 22% between 2009 and 2013 (pdf, 4Mb) . The company also ensures treatment of wastewater before releasing it back into the ecosystem.
Nestlé S.A. is the world's leading agri-food group. Net sales break down by category of products as follows:
- powdered and liquid beverages (26.7%): soluble coffees (Nescafé and Starbucks brands), coffee in capsules (Nespresso), chocolate drinks (Nesquik, Milo, etc.), tea drinks (Nestea), etc.;
- pet food (20.3%): brands such as Purina, Friskies, Felix, etc.;
- pharmaceutical, nutrition and well-being products (16.4%): nutritional supplements (Resource, Boost, Nutren, Optifast, Peptamen brands, etc.), infant and maternal nutrition products (NAN, illuma, Cerelac, Nido, Gerber), ketogenic beverages (BrainXpert), (Nesquick, Fitness, Cheerios, Lion, etc.), etc.;
- ready meals and seasoning products (12.5%): frozen and chilled dishes (Lean Cuisine, Hot Pockets and Stouffer's brands), soups (Maggi), etc.;
- dairy products and ice cream (11.8%): powdered milk, sweetened condensed milk, yoghurt and cream desserts, ice cream (Nido, Nesvita, Carnation, La Laitière, Coffee Mate, Nestlé Ice Cream, Dreyers, Häagen-Dazs, Extrême brands, etc.);
- chocolates, sweets and biscuits (8.7%): Kit Kat, Smarties, Cailler, Terrafertil, etc. brands;
- bottled waters (3.6%): Nestlé Pure Life, Vittel, Perrier, S. Pellegrino, etc. brands.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Switzerland (1.2%), France (3.8%), the United Kingdom (3.8%), Germany (2.4%), Europe (12.8%), the United States and Canada (35%), China (5.9%), Asia and Oceania (21.4%) and Latin America (13.7%).