Nestlé unveils plans offering farmer payments tackling cocoa sector child labourNestlé has moved to enhance its programmes addressing child labour with an income accelerator scheme in Ghana and Ivory Coast offering incentivised payments to farmers and advancing best agricultural practices, reports Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
Nestlé’s ‘forest positive’ strategy targets elimination of palm oil and cocoa deforestationNestlé has pledged to intensify its efforts to protect and retain global forests in its areas of operation, as a central element of its plans to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, reports Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability
Nestlé accelerates action to achieve zero net emissions by 2050Nestlé has announced it is accelerating its climate change efforts to achieve zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and will sign the ‘Business Ambition for 1.5°C’ pledge. Business news, Regulatory, Sustainability
Nestlé achieves key environmental milestone in its goal of deforestation-free operationsA major environmental performance milestone has been declared by Nestlé, which has reported that 77% of its agricultural commodities have now been verified as deforestation-free. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Regulatory, Sustainability
Nestlé and Veolia join forces to tackle plastic wasteNestlé and Veolia, the world’s leading resource management company, will collaborate on the collection, sorting and recycling of waste plastic material. Packaging, Sustainability
Nestlé pilot scheme aims to tackle human rights and labour abuses in palm oil supplyAmbitious plans have been put forward by Nestlé for a collaboration with Sime Darby Plantation (SDP), piloting a scheme aiming to tackle human and labour rights abuses within the company’s palm oil supply chain in Malaysia. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory