Nestlé S.A.

Assessment year: 2018

Total score 
5 out of 5
Intent and awareness 
9 out of 5
Commodity policies 
5 out of 5
Palm oil 
5 out of 5
Soy 
5 out of 5
Pulp & paper 
5 out of 5
Scope and Ambition 
8 out of 5
Reporting and implementation 
7 out of 5
Social considerations 
8 out of 5

Assessment year: 2017

Total score 
5 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
5 out of 5
Commodity policies 
5 out of 5
Palm oil 
5 out of 5
Soy 
5 out of 5
Pulp & paper 
5 out of 5
Operations 
5 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5

Assessment year: 2016

Total score 
5 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
5 out of 5
Commodity policies 
5 out of 5
Operations 
5 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5

Assessment year: 2015

Total score 
5 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
5 out of 5
Commodity policies 
4 out of 5
Operations 
5 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5

Assessment year: 2014

Total score 
5 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
5 out of 5
Commodity policies 
4 out of 5
Operations 
5 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5
Sector 
Packaged food
Segments 
Manufacturer
HQ 
Switzerland

Collective commitments

New York Declaration on Forests signatory
Yes
Consumer Goods Forum member
Yes

350 companies

To ensure deforestation free supply chains, companies need to adopt and implement timebound and measurable policies for forest risk commodities.

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This assessment has been carried out following the assessment methodology developed for the Forest 500 project.

In 2018 the number of companies assessed increased from 250 to 350.

Profile 

Nestlé is a Swiss food manufacturer with more than 2,000 brands being sold in more than 185 countries. Its products include beverages, confectionary, chilled foods, nutrition and pet care with well-known brands such as Maggi, KitKat, Milo and Nescafé. The company is a major manufacturer and retailer of packaged foods in Indonesia, Brazil the US and Western Europe. Its products also use a high amount of palm oil, with over 400,000 metric tons of palm oil and palm oil derivatives being used in 2015.

Other companies

Nestlé S.A.

Score
5 out of 5

Unilever PLC

Score
4 out of 5

Mars Inc.

Score
4 out of 5

General Mills Inc.

Score
4 out of 5

Danone

Score
3 out of 5

PepsiCo Inc.

Score
3 out of 5

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