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  • Overall approach
    10/10
    • Overarching commitment on deforestation
      4/4
      Overall commitment
      Conversion-free/zero-gross conversion/zero-net conversion commitment or a zero deforestation/deforestation-free commitment that explicitly includes all other natural ecosystems
      4/4
      Do they have a commitment for other non-Forest 500 commodities, if so which?: Cocoa ; Coffee ; Sugar
      "Our definition of deforestation goes beyond local legal definitions and refers to non-conversion of HCS and HCV lands"[...]"We aim to achieve 100 percent deforestation-free meat, palm oil, pulp and paper, soya and sugar primary supply chain by 2022, and by 2025 for coffee and cocoa. These commodities are considered to have the highest impact on deforestation and conversion of natural ecosystems. "
    • Signatory to an initiative tackling deforestation
      1/1
      Signatory
      Yes
      1/1
      Which initiatives?: Consumer Goods Forum Deforestation resolution (being a member of the CGF is not sufficient); New York Declaration on Forests; Soy Moratorium; Cerrado Manifesto Statement of Support; Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 partner; Global Agribusiness Alliance; UN Global Compact; The Capitals Coalition

      If Other Initiative, specify:
      "As a member of the Natural Capital Coalition, Nestlé piloted the Natural Capital Protocol [...] "Nestlé has today again been named as a Global Compact LEAD company for its ongoing commitment to the United Nations (UN) Global Compact and its Ten Principles for responsible business." [...] "Nestlé takes an active role in the development of Consumer Goods Forum’s commitment on deforestation" [...] "Nestlé has also backed the New York Declaration on Forests" [...] "Aligned to sectoral cut-off dates where they exist (e.g. Amazon Soy Moratorium)." [...] "Tropical Forest Alliance 2020"
    • Awareness of the value of forests
      1/1
      Awareness
      Yes
      1/1
      "Forests regulate our climate. They absorb one third of global greenhouse gas emissions and their regeneration is essential to keeping our planet within a 1.5-degree temperature rise. They provide clean air and fresh water.[...] Forests are home to 80% of our land-based species. [...] Forests provide nutrition, shelter, energy, medicines and livelihoods to around 1.6 billion people in the world. The world’s population is sustained by 76 million tons of forest-based food, the overwhelming majority of which is plant-based. [...] An estimated 1.5 billion local and indigenous peoples have community-based tenure rights over forest resources, an essential condition to address food security, poverty and climate change challenges"
    • Deforestation as a business risk
      1/1
      Business risk
      Yes
      1/1
      What poportion of a company’s annual revenue depends on each forest risk commodity?: Timber Products including Pulp/Paper 51-60%; Palm Oil 61-70%; Cattle Products 1-5%; Soy 11-20%

      What type of risk is recognised?: Operational; Reputational

      What revenue comes from industries relevant to each forest risk commodity?: NA

      Type of risk if Other. Also add any relevant details: NA

      What proportion of revenue that comes from relevant industries is exposed to each forest risk commodity?: NA
      "The long-term success of our business relies on sustainable supply chains. For more than ten years, we have focused on eliminating deforestation from our key forest-risk commodities."[...]"Our comprehensive Compliance Program enables our employees and managers to do the right thing for the right reason, while protecting and strengthening Nestlé’s reputation"
    • High-level management of deforestion
      1/1
      High-level management
      Yes
      1/1
      How often does the committee or board meet to assess company's progress on addressing deforestation-related issues?: periodically

      Which commodities does it apply to?: Palm oil; Soy; Beef; Pulp & paper
      "In 2020, the Nomination and Sustainability Committee of the Board of Directors periodically reviewed measures to ensure our company’s sustainability and how its long-term strategy relates to our ability to create shared value, including forest risk. At Board level, as of the Annual General Meeting 2021, Nestlé is splitting its existing Nomination and Sustainability Committee into a separate Nomination Committee and a focused Sustainability Committee. This reflects the importance of sustainability in Nestlé’s corporate governance and allows Board members to dedicate more time and focus on each of these important topics.[...] The annual budgeting and guiding the business plans is undertaken by individual Executive Board members (Chief Financial Officer and the EVP Global Head of Operations). As of April 2021, the Nomination and Sustainability Committee is split into a separate Nomination Committee and a focused Sustainability Committee. The Sustainability Committee provides strategic guidance on forest risk matters."
    • Executive compensation linked to deforestation
      Executive compensation
      Yes, for all commodities
      0/0
      Does it disclose the percentage of pay at risk?: Yes
      "The no-deforestation performance is a bonusable objective for the board members." [...] "In 2021, the following target levels were applicable – CEO: 150%; – Executive Vice President: 100%; – Deputy Executive Vice President: 80%. For the CEO and the CFO, 85% of the target is linked to performance against the Nestlé Group objectives (see below) and 15% to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) objectives. For the other members of the Executive Board, at least 35% of the target is linked to business performance, to ensure accountability for Nestlé’s results: for Function Heads, 50% is tied to functional objectives, 35% to Group performance and 15% to ESG objectives; for Zone or Business Heads, 60% is tied to business objectives they are directly responsible for, 25% to Group performance and 15% to ESG objectives."
    • Target to reduce emissions from land-use change
      1/1
      Land-use change emissions
      Yes
      1/1
      What is the target date for the company to achieve their climate target?: 2030. 2050
      "In 2020, Nestlé released its Net Zero Roadmap. While our business grows, we need to limit our impact on the planet, strive for regenerative food systems and inspire others to do so, too. We want to make our progress clear. And we know where we need to go: net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest."[...]"We will reduce our emissions by 50% (by 2030). This includes: • 8 mio tCO2 by preventing deforestation in our supply chains • 2 mio tCO2 by restoring degraded forests and peatland • 5 mio tCO2 with on-farm agroforestry (planting trees and other plants around and among crops)"
    • Reporting on emissions from land-use change
      1/1
      Emissions reporting
      Yes
      1/1
      What is the total volume of GHG emissions arising from land use change?: 11.5 mio tCO2

      Which method is used to calculate the GHG emissions arising from land use change?: Not disclosed
      "92 mio tCO2 Nestlé’s 2018 baseline GHG emissions* 11.5 mio tCO2 emissions associated with land use change (driven primarily by deforestation)"
    • Disclosure of conservation activity
      Conservation disclosure
      Yes
      0/0
      How many hectares of conservation area are being supported or facilitated by the company on land it does not own or manage?: 500,000 hectares
      "Through the Rimba Collective, Nestlé is supporting the protection and restoration of over 500,000 hectares of tropical forest landscapes in Southeast Asia. Over the next 25 years, the initiative aims to deliver USD 1 billion to forest protection and restoration in the region by integrating and embedding funding for conservation across the palm oil supply chain."
    • Disclosure of reforestation activity
      Reforestation disclosure
      Yes
      0/0
      How many hectares of reforestation or restoration are being or have been conducted or facilitated by the company?: 500,000 ha
      "Reforestation and restoration of forests and other precious ecosystems: by 2030, we have committed to plant the equivalent of 200 million trees in key sourcing locations and where precious ecosystems such as forests, wetlands, peatlands or mangroves can be restored. We also announced a partnership with the government of Côte d’Ivoire to help protect and restore the Cavally Forest Reserve - Agroforestry projects, building on the work that Nespresso has started in its coffee supply chain. We have also started two agroforestry pilots in cocoa as part of our Cocoa & Forests Initiative action plan"
    • Target to reduce emissions in scope 1/2
      Reduce emissions
      Yes
      0/0
      Is this target aligned with/verified by SBTi?: Yes

      Type of climate target: Net-zero emissions

      What is the target date for the company to achieve their climate target?: 2050
      "Emissions from our direct operations, known as Scope 1 and Scope 2, accounted for just 5% of our GHG emissions. The vast majority of our GHG emissions (95%) come from activities in our supply chain."[...]"By 2025, we will reduce our emissions by 20%"[...]"By 2030, we will reduce our emissions by 50%"[...]"By 2050 we will reach net zero"[...]"Nestlé has had its emissions reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), as consistent with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. SBTi is a collaboration of non-profit organizations that is considered the international gold standard on assessing net zero commitments. Nestlé will provide annual updates to provide transparency on its progress."
  • Commodity score
    59/90
    • Palm oil
      67/90
      • Commitment Strength
        16/17
        • Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
          10/9.5
          • Commitment details
            Zero-gross conversion
            6/6
            Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
            Zero-gross conversion
            6/6
            Does the company have a commitment to the protection of other specific named ecosystems?: HCS; Peat

            When was this commitment set?: 2010

            Which certification schemes are used?: RSPO
            "Our definition of deforestation goes beyond local legal definitions and refers to non-conversion of HCS and HCV lands"[...]"We aim to achieve 100 percent deforestation-free meat, palm oil, pulp and paper, soya and sugar primary supply chain by 2022, and by 2025 for coffee and cocoa. These commodities are considered to have the highest impact on deforestation and conversion of natural ecosystems. [...] In 2010, we made a commitment to no deforestation. As of December 2020, 70% of the palm oil that we buy was assessed as deforestation free. Over the last years we worked hard to accelerate our progress both in terms of traceability and verification. However we did not reach our targets due to 1) the complexity of the palm oil supply chain which was greater than expected when making our commitment in 2010, 2) because our strategy focused on engaging our suppliers and help them build capacity to assess and address deforestation risks, including with smallholders, instead of leaving riskier areas or excluding smallholders. We continue to work with smallholder farmers and large suppliers alike to reach our 100% deforestation-free target by 2022. To achieve our target by 2022 we will continue to use a combination of tools, like supply chain mapping, certification, satellite monitoring, and on-the-ground verification"
          • Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
            Yes
            2/2
            Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
            Yes
            2/2
            "Our definition of deforestation goes beyond local legal definitions and refers to non-conversion of HCS and HCV lands"[...]"We aim to achieve 100 percent deforestation-free meat, palm oil, pulp and paper, soya and sugar primary supply chain by 2022, and by 2025 for coffee and cocoa. These commodities are considered to have the highest impact on deforestation and conversion of natural ecosystems. [...] In 2010, we made a commitment to no deforestation. As of December 2020, 70% of the palm oil that we buy was assessed as deforestation free. Over the last years we worked hard to accelerate our progress both in terms of traceability and verification. However we did not reach our targets due to 1) the complexity of the palm oil supply chain which was greater than expected when making our commitment in 2010, 2) because our strategy focused on engaging our suppliers and help them build capacity to assess and address deforestation risks, including with smallholders, instead of leaving riskier areas or excluding smallholders. We continue to work with smallholder farmers and large suppliers alike to reach our 100% deforestation-free target by 2022. To achieve our target by 2022 we will continue to use a combination of tools, like supply chain mapping, certification, satellite monitoring, and on-the-ground verification"
          • Target date
            2022
            1/1
            Target date
            2022
            1/1
            What actions or steps are identified for time-bound implementation?: bringing smallholders in line with commitment
            "Our definition of deforestation goes beyond local legal definitions and refers to non-conversion of HCS and HCV lands"[...]"We aim to achieve 100 percent deforestation-free meat, palm oil, pulp and paper, soya and sugar primary supply chain by 2022, and by 2025 for coffee and cocoa. These commodities are considered to have the highest impact on deforestation and conversion of natural ecosystems. [...] In 2010, we made a commitment to no deforestation. As of December 2020, 70% of the palm oil that we buy was assessed as deforestation free. Over the last years we worked hard to accelerate our progress both in terms of traceability and verification. However we did not reach our targets due to 1) the complexity of the palm oil supply chain which was greater than expected when making our commitment in 2010, 2) because our strategy focused on engaging our suppliers and help them build capacity to assess and address deforestation risks, including with smallholders, instead of leaving riskier areas or excluding smallholders. We continue to work with smallholder farmers and large suppliers alike to reach our 100% deforestation-free target by 2022. To achieve our target by 2022 we will continue to use a combination of tools, like supply chain mapping, certification, satellite monitoring, and on-the-ground verification"
          • Interim target date
            NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
            0.5/0.5
            Interim target date
            NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
            0.5/0.5
            What date is given for the interim milestone?: 2020
            "Our definition of deforestation goes beyond local legal definitions and refers to non-conversion of HCS and HCV lands"[...]"We aim to achieve 100 percent deforestation-free meat, palm oil, pulp and paper, soya and sugar primary supply chain by 2022, and by 2025 for coffee and cocoa. These commodities are considered to have the highest impact on deforestation and conversion of natural ecosystems. [...] In 2010, we made a commitment to no deforestation. As of December 2020, 70% of the palm oil that we buy was assessed as deforestation free. Over the last years we worked hard to accelerate our progress both in terms of traceability and verification. However we did not reach our targets due to 1) the complexity of the palm oil supply chain which was greater than expected when making our commitment in 2010, 2) because our strategy focused on engaging our suppliers and help them build capacity to assess and address deforestation risks, including with smallholders, instead of leaving riskier areas or excluding smallholders. We continue to work with smallholder farmers and large suppliers alike to reach our 100% deforestation-free target by 2022. To achieve our target by 2022 we will continue to use a combination of tools, like supply chain mapping, certification, satellite monitoring, and on-the-ground verification"
        • Commitment to a traceable supply chain
          6/7.5
          • Commitment details
            Traces to Point of production
            4/4
            Commitment to a traceable supply chain
            Traces to Point of production
            4/4
            When was this commitment set?: 2010
            "Traceability is key for implementing our no deforestation commitment. We use this information to monitor our suppliers on deforestation risks. Target: We began a traceability to mill exercise in 2010. In 2016 we increased our focus to the plantation. In 2019, 62% of the palm oil volumes we sourced were traceable to plantation and 93% to mill. Our objective is to reach 100% traceability to plantation by end of 2020."
          • Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
            Yes
            2/2
            Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
            Yes
            2/2
            "Traceability is key for implementing our no deforestation commitment. We use this information to monitor our suppliers on deforestation risks. Target: We began a traceability to mill exercise in 2010. In 2016 we increased our focus to the plantation. In 2019, 62% of the palm oil volumes we sourced were traceable to plantation and 93% to mill. Our objective is to reach 100% traceability to plantation by end of 2020."
          • Target date
            Past target date, not updated or not achieved
            0/1
            Target date
            Past target date, not updated or not achieved
            0/1
            What actions or steps are identified for time-bound implementation?: Working with Earthworm Foundation to develop targeted approach to engage suppliers and mills on traceability to plantation.
            "We are accelerating our work to achieve our traceability to plantation target. Plans to improve: - We ask all our suppliers to map their entire supply chain all the way to plantation, including for third-party mills"
          • Interim target date
            No
            0/0.5
            Interim target date
            No
            0/0.5
            What date is given for the interim milestone?: 2020
            "In 2019, 62% of the palm oil volumes we sourced were traceable to plantation and 93% to mill. Our objective is to reach 100% traceability to plantation by end of 2020. Approach" - target date missed but continue to work on policy.
      • Associated Human Rights Abuses
        13/17
        • Labour rights in the supply chain
          Yes
          3/3
          Labour rights in the supply chain
          Yes
          3/3
          Details of commitment: ILO; UNGP; UN Declaration for HR; Discrimination; Forced labour; Child labour; Freedom of association

          How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: Tier 1

          Other workers' rights commitments: Only work legal working hours; Guaranteed safe and healthy workspaces; Free from abusive practices/undue disciplinary procedures
          "Nestlé's Responsible Sourcing Standards requires Tier 1 suppliers to observe the following standards: "Freedom from Forced, Bonded or Prison Labour [...] Freedom of Association, Collective Bargaining [...] no person shall be employed under the age of 15 or under the age for completion of compulsory education, whichever is higher [...] Recognition and promotion processes and practices are made based on worker performance, without discrimination on gender and with the aim to provide equal opportunities for women empowerment."[...] "The Supplier shall: Operate with dignity, respect and integrity regarding the treatment of its workers: • Any form of psychological, physical, sexual or verbal abuse, intimidation, or harassment is not tolerated."
        • Inclusion of small-scale farmers
          Yes
          2/2
          Inclusion of small-scale farmers
          Yes
          2/2
          How many smallholders do they support, and what percentage does this represent in terms of their sourcing from smallholders?: Unclear

          If other, specify: small holder book and claim credits (RSPO)

          What is the nature of that support?: Certification; Technical assistance/support; Education and training, Economic
          "We're also participating in projects to help smallholder get RSPO Certification. For example in Chiapas and Tabasco Mexico, the Mexico Palm Oil Holistic Program is a collaborative effort from Nestlé, Pepsico, Oleopalma, RSPO, Proforest, and Femexpalma to support the sustainable development of the Mexican palm oil sector and to help smallholder farmers to get RSPO certification." [...] "During 2021 we continued to fund one smallholder support initiative to support improvement of farmer resilience in Ecuador. [...] They received support in the elaboration and implementation of holistic farm plans, and the project trained 10 technicians from palm companies to expand and improve technical assistance to farmers on sustainability and resilience matters. [...] We also supported smallholders via Independent Smallholder RSPO Book & Claim Credits. In 2021, Nestlé purchased 11,673 RSPO credits from independent smallholders (10,769 for CPO production, and 904 for Palm Kernel Oil), up from 10,000 purchased in 2020. To the extent that Nestlé uses RSPO Book & Claim credits to deliver on RSPO commitments, we aim maximize the opportunity to buy these credits from independent smallholders, to support their journey to sustainable palm oil production."
        • Gender equality in the supply chain
          Commitment to address the inclusion of women and ensure equality in commodity supply chains
          2/2
          Gender equality in the supply chain
          Commitment to address the inclusion of women and ensure equality in commodity supply chains
          2/2
          "The Supplier shall • Commit to providing equal employment opportunities and promotion and not discriminate in employment, including hiring, compensation, advancement, discipline, termination or retirement, or on the basis of gender [...] Respect of Gender and Woman Empowerment PrincipleFarmers shall• recognize the unique position and needs of women, and that women are oftenimpacted by working conditions differently than men, and that interventions willtherefore need to be designed and operated accordingly.Important• respect the rights to women on farm and ensure that any work assigned towomen is properly remunerated and recognized as for men. UrgentFor raw and packaging materials (of agriculturalorigin) origin is defined as the location of theprimary production or harvest of the materials,i.e. forest, land or sea. For services, it is the entityexecuting the creation or the physical delivery ofthe services contracted by Nestlé (cf. outsourcingbetween agencies)."
        • Commitment to remediation
          Yes
          1/1
          Commitment to remediation
          Yes
          0.5/1
          What does the commitment cover?: Social harm; Environmental harm
          "Through initiatives and sessions, we work with NGOs, rights holders and others to further develop our policies and procedures and improve our performance on the ground. As such, we are committed to engaging with stakeholders who are or could be affected by our business activities, including local communities. In addition to our own internal and external grievance mechanisms (Integrity Reporting System and Tell Us), we collaborate with business partners as well as local NGOs and authorities to improve access to remedy in our upstream supply chain, including the development of third-party non-judicial mechanisms such as worker helplines."
        • Commitment to test Free, Prior and Informed Consent
          Yes, the company commits to test for FPIC prior to acquiring new interests, developments, or expansions
          2/3
          Commitment to test Free, Prior and Informed Consent
          Yes, the company commits to test for FPIC prior to acquiring new interests, developments, or expansions
          2/3
          How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: Tier 1
          "Respect for human rights is non-negotiable across our supply chains. We are dedicated to upholding these rights for everyone who works for and with us. Our Responsible Sourcing Standard includes requirements related to the respect of human rights, including labor rights, land rights and Indigenous rights. Respect for community land rights is important to address deforestation risks. As such, we require our suppliers to demonstrate a legal entitlement to the use of land, with official documents stating the physical farm boundaries as well as to ensure that agricultural and forestry developments and activities on local peoples’ land are subject to the free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) of the affected local communities, including indigenous peoples, with or without governmental consent for expansion. Compliance with these requirements are assessed through the farm assessments conducted by our partners. Where gaps are identified, we work with suppliers to develop and implement action plans to close these gaps. We are also piloting a forest-risk mapping exercise that will embed risks related to local and indigenous communities."
        • Commitment to respect customary rights to land, resources, and territory
          Yes
          3/3
          Commitment to respect customary rights to land, resources, and territory
          Yes
          3/3
          "Including specific commitments on land, natural resources and human rights in our Responsible Sourcing Guideline for high risk commodities, including provisions by suppliers to ensure that: – They have a zero tolerance for land grabs. – They engage with and seek the support of those who could be affected by investment decisions prior to decisions being taken and respond to their contributions. They take into account existing power imbalances and ensuring active, free, effective, meaningful and informed participation of affected individuals and groups. – They seek free, prior, and informed consent with regard to the rights of Indigenous Peoples. • Working with suppliers to implement actions to improve land rights wherever gaps are identified. • Including respect for land rights in our due diligence review in relation to acquisitions and joint ventures that involve land acquisition."
        • Zero-tolerance approach to violence and threats
          No
          0/3
      • Implementation and Reporting
        39/56
        • Reporting proportion of compliant volumes
          0/0
        • Reporting is independently verified
          Yes, using a third-party verification scheme or certification scheme
          2/2
          Reporting is independently verified
          Yes, using a third-party verification scheme or certification scheme
          2/2
          Which processes or groups does the company use for third party verification?: Certification, Airbus, Starling

          What methods are used for verification?: Certification, Airbus, Starling

          For what percent of the company's supply volume is third-party verification of performance relative to commitments conducted?: 100%

          Is the performance of compliance of some suppliers, sources, or origins not verified, and if so why not?: NA

          What percent of the company's supply volume is verified using company verification systems?: 70%

          Which tools, approaches, third-party verification, including certification, schemes are used?: Certification, Airbus, Starling
          "Our approach to sustainable palm oil is based on the use of a combination of tools, including supply chain mapping, RSPO certification, satellite monitoring using Airbus’ Starling technology and on-the-ground verification and engagement to drive transformation. We believe RSPO has a role to play in driving industry change towards sustainable palm oil. Note that this is linked both to our full Responsible Sourcing agenda, including our no deforestation commitment as well as our Responsible Sourced commitment."
        • Suppliers aligned with deforestation commitments across supply chain
          No
          0/3
        • Deforestation cut off date
          Yes, for all sourcing regions/operations
          2/2
          Deforestation cut off date
          Yes, for all sourcing regions/operations
          2/2
          What cut-off date is specified?: 2015
          "Our category-specific requirements for palm oil require our suppliers to source oil from origins that: - Are not areas cleared of natural forest after December 31, 2015"
        • Collaborative actions
          Yes
          2/2
          Collaborative actions
          Yes
          2/2
          What initiatives does the company participate in?: TFA, RSPO, HCSA Working Group, national sustainable palm oil roundtables, the Palm Oil Collaboration Group, the Palm Oil Transparency Coalition; RADD + consortium

          What is the nature of that participation?: Attending & contributing to meetings; Providing support/ advice/ experience/ expertise; Providing financial support
          "We are the Consumer Goods Manufacturer representative of the RSPO Assurance Standing Committee as its, and actively participated in the various consultation processes around RSPO’s Smallholder Standard and Shared Responsibility principles. We're also participating in projects to help smallholder get RSPO Certification. For example in Chiapas and Tabasco Mexico, the Mexico Palm Oil Holistic Program is a collaborative effort from Nestlé, Pepsico, Oleopalma, RSPO, Proforest, and Femexpalma to support the sustainable development of the Mexican palm oil sector and to help smallholder farmers to get RSPO certification [...] To address the key challenges in our supply palm oil supply chains and be able to achieve our no deforestation commitment, we cannot work alone, and therefore we continue to increase our collaboration with multi-stakeholder initiatives to achieve lasting change. This includes the Tropical Forest Alliance, RSPO, HCSA Working Group, national sustainable palm oil roundtables, the Palm Oil Collaboration Group, the Palm Oil Transparency Coalition, RADD+ consortium. Nestlé joined the HCSA Steering Group in October 2018 with the ambition to help make the HCS Approach, which is a core part of the Nestlé Responsible Sourcing Standard, the norm in tropical forest conservation. In 2020, we continued to fund several initiatives to advance this ambition. For example, following the launch of our 2019 landscape-scale HCSA trials with Earthworm Foundation over a 240,000-hectare landscape, we initiated further efforts to apply HCSA at scale"
        • Jurisdictional approach focused on sustainable land use
          Yes
          2/2
          Jurisdictional approach focused on sustainable land use
          Yes
          2/2
          What methodology was used to identify the jurisdictions of focus?: Unclear

          Does the company report on the type of engagement they are conducting in the context of the jurisdictional approach (e.g. disbursed financial support, in-kind support, capacity, preferential sourcing)?: Capacity and preferential sourcing

          How is the company engaged within the jurisdictional approach?: Collaborate with Earthworm to support landscape initiative

          How many jurisdictional approaches focused on land use is the company currently involved in?: 1

          What percentage of the company's non-DCF supply chain are sourced from the landscape where the jurisdictional approach is adopted?: NA

          What are the names, locations, timelines and other partners involved in the jurisdictional approaches?: Aceh Tamiang
          "To take just two examples: in Indonesia we work alongside the Earthworm Foundation and several other companies to support landscape initiatives such as in Aceh Tamiang, where multi-stakeholder sustainable land use planning and support for local communities are being used to help end deforestation. "
        • Risk assessments for forest risk
          Yes
          2/2
          Risk assessments for forest risk
          Yes
          2/2
          How frequently are assessments conducted?: Unspecified

          For what percentage of material produced or sourced by the company has forest risk been assessed?: 100%
          "The agile assessment toolkit informs the tools we deploy to address deforestation risks with suppliers and stakeholders, providing fact-based evidence to drive real change on the ground."[...]"Volumes have been assessed through on-the-ground assessments, such as HCSA and HCV assessments, by our partners and/or through certification such as RTRS and Proterra (soy), FSC and PEFC (paper), and RSPO (palm oil)."[...]"Satellite monitoring: Monitor deforestation risks in our supply chains in real time"[...]"Using a variety of desk-based sources and tools, Nestlé works with partners to assess the level of deforestation risk in a region. Publicly available data and literature, supplier questionnaires, information from satellite monitoring and tools like Maplecroft help to differentiate high-risk from low-risk regions and prioritize suppliers for on-the ground assessments."
        • Operations assessed to comply with law
          Yes
          2/2
          Operations assessed to comply with law
          Yes
          2/2
          "Requirements for our suppliers: Respect the Nestlé Responsible Sourcing Standard: Comply with local laws and regulations [...] We work together with our direct suppliers to continuously improve the sustainability practices of our upstream supply chain, all the way up to smallholder farmers. We also work with partners to conduct supplier assessments and identify gaps. This informs the development of action plans with defined milestones and deadlines to act upon risks and identified opportunities for improvement."
        • Accessible grievance mechanism
          Yes, publicly accessible grievance mechanism
          2/4
          Accessible grievance mechanism
          Yes, publicly accessible grievance mechanism
          2/4
          What is the nature of the grievance mechanism used by the company?: Own mechanism

          Which issues does the grievance mechanism cover?: Social; Environmental
          "We encourage you to 'Speak Up' if you become aware of incidents of harassment or discrimination, abuse of power, mobbing/bullying, fraud, corruption, conflict of interest, or any other behaviors contrary to our Corporate Business Principles, Code of Business Conduct or our values rooted in respect. We will do what is necessary to ensure our Company is managed in line with our ethical commitments and you can help us achieve this goal."[...]"Hence, 'Speak Up', our non-compliance reporting system, provides all Nestlé employees and all other external stakeholders with a dedicated communication channel for reporting non-compliance concerns."
        • Report volumes of commodity sourced/used
          Reporting total volume
          3/3
          Report volumes of commodity sourced/used
          Reporting total volume
          3/3
          What is the non-DCF commodity volume sourced from known production areas, and proportion of total supply chain volume this represents?: NA

          Reporting certified/compliant volume: 271631.4 Metric Tonnes

          Reporting non-certified/non-compliant volume: 181087.6 Metric tonnes

          Total volume: 452719.0 Metric Tonnes

          What product types/sectors is this in?: Food
          Nestle reports in their 2020 RSPO ACOP report their total volume of palm oil and the volume that was certified and non-certified.
        • Monitor compliance for labour rights and FPIC
          Yes, and publishes evidence of actions taken to implement its commitment on labour rights in the production or primary processing operations that it owns, manages or otherwise controls or its supply chains
          3/5
          Monitor compliance for labour rights and FPIC
          Yes, and publishes evidence of actions taken to implement its commitment on labour rights in the production or primary processing operations that it owns, manages or otherwise controls or its supply chains
          2.5/5
          What is the status of those FPIC processes?: NA

          What percentage/number of new interests, developments, or expansions has the company used FPIC to secure consent of indigenous peoples/local communities?: NA

          What steps has the company taken to implement their labour rights commitment?: verité, a Program Assurance Framework
          "Building on ten years of experience in addressing labor rights challenges in the palm oil sector, we developed, together with our partner Verité, a Program Assurance Framework to increase the reach and impact of our labor rights work. This builds on the Verité Palm Oil Producers’ Toolkit on Labor Rights, which we have supported."
        • Monitor compliance for zero tolerance approach and customary rights
          No
          0/5
        • Downstream: Reporting suppliers
          Yes, report direct suppliers; Yes, report indirect suppliers
          4/4
          Downstream: Reporting suppliers
          Yes, report direct suppliers; Yes, report indirect suppliers
          4/4
          What is the volume of each forest risk commodity that the company sourced in the previous year from each national or subnational location?: 0%

          For what percent is no location data disclosed?: 0%

          For what percent are boundaries disclosed?: 0%

          For what percent of smallholder suppliers is location disclosed?: 0%

          For what percent of suppliers' production areas are point locations disclosed?: 0%

          From what country(ies) does the company source material?: Indonesia, Malaysia, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Cambodia, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Ecuador, Peru, Cameroon, Nigeria, Cote D'Ivoire

          From what sub-national jurisdiction(s) does the company source material?: NA

          What type of location data (boundary, point, etc.) is provided for smallholder farms?: 0%

          Does the company disclose location of suppliers' production areas or primary processing sites?: No
          Nestle provides a list of direct and indirect tier 1 suppliers with the mill company name, mill name and country. "The mills association with Tier 1 suppliers does not indicate ownership of the mills by that Tier 1 supplier. The mill owner is indicated by the “Mill Company Name”. The Tier 1 supplier relationship to the mill is through direct or indirect sourcing, except in the cases where the Mill Company Name is the same as the Supplier name"
        • Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
          Yes, for its suppliers; Also for its suppliers production or primary processing operations in its supply chains
          3/4
          Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
          Yes, for its suppliers; Also for its suppliers production or primary processing operations in its supply chains
          3/4
          What percentage of the company's supply chain volume does that represent?: 100%

          How is compliance monitored?: Internal monitoring and verification systems

          How frequently is compliance assessed?: Constant monitoring

          For what percent of suppliers does the company directly monitor compliance of production or processing operations?: 100%

          For what percentage of the commodity sourced by the company is deforestation/conversion monitored at the farm level on production units known to be in the company's supply chain?: NA

          For what percentage of suppliers does the company use/rely on external mechanisms to monitor compliance?: 100%
          "We partnered with Airbus and Earthworm Foundation to implement Starling, a satellite-based service to monitor 100% of our global palm oil supply chains. Starling provides highly detailed optical and radar images of land across huge areas. We monitor over 8 000 farm boundaries, as well as the area surrounding more than 1 700 mills, to determine whether origins are verifiably deforestation-free and whether further supplier engagement and investigation are needed. Using data gathered through Starling, we have created a palm oil transparency dashboard to update stakeholders on our progress in achieving deforestation-free palm oil, and to share our learnings."
        • Downstream: Reporting hectares of deforestation
          Yes, for all sourcing
          4/4
          Downstream: Reporting hectares of deforestation
          Yes, for all sourcing
          4/4
          How much of this is in protected areas, primary forests, intact forest landscapes, and/or peatlands?: NA

          What are the method(s) and data source(s) used to monitor and assess deforestation/conversion?: Satellite monitoring of the area within 50km of Nestle supplier mills.

          Does the dowsntream company report the attributed deforestation or ecosystem conversion by sourcing area?: Yes

          How many hectares/km/m?: 435,000 hectares

          If a reference date was used by the company, what was the reference date?: 2016-2021

          Over what timeframe was this information reported? e.g. one year, five years, since the cut-off date, other: 5 year

          What are the method(s) and data source(s) used for calculating attributed deforestation/conversion?: Satellite Monitoring
          "Deforestation linked to the expansion of palm oil production continues to be a reality. In 2021, there were almost 97,000 Starling alerts globally for deforestation within 50km of the mills we source from – representing 435,000 hectares of forest loss. Note that an alert does mean that deforestation occurred within our supply chain or was linked to palm oil. This is why we engage with our direct suppliers to investigate."
        • Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
          Engage with suppliers with a time-bound threat of exclusion
          2/2
          Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
          Engage with suppliers with a time-bound threat of exclusion
          2/2
          Does the company work with the non-compliant supplier to develop an implementation plan to remedy associated harms or non-compliance?: Yes

          Does the company engage non-compliant indirect suppliers in order to address and remedy non-compliance?: No

          Does the company commit to engage with rightsholders, Indigenous peoples and local communities when developing the implementation plan?: No

          What type of support does the company offer to its suppliers to help them achieve compliance with commitments?: na

          What criteria does the policy specify for blacklisting or exclusion?: na
          " If a mill / plantation in our supply chain is found to be connected to deforestation, we suspend it and start engaging them as well as our direct supplier. The mill/plantation will re-enter our supply chain only if it has stopped deforesting, placed a moratorium on clearance, developed and implemented an NDPE policy and plan, and developed a remediation plan. If no action is taken it will remain excluded from our supply chain. 14 upstream supply chain companies were removed from our palm oil supply chain since 2018. This is publicly disclosed on our website and the list was updated in 2020."
        • Downstream: Disclosure of non-compliant suppliers
          Yes, excluded
          1/2
          Downstream: Disclosure of non-compliant suppliers
          Yes, excluded
          1/2
          How many noncompliant producers or suppliers are engaged through improvement plans or other processes, and what percentage of the company's supply chain volume does that represent?: Unclear

          Does the company have a list of blacklisted or otherwise excluded suppliers or producers?: Yes
          "14 upstream supply chain companies were removed from our palm oil supply chain since 2018. This is publicly disclosed on our website and the list was updated in 2020." [...] "Upstream supply chain companies we no longer work with: DTK Opport- unity, Korindo Group, Indonusa, PACIFIC INTER-LINK (HSA), PTT Green Plc, Salim Group/Indofood, Noble, Posco Daewoo, Cilandri Anky Abadi, PT. Indo Sawit Perkasa, PT. Kallista Alam, PT. Laot Bangkok, PT. Surya Panen Subur, Samling "
    • Pulp & Paper
      53/90
      • Commitment Strength
        13/17
        • Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
          8/9.5
          • Commitment details
            Zero-gross conversion
            6/6
            Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
            Zero-gross conversion
            6/6
            Which certification schemes are used?: FSC; PEFC

            What paper/pulp product does their commitment apply to?: Paper products; Pulp; Packaging

            Does the company have a commitment to the protection of other specific named ecosystems?: HCS; Peat

            When was this commitment set?: 2010
            ""We aim to achieve 100 percent deforestation-free meat, palm oil, pulp and paper, soya and sugar primary supply chain by 2022. These commodities are considered to have the highest impact on deforestation and conversion of natural ecosystems. " [...] "Our specific sourcing requirements for pulp and paper include: Protection of High Carbon Stock Approach (HCSA) forests . Protection of high-conservation-value siteS . No development on peat, regardless of depth" [...] "Pulp and paper volumes are considered responsibly sourced when they meet one of the following criteria: [...] b. Have been certified by Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) or Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)." [...] "We do not map and assess upstream supply for recycled material in the same way as virgin pulp and paper. Recycled material is not considered as adding to deforestation"
          • Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
            No
            0/2
            Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
            No
            0/2
            If no, what is excluded?: Segment

            What is the rationale for any exclusions?: Recycled material is not considered as adding to deforestation

            What subsidiaries are explicitly included?: na

            What subsidiaries are explicitly excluded?: na
            "We aim to achieve 100 percent deforestation-free meat, palm oil, pulp and paper, soya and sugar primary supply chain by 2022. These commodities are considered to have the highest impact on deforestation and conversion of natural ecosystems. " [...] "Our specific sourcing requirements for pulp and paper include: Protection of High Carbon Stock Approach (HCSA) forests . Protection of high-conservation-value siteS . No development on peat, regardless of depth" [...] "Pulp and paper volumes are considered responsibly sourced when they meet one of the following criteria: [...] b. Have been certified by Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) or Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)." [...] "We do not map and assess upstream supply for recycled material in the same way as virgin pulp and paper. Recycled material is not considered as adding to deforestation"
          • Target date
            2022
            1/1
            Target date
            2022
            1/1
            What actions or steps are identified for time-bound implementation?: assessments and supply chain collaboration
            ""We aim to achieve 100 percent deforestation-free meat, palm oil, pulp and paper, soya and sugar primary supply chain by 2022. These commodities are considered to have the highest impact on deforestation and conversion of natural ecosystems. " [...] "Our specific sourcing requirements for pulp and paper include: Protection of High Carbon Stock Approach (HCSA) forests . Protection of high-conservation-value siteS . No development on peat, regardless of depth" [...] "Pulp and paper volumes are considered responsibly sourced when they meet one of the following criteria: [...] b. Have been certified by Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) or Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)."
          • Interim target date
            NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
            0.5/0.5
            Interim target date
            NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
            0.5/0.5
            What date is given for the interim milestone?: 2020
            "We aim to achieve 100 percent deforestation-free meat, palm oil, pulp and paper, soya and sugar primary supply chain by 2022. These commodities are considered to have the highest impact on deforestation and conversion of natural ecosystems. " [...] "Our specific sourcing requirements for pulp and paper include: Protection of High Carbon Stock Approach (HCSA) forests . Protection of high-conservation-value siteS . No development on peat, regardless of depth" [...] "Pulp and paper volumes are considered responsibly sourced when they meet one of the following criteria: [...] b. Have been certified by Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) or Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)." [...] "We do not map and assess upstream supply for recycled material in the same way as virgin pulp and paper. Recycled material is not considered as adding to deforestation"
        • Commitment to a traceable supply chain
          6/7.5
          • Commitment details
            Traces to Point of production
            4/4
            Commitment to a traceable supply chain
            Traces to Point of production
            4/4
            When was this commitment set?: 2010
            "Nestlé’s commitment to responsible pulp & paper, focusing first on virgin fibre, involves two steps: 1) Achieving traceability of the supply chain all the way back to the fibre source.[...]"Ensuring transparency for sustainably sourced pulp & paper Since 2018, we have published a list of our direct suppliers and related pulp mills in our upstream supply chain. Doing so helps to hold our suppliers (and ourselves) accountable while driving industry-wide transparency and allows us focus on supplier progress and tackling the most relevant supply chain challenges. "[...]"Traceability is crucial for implementing our no deforestation commitment. We use this information to assess our exposure to deforestation risks and to monitor our suppliers on deforestation risks. Target: Our target was 95% traceability of virgin pulp and paper to country of harvest by end of 2020"[...]"We work closely with suppliers to create a full picture of their supply chains and sourcing locations[...]We do not map and assess upstream supply for recycled material in the same way as virgin pulp and paper. Recycled material is not considered as adding to deforestation."
          • Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
            No
            0/2
            Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
            No
            0/2
            What subsidiaries are explicitly excluded?: Recycled Product

            If no, what is excluded?: Segment

            What is the rationale for any exclusions?: NA

            What percentage of commodity production/sourcing is excluded?: NA

            What subsidiaries are explicitly included?: NA
            "Nestlé’s commitment to responsible pulp & paper, focusing first on virgin fibre, involves two steps: 1) Achieving traceability of the supply chain all the way back to the fibre source.[...]"Ensuring transparency for sustainably sourced pulp & paper Since 2018, we have published a list of our direct suppliers and related pulp mills in our upstream supply chain. Doing so helps to hold our suppliers (and ourselves) accountable while driving industry-wide transparency and allows us focus on supplier progress and tackling the most relevant supply chain challenges. "[...]"Traceability is crucial for implementing our no deforestation commitment. We use this information to assess our exposure to deforestation risks and to monitor our suppliers on deforestation risks. Target: Our target was 95% traceability of virgin pulp and paper to country of harvest by end of 2020"[...]"We work closely with suppliers to create a full picture of their supply chains and sourcing locations[...]We do not map and assess upstream supply for recycled material in the same way as virgin pulp and paper. Recycled material is not considered as adding to deforestation."
          • Target date
            Current/achieved
            1/1
            Target date
            Current/achieved
            1/1
            What actions or steps are identified for time-bound implementation?: Monitor origin of pulp/paper via supplier traceability declaration documents to collect traceability data to country of harvest.
            "Traceability is crucial for implementing our no deforestation commitment. We use this information to assess our exposure to deforestation risks and to monitor our suppliers on deforestation risks. Target: Our target was 95% traceability of virgin pulp and paper to country of harvest by end of 2020"[...]"Target (%) 95 % of target achieved 100"
          • Interim target date
            NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
            0.5/0.5
            Interim target date
            NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
            0.5/0.5
            What date is given for the interim milestone?: NA
            "Traceability is crucial for implementing our no deforestation commitment. We use this information to assess our exposure to deforestation risks and to monitor our suppliers on deforestation risks. Target: Our target was 95% traceability of virgin pulp and paper to country of harvest by end of 2020"[...]"Target (%) 95 % of target achieved 100"
      • Associated Human Rights Abuses
        13/17
        • Labour rights in the supply chain
          Yes
          3/3
          Labour rights in the supply chain
          Yes
          3/3
          How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: Tier 1

          Details of commitment: ILO; UNGP; UN Declaration for HR; Discrimination; Forced labour; Child labour; Freedom of association

          Other workers' rights commitments: Only work legal working hours; Guaranteed safe and healthy workspaces; Free from abusive practices/undue disciplinary procedures
          "Nestlé's Responsible Sourcing Standards requires Tier 1 suppliers to observe the following standards: "Freedom from Forced, Bonded or Prison Labour [...] Freedom of Association, Collective Bargaining [...] no person shall be employed under the age of 15 or under the age for completion of compulsory education, whichever is higher [...] Recognition and promotion processes and practices are made based on worker performance, without discrimination on gender and with the aim to provide equal opportunities for women empowerment."[...] "The Supplier shall: Operate with dignity, respect and integrity regarding the treatment of its workers: • Any form of psychological, physical, sexual or verbal abuse, intimidation, or harassment is not tolerated."
        • Inclusion of small-scale farmers
          Yes
          2/2
          Inclusion of small-scale farmers
          Yes
          2/2
          What is the nature of that support?: Technical assistance/support; Education and training, Economic

          How many smallholders do they support, and what percentage does this represent in terms of their sourcing from smallholders?: 453
          "While smallholders are only a small proportion of our pulp and paper supply chain, in 2020 Nestle supported a project with pulp & paper smallholders through the Earthworm Foundation Rurality initiative. In this context, we engaged with smallholder acacia farmers supplying a chip mill in our pulp and paper supply chain in Bình Thuận Province, Vietnam. In 2018, Earthworm Foundation conducted an initial diagnostic exercise to understand the supply chain, conditions on the ground and opportunities to improve smallholder resilience. This identified challenges including poor-quality seedlings and agricultural practices leading to low productivity, lack of awareness of pest and disease control and health and safety, limited options for income diversification and declining soil fertility due to poor land management. To date, the project has achieved the following: - trained a total of 453 farmers through group and individual training on best management practices - supported farmers’ plant a total of 263,000 high quality seedlings (100ha), up from 44,000 in 2019, a five-fold increase in just one year - Based on research data from the Forest Science Institute of South Vietnam, Rurality expect farmers to increase yield by 10% at the time of harvest, increasing the proportion of the plantation that can be sold as saw logs, increasing gross profit by an estimated 20% - After trial in 2019, successful scale up was achieved in 2020: key part of planting design was to incorporate species that offer additional livelihood benefits for farmers. Following was achieved in 2020; 76 farmers planted 4,642 bamboo seedlings, 63 farmers planted 28,080 Trichanthera gigantea, 60 farmers planted 93,000 vetvier - Initiated an “animal pass-on” model using rabbits with the objective of enabling farmers to earn additional income using forage harvested from the Trichanthera and vetiver. The model was introduced in the last quarter of the year, and subsequently the first ‘rabbit pass-on’ will not happen until 2021. - In 2020, supported two additional livelihood activities including an eel raising model and a watermelon intercropping model. In 2021 more demonstrations will be organized. - Supported 88 farmers in restoration process of degraded waterways in Ham Tan District. Supported to plant 5,642 trees, 28,080 shrubs and 97,642 bamboo cuttings and vetiver slips. Will be scaled in 2021."
        • Gender equality in the supply chain
          Commitment to address the inclusion of women and ensure equality in commodity supply chains
          2/2
          Gender equality in the supply chain
          Commitment to address the inclusion of women and ensure equality in commodity supply chains
          2/2
          "The Supplier shall • Commit to providing equal employment opportunities and promotion and not discriminate in employment, including hiring, compensation, advancement, discipline, termination or retirement, or on the basis of gender [...] Respect of Gender and Woman Empowerment PrincipleFarmers shall• recognize the unique position and needs of women, and that women are oftenimpacted by working conditions differently than men, and that interventions willtherefore need to be designed and operated accordingly.Important• respect the rights to women on farm and ensure that any work assigned towomen is properly remunerated and recognized as for men. UrgentFor raw and packaging materials (of agriculturalorigin) origin is defined as the location of theprimary production or harvest of the materials,i.e. forest, land or sea. For services, it is the entityexecuting the creation or the physical delivery ofthe services contracted by Nestlé (cf. outsourcingbetween agencies)."
        • Commitment to remediation
          Yes
          1/1
          Commitment to remediation
          Yes
          0.5/1
          What does the commitment cover?: Social harm; Environmental harm
          "Through initiatives and sessions, we work with NGOs, rights holders and others to further develop our policies and procedures and improve our performance on the ground. As such, we are committed to engaging with stakeholders who are or could be affected by our business activities, including local communities. In addition to our own internal and external grievance mechanisms (Integrity Reporting System and Tell Us), we collaborate with business partners as well as local NGOs and authorities to improve access to remedy in our upstream supply chain, including the development of third-party non-judicial mechanisms such as worker helplines"
        • Commitment to test Free, Prior and Informed Consent
          Yes, the company commits to test for FPIC prior to acquiring new interests, developments, or expansions
          2/3
          Commitment to test Free, Prior and Informed Consent
          Yes, the company commits to test for FPIC prior to acquiring new interests, developments, or expansions
          2/3
          How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: All Tiers
          "The Standard sets forth requirements for upstream supply chain third parties, including Nestlé sourcing teams, through to first tier suppliers (and all affiliates), sub tier suppliers (intermediaries) and origin service providers, farms or sea based raw material production defined as origin [...] • Agricultural and forestry developments and activities on local peoples’ land are subject to the free, prior and informed consent [FPIC] of the affected local communities, including indigenous peoples, with or without governmental consent for expansion" [...] ""Social conflicts around land use and land rights are frequent in Brazil and throughout Latin America. We support Earthworm’s Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) training program, which aims to address expertise gaps in this field. The program, in conjunction with 3M, is establishing a set of practices in the private sector that protect community rights and prevent social conflicts by creating shared values between forestry companies and local communities, including indigenous peoples.We also have a five-year partnership with FSC Brazil and the Cooperative Program for Forest Certification within the Forestry Research Institute of the University of São Paulo. Through the partnership, we will promote and improve social management practices, including the development of FPIC training"
        • Commitment to respect customary rights to land, resources, and territory
          Yes
          3/3
          Commitment to respect customary rights to land, resources, and territory
          Yes
          3/3
          "Including specific commitments on land, natural resources and human rights in our Responsible Sourcing Guideline for high risk commodities, including provisions by suppliers to ensure that: – They have a zero tolerance for land grabs. – They engage with and seek the support of those who could be affected by investment decisions prior to decisions being taken and respond to their contributions. They take into account existing power imbalances and ensuring active, free, effective, meaningful and informed participation of affected individuals and groups. – They seek free, prior, and informed consent with regard to the rights of Indigenous Peoples. • Working with suppliers to implement actions to improve land rights wherever gaps are identified. • Including respect for land rights in our due diligence review in relation to acquisitions and joint ventures that involve land acquisition."
        • Zero-tolerance approach to violence and threats
          No
          0/3
      • Implementation and Reporting
        28/56
        • Reporting proportion of compliant volumes
          0/0
        • Reporting is independently verified
          Yes, using an internal verification system
          2/2
          Reporting is independently verified
          Yes, using an internal verification system
          2/2
          What percent of the company's supply volume is verified using company verification systems?: NA

          What methods are used for verification?: certification, ground assessments

          Is the performance of compliance of some suppliers, sources, or origins not verified, and if so why not?: "We do not map and assess upstream supply for recycled material in the same way as virgin pulp and paper. Recycled material is not considered as adding to deforestation"

          For what percent of the company's supply volume is third-party verification of performance relative to commitments conducted?: 100%

          Which tools, approaches, third-party verification, including certification, schemes are used?: Earthworm, FSC,

          Which processes or groups does the company use for third party verification?: Earthworm, FSC,
          "98 % (1 238 kilotonnes) of pulp and paper assessed as deforestation-free in 2021" [...] "Our volumes are considered deforestation free in the following cases: a. Classified as low risk of deforestation by relevant literature. b. Assessed through on-the-ground assessments (e.g. High Conservation Value/Habitat deforestation by partners (e.g. Earthworm Foundation). c. Certified by FSC or PEFC. d. Recycled or recovered fiber traceable to mill and assessed as low risk."
        • Suppliers aligned with deforestation commitments across supply chain
          Yes, encouraged
          0/3
          Suppliers aligned with deforestation commitments across supply chain
          Yes, encouraged
          0/3
          "Our no-deforestation commitments also motivate us to address forest degradation and the loss of key forest attributes, such as biodiversity and carbon storage. These can lead to fragmentation and, ultimately, deforestation.In practice, this means engaging supply chain partners to understand their operations and potential expansion plans. It also means collaborating to find a balance between production and protection. These efforts allow us to support healthy and productive forest landscapes in line with our Responsible Sourcing Standard, Net Zero Roadmap and Forest Positive strategy, which goes beyond tackling deforestation."
        • Deforestation cut off date
          Yes, for all sourcing regions/operations
          2/2
          Deforestation cut off date
          Yes, for all sourcing regions/operations
          2/2
          What cut-off date is specified?: 2015
          In the 2021 Forests CDP Report it states: Forest risk commodity Timber products Cutoff date: 2015
        • Collaborative actions
          Yes
          2/2
          Collaborative actions
          Yes
          2/2
          What is the nature of that participation?: Attending & contributing to meetings; Providing support/ advice/ experience/ expertise

          What initiatives does the company participate in?: CGF Forest Positive Coalition of Action
          "Nestlé plays an active role in the Forest Positive Coalition of Action and the related Commodity Working Groups for soy, pulp and paper, palm oil and beef."
        • Jurisdictional approach focused on sustainable land use
          No
          0/2
        • Risk assessments for forest risk
          Yes
          2/2
          Risk assessments for forest risk
          Yes
          2/2
          For what percentage of material produced or sourced by the company has forest risk been assessed?: 0% Unknown

          How frequently are assessments conducted?: Unknown
          We are also partnering with Airbus and Earthworm Foundation to use Starling to identify forest loss in our sourcing landscapes. It will also help us understand whether this is resulting in the deforestation and degradation of High Carbon Value (HCV) forests. Following the development of base maps, we undertook field missions in 2019 to gauge the accuracy of the data. We have since used this technology to analyze changes in forest cover across four key priority landscapes: Northwest Russia; South-eastern U.S.; British Columbia, Canada; and Sumatra, Indonesia. This increased visibility allows us to observe changes in real-time. The information has informed more targeted discussions with suppliers on forest cover change alerts and supported the development of forest-positive interventions and solutions with them and other stakeholders.We use Starling data from these four landscapes to map trends in forest biomass and carbon to support future resource use planning decisions. Our commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 will also push us to seek new innovations to inset emissions through restoration and conservation activities in these landscapes and other forest sources with our pulp and paper suppliers.
        • Operations assessed to comply with law
          Yes
          2/2
          Operations assessed to comply with law
          Yes
          2/2
          "Complying with forest regulations and/or mandatory standards is an integral part of our Responsible Sourcing Standard. The Standard is an integral part of all of our purchase orders and supply contracts and is shared with our suppliers, who we expect to follow its requirements, including compliance with forest regulations. To ensure legal compliance with forest regulations and/or mandatory standards, our implementation partners, like Proforest and Earthworm Foundation, start by carrying out a deskbased risk assessment of our sourcing regions and our suppliers based on supplier questionnaires, literature review and information from satellite monitoring tools. Supplier questionnaires include questions to assess compliance with local regulation. Following this desk-based risk assessment process, suppliers are identified for on-the-ground assessments based on volumes and risk profiles. Our on-the-ground assessments to verify no deforestation / no conversion are based on the HCS/HCV methodology. We also accept certifications like RTRS, FSC/PEFC and RSPO that integrate legal requirements into their standards, against which suppliers are audited for compliance. We are confident that all suppliers assessed as posing a non-compliance risk have been subject to legal compliance checks, either through certification or an on-the-ground assessment."
        • Accessible grievance mechanism
          Yes, publicly accessible grievance mechanism
          2/4
          Accessible grievance mechanism
          Yes, publicly accessible grievance mechanism
          2/4
          Which issues does the grievance mechanism cover?: Social; Environmental

          What is the nature of the grievance mechanism used by the company?: Own mechanism
          "We encourage you to 'Speak Up' if you become aware of incidents of harassment or discrimination, abuse of power, mobbing/bullying, fraud, corruption, conflict of interest, or any other behaviors contrary to our Corporate Business Principles, Code of Business Conduct or our values rooted in respect. We will do what is necessary to ensure our Company is managed in line with our ethical commitments and you can help us achieve this goal."[...]"Hence, 'Speak Up', our non-compliance reporting system, provides all Nestlé employees and all other external stakeholders with a dedicated communication channel for reporting non-compliance concerns."
        • Report volumes of commodity sourced/used
          Reporting partial volumes
          2/3
          Report volumes of commodity sourced/used
          Reporting partial volumes
          1.5/3
          Total volume: NA

          Reporting certified/compliant volume: 1238 kilotonnes

          What is the non-DCF commodity volume sourced from known production areas, and proportion of total supply chain volume this represents?: NA

          Reporting non-certified/non-compliant volume: 0% Unknown

          What product types/sectors is this in?: Packaging
          "In the CDP Forests 2021 report Nestle report having at least 229,819 metric tonnes of FSC and PEFC certified material. In the appendix to the 2020 sustainability report they report using 1154kilotons of pulp and paper. It is unclear what the total volume of compliant and non-compliant metric tonnes is as FSC/PEFC certification not the sole way of meeting the no-conversion commitment."[...]"98 %(1 238 kilotonnes) of pulp and paper assessed as deforestation-free in 2021"
        • Monitor compliance for labour rights and FPIC
          Yes, and publishes evidence of actions taken to implement its commitment on labour rights in the production or primary processing operations that it owns, manages or otherwise controls or its supply chains
          3/5
          Monitor compliance for labour rights and FPIC
          Yes, and publishes evidence of actions taken to implement its commitment on labour rights in the production or primary processing operations that it owns, manages or otherwise controls or its supply chains
          2.5/5
          What percentage/number of new interests, developments, or expansions has the company used FPIC to secure consent of indigenous peoples/local communities?: NA

          What is the status of those FPIC processes?: NA

          What steps has the company taken to implement their labour rights commitment?: internal programs to address non compliance
          "Upon Nestlé request, suppliers, including intermediaries and farms, shall make visible the internal program they have in place demonstrating continuous improvement or fulfilment against the Standard’s requirements or its equivalence"
        • Monitor compliance for zero tolerance approach and customary rights
          No
          0/5
        • Downstream: Reporting suppliers
          Yes, report direct suppliers; Yes, report indirect suppliers
          4/4
          Downstream: Reporting suppliers
          Yes, report direct suppliers; Yes, report indirect suppliers
          4/4
          From what sub-national jurisdiction(s) does the company source material?: NA

          For what percent is no location data disclosed?: 0%

          From what country(ies) does the company source material?: Brazil, Chile, USA, Austria, Finland, France, Latvia, Russia, Sweden

          What is the volume of each forest risk commodity that the company sourced in the previous year from each national or subnational location?: NA

          For what percent are boundaries disclosed?: 0%

          What type of location data (boundary, point, etc.) is provided for smallholder farms?: NA

          Does the company disclose location of suppliers' production areas or primary processing sites?: No

          For what percent of smallholder suppliers is location disclosed?: 0%

          For what percent of suppliers' production areas are point locations disclosed?: 0%
          "Since 2018, we have published a list of our direct suppliers and related pulp mills in our upstream supply chain. Doing so helps to hold our suppliers (and ourselves) accountable while driving industry-wide transparency and allows us focus on supplier progress and tackling the most relevant supply chain challenges. We have seen others following suit, which is encouraging; however, more effort is still needed within our sector." [...] "We source almost 85% of our pulp and paper from other countries. These are: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Ukraine, UK, Uruguay, USA. Among those our biggest sourcing country is USA with 55.30% of total sourcing volume, followed by Chile (7.88%), Sweden (5.50%) and Russia (3.54%) We know the % volume from the annual traceability exercise where our suppliers provide traceability data in combination with our procurement data. We receive country of origin information and, where possible, regional information from pulp & paper mills through traceability data sent to us by suppliers."
        • Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
          Yes, for its suppliers
          2/4
          Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
          Yes, for its suppliers
          2/4
          For what percentage of suppliers does the company use/rely on external mechanisms to monitor compliance?: 0% NA

          For what percent of suppliers does the company directly monitor compliance of production or processing operations?: na

          For what percentage of the commodity sourced by the company is deforestation/conversion monitored at the farm level on production units known to be in the company's supply chain?: NA

          How frequently is compliance assessed?: not specified

          What percentage of the company's supply chain volume does that represent?: 100%

          How is compliance monitored?: Certification; Internal monitoring and verification systems
          "We use a combination of tools to verify our no deforestation commitment, starting with supply chain mapping. Our volumes are considered deforestation free in the following cases: a. Classified as low risk of deforestation by relevant literature. b. Assessed through on-the-ground assessments (e.g. High Conservation Value/Habitat deforestation by partners (e.g. Earthworm Foundation). c. Certified by FSC or PEFC. d. Recycled or recovered fiber traceable to mill and assessed as low risk.
        • Downstream: Reporting hectares of deforestation
          No
          0/4
          Downstream: Reporting hectares of deforestation
          No
          0/4
          Does the dowsntream company report the attributed deforestation or ecosystem conversion by sourcing area?: No
        • Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
          Engage with suppliers with a time-bound threat of exclusion
          2/2
          Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
          Engage with suppliers with a time-bound threat of exclusion
          2/2
          Does the company engage non-compliant indirect suppliers in order to address and remedy non-compliance?: Yes

          Does the company commit to engage with rightsholders, Indigenous peoples and local communities when developing the implementation plan?: No

          Does the company work with the non-compliant supplier to develop an implementation plan to remedy associated harms or non-compliance?: No

          What type of support does the company offer to its suppliers to help them achieve compliance with commitments?: Carry out assessments, provide time-bound roadmaps

          What criteria does the policy specify for blacklisting or exclusion?: Failure to comply with the 'Responsible Sourcing Standard'
          "Addressing the social and environmental issues, including deforestation, in our agricultural supply chains, requires working closely with our direct suppliers, with whom we have a contractual relationship and who are contractually responsible for ensuring that their suppliers and contractors abide by our Responsible Sourcing Standard (RSS). We verify compliance with the Standard by all our direct suppliers through independent audits carried out by audit firms accredited by Nestlé. These audits follow the SMETA Best Practice Guidance. If non-compliance issues or gaps are found, a timebound action plan is developed and implemented by the supplier. The implementation of this plan will be later verified by the auditor. In case a supplier refuses to undergo an audit or to close gaps, we may terminate the business relationship. We also collaborate with them to ensure traceability of our raw materials to its origins. We work closely with suppliers to create a full picture of their supply chains and sourcing locations. We repeat this exercise every year, at every tier in the supply chain with the help of external partners and service providers. This information is then used to carry out farm assessments against our RSS with partner organizations, which may lead to the development of time-bound action plans to address the gaps and show progress year on year. In many cases, issues are identified that require long-term, tailored interventions to tackle their root causes for greater impact. This is where we engage directly with our suppliers and sites in our supply chain, including engagement time-bound roadmaps and support targeted transformation activities. These include: - Piloting SupplyShift to help us map our supply chain + collect and analyze data to guide and drive our supplier engagement and purchasing decisions to meet our commitments - Using Starling data to engage our suppliers operating in the Dvinsky region, an Intact Forest Landscape (IFL) in Russia. We initiated a Starling pilot with our supplier to monitor the voluntary moratorium area of the remaining IFL. This helped us to remain engaged, which is more critical than ever, given that there was a breach to the Dvina-Pinega Reserve moratium in 2019. We're working with our suppliers and others to ensure that it does not happen again. We pay premiums for responsibly sourced/ certified pulp & paper."
        • Downstream: Disclosure of non-compliant suppliers
          No disclosure
          0/2
          Downstream: Disclosure of non-compliant suppliers
          No disclosure
          0/2
          Does the company have a list of blacklisted or otherwise excluded suppliers or producers?: No
    • Soy
      59/90
      • Commitment Strength
        14/17
        • Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
          10/9.5
          • Commitment details
            Zero-gross conversion
            6/6
            Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
            Zero-gross conversion
            6/6
            Does the company commitment also explicitly apply to hidden/indirect soy?: Supply chain contains no indirect soy

            When was this commitment set?: 2020

            Which certification schemes are used?: RTRS
            ""Our definition of deforestation goes beyond local legal definitions and refers to non-conversion of HCS and HCV lands"[...]"We aim to achieve 100 percent deforestation-free meat, palm oil, pulp and paper, soya"[...]"As of December 2020, 90% of the soy we buy was assessed as deforestation-free. We will continue to work with smallholder farmers and large suppliers alike to be close to 100% deforestation-free by 2022."[...]"Priority regions are identified by considering volumes sourced and needs in Nestlé’s different focus areas. For natural capital the regions identified were the Brazilian Cerrado and the Argentinian Chaco biomes and India for livelihoods and responsible employment. - Engagement of priority suppliers to build capacity, improve policies, cascade implementation and demonstrate compliance. We source soya from numerous suppliers, so prioritization is key to driving change. Our priority suppliers are engaged in a continuous improvement program that involves awareness raising and capacity building, supply chain mapping, gap assessments, development of action plans and monitoring of progress."[...]"We use RTRS Regional Credits as a way to cover risk for both direct and indirect soy. Hence we cannot provide a % of our total volumes covered by these credits."
          • Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
            Yes
            2/2
            Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
            Yes
            2/2
            ""Our definition of deforestation goes beyond local legal definitions and refers to non-conversion of HCS and HCV lands"[...]"We aim to achieve 100 percent deforestation-free meat, palm oil, pulp and paper, soya"[...]"As of December 2020, 90% of the soy we buy was assessed as deforestation-free. We will continue to work with smallholder farmers and large suppliers alike to be close to 100% deforestation-free by 2022."[...]"Priority regions are identified by considering volumes sourced and needs in Nestlé’s different focus areas. For natural capital the regions identified were the Brazilian Cerrado and the Argentinian Chaco biomes and India for livelihoods and responsible employment. - Engagement of priority suppliers to build capacity, improve policies, cascade implementation and demonstrate compliance. We source soya from numerous suppliers, so prioritization is key to driving change. Our priority suppliers are engaged in a continuous improvement program that involves awareness raising and capacity building, supply chain mapping, gap assessments, development of action plans and monitoring of progress."[...]"We use RTRS Regional Credits as a way to cover risk for both direct and indirect soy. Hence we cannot provide a % of our total volumes covered by these credits."
          • Target date
            2022
            1/1
            Target date
            2022
            1/1
            What actions or steps are identified for time-bound implementation?: working will smallholder farms
            "As of December 2020, 90% of the soy we buy was assessed as deforestation-free. We will continue to work with smallholder farmers and large suppliers alike to be close to 100% deforestation-free by 2022.
          • Interim target date
            NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
            0.5/0.5
            Interim target date
            NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
            0.5/0.5
            What date is given for the interim milestone?: NA
            "As of December 2020, 90% of the soy we buy was assessed as deforestation-free. We will continue to work with smallholder farmers and large suppliers alike to be close to 100% deforestation-free by 2022.
        • Commitment to a traceable supply chain
          4/7.5
          • Commitment details
            Downstream company, traces to Processing Facility, checks compliance
            4/4
            Commitment to a traceable supply chain
            Downstream company, traces to Processing Facility, checks compliance
            4/4
            When was this commitment set?: 2010
            ""Target: We committed to achieving 80% traceability for soy by the end of 2020. Our traceability efforts have mainly focused on soybean, soybean meal and soybean protein products so far. We started mapping soybean oil and lecithin and will start reporting on this from 2022. [...] Traceability is the first step towards achieving our no deforestation commitments and helps inform the next steps. We combine traceability with a risk-based approach, meaning that in high-risk countries (Brazil and Argentina), we gather traceability information to the region (biome) of origin and in high-risk biomes (Amazon and Cerrado in Brazil and Chaco in Argentina), we then verify the municipalities of origin and if sourcing of conversion-free soy is ensured. [...] Our traceability efforts have focused on soybean meal so far and in 2020 we achieved 93% traceability for direct soy to crush site. We have started mapping our Soybean oil and Lecithin volumes, but these will remain out of the scope until 2022."
          • Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
            No
            0/2
            Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
            No
            0/2
            What subsidiaries are explicitly excluded?: NA

            What percentage of commodity production/sourcing is excluded?: NA

            If no, what is excluded?: Location

            What subsidiaries are explicitly included?: NA

            What is the rationale for any exclusions?: risk-based approach, meaning that in high-risk countries (Brazil and Argentina) are the focus. 75.6% of our sourcing of soy comes from USA, Canada, Russia, Italy and Serbia, out of 93% of soy that is currently traceable. These are considered low-risk locations for deforestation. We know the % volume from the annual traceability declarations that our suppliers provide in combination with our procurement data.
            "Traceability is the first step towards achieving our no deforestation commitments and helps inform the next steps. We combine traceability with a risk-based approach, meaning that in high-risk countries (Brazil and Argentina), we gather traceability information to the region (biome) of origin and in high-risk biomes (Amazon and Cerrado in Brazil and Chaco in Argentina), we then verify the municipalities of origin and if sourcing of conversion-free soy is ensured. [...] Our traceability efforts have focused on soybean meal so far and in 2020 we achieved 93% traceability for direct soy to crush site. We have started mapping our Soybean oil and Lecithin volumes, but these will remain out of the scope until 2022."
          • Target date
            Past target date, not updated or not achieved
            0/1
            Target date
            Past target date, not updated or not achieved
            0/1
            "Target: We committed to achieving 80% traceability for soy by the end of 2020. Our traceability efforts have mainly focused on soybean, soybean meal and soybean protein products so far. We started mapping soybean oil and lecithin and will start reporting on this from 2022."
          • Interim target date
            No
            0/0.5
      • Associated Human Rights Abuses
        13/17
        • Labour rights in the supply chain
          Yes
          3/3
          Labour rights in the supply chain
          Yes
          3/3
          How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: Tier 1

          Details of commitment: ILO; UNGP; UN Declaration for HR; Discrimination; Forced labour; Child labour; Freedom of association

          Other workers' rights commitments: Only work legal working hours; Guaranteed safe and healthy workspaces; Free from abusive practices/undue disciplinary procedures
          "Nestlé's Responsible Sourcing Standards requires Tier 1 suppliers to observe the following standards: "Freedom from Forced, Bonded or Prison Labour [...] Freedom of Association, Collective Bargaining [...] no person shall be employed under the age of 15 or under the age for completion of compulsory education, whichever is higher [...] Recognition and promotion processes and practices are made based on worker performance, without discrimination on gender and with the aim to provide equal opportunities for women empowerment."[...] "The Supplier shall: Operate with dignity, respect and integrity regarding the treatment of its workers: • Any form of psychological, physical, sexual or verbal abuse, intimidation, or harassment is not tolerated."
        • Inclusion of small-scale farmers
          Yes
          2/2
          Inclusion of small-scale farmers
          Yes
          2/2
          How many smallholders do they support, and what percentage does this represent in terms of their sourcing from smallholders?: Unknown

          What is the nature of that support?: Technical assistance/support; Education and training, Economic
          "The soy supply chain is mainly made of large soy farms, especially in the USA which is our biggest sourcing country (more than 50% of our sourcing) as well as in Brazil and Argentina. As such, we have not prioritized working directly with smallholders to address deforestation risks. Instead we have chosen to focus on specific geographies (Brazilian Cerrado and the Argentinian Chaco biomes) where deforestation and conversion of natural habitats is higher. We're doing so by engaging directly with our direct suppliers and through collaboration platforms such as the CGF Forest Positive working group, where engagement with soy traders coalition (SCF) is also ongoing."
        • Gender equality in the supply chain
          Commitment to address the inclusion of women and ensure equality in commodity supply chains
          2/2
          Gender equality in the supply chain
          Commitment to address the inclusion of women and ensure equality in commodity supply chains
          2/2
          "The Supplier shall • Commit to providing equal employment opportunities and promotion and not discriminate in employment, including hiring, compensation, advancement, discipline, termination or retirement, or on the basis of gender [...] Respect of Gender and Woman Empowerment PrincipleFarmers shall• recognize the unique position and needs of women, and that women are oftenimpacted by working conditions differently than men, and that interventions willtherefore need to be designed and operated accordingly.Important• respect the rights to women on farm and ensure that any work assigned towomen is properly remunerated and recognized as for men. UrgentFor raw and packaging materials (of agriculturalorigin) origin is defined as the location of theprimary production or harvest of the materials,i.e. forest, land or sea. For services, it is the entityexecuting the creation or the physical delivery ofthe services contracted by Nestlé (cf. outsourcingbetween agencies)."
        • Commitment to remediation
          Yes
          1/1
          Commitment to remediation
          Yes
          0.5/1
          What does the commitment cover?: Social harm; Environmental harm
          "Through initiatives and sessions, we work with NGOs, rights holders and others to further develop our policies and procedures and improve our performance on the ground. As such, we are committed to engaging with stakeholders who are or could be affected by our business activities, including local communities. In addition to our own internal and external grievance mechanisms (Integrity Reporting System and Tell Us), we collaborate with business partners as well as local NGOs and authorities to improve access to remedy in our upstream supply chain, including the development of third-party non-judicial mechanisms such as worker helplines"
        • Commitment to test Free, Prior and Informed Consent
          Yes, the company commits to test for FPIC prior to acquiring new interests, developments, or expansions
          2/3
          Commitment to test Free, Prior and Informed Consent
          Yes, the company commits to test for FPIC prior to acquiring new interests, developments, or expansions
          2/3
          How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: All tiers
          "The Standard sets forth requirements for upstream supply chain third parties, including Nestlé sourcing teams, through to first tier suppliers (and all affiliates), sub tier suppliers (intermediaries) and origin service providers, farms or sea based raw material production defined as origin"[...]"• Agricultural and forestry developments and activities on local peoples’ land are subject to the free, prior and informed consent [FPIC] of the affected local communities, including indigenous peoples, with or without governmental consent for expansion"
        • Commitment to respect customary rights to land, resources, and territory
          Yes
          3/3
          Commitment to respect customary rights to land, resources, and territory
          Yes
          3/3
          "Including specific commitments on land, natural resources and human rights in our Responsible Sourcing Guideline for high risk commodities, including provisions by suppliers to ensure that: – They have a zero tolerance for land grabs. – They engage with and seek the support of those who could be affected by investment decisions prior to decisions being taken and respond to their contributions. They take into account existing power imbalances and ensuring active, free, effective, meaningful and informed participation of affected individuals and groups. – They seek free, prior, and informed consent with regard to the rights of Indigenous Peoples. • Working with suppliers to implement actions to improve land rights wherever gaps are identified. • Including respect for land rights in our due diligence review in relation to acquisitions and joint ventures that involve land acquisition."
        • Zero-tolerance approach to violence and threats
          No
          0/3
      • Implementation and Reporting
        33/56
        • Reporting proportion of compliant volumes
          0/0
        • Reporting is independently verified
          No
          2/2
          Reporting is independently verified
          No
          2/2
          "Soya volumes are considered responsibly sourced when they meet one of the following criteria: a. Have been certified by Roundtable on Responsible Soy (RTRS), GLOBAL Proterra, and any standard benchmarked by FSA Silver level. b. Have been assessed as compliant with Nestlé Responsible Sourcing Standard by Proforest or Control Union. c. From low-risk countries in North America (Canada and USA) and Europe (including Russia). d. From origins where a Responsible Sourcing program is in place (including volumes covered with RTRS regional credits)."
        • Suppliers aligned with deforestation commitments across supply chain
          Yes, encouraged
          0/3
          Suppliers aligned with deforestation commitments across supply chain
          Yes, encouraged
          0/3
          "Beyond our supply chain, we foster collaboration between our programs and landscape initiatives in priority origins to create shared value for soya producers, in order to achieve: The decoupling of soya expansion from the conversion or destruction of natural habitats. The adoption of best practices in soya production"[...]"We understand that nurturing sustainable practices in complex supply chains, such as that for soya, poses challenges that no one company can solve alone. Our approach to sustainable sourcing includes actions within and beyond our supply chain, including engaging with suppliers and key stakeholders in the soya sector and its production landscapes."
        • Deforestation cut off date
          Yes, for all sourcing regions/operations
          2/2
          Deforestation cut off date
          Yes, for all sourcing regions/operations
          2/2
          What cut-off date is specified?: 2015
          "Nestlé made a no-deforestation commitment. Our Responsible Sourcing Standard is the tool that operationalizes our commitment. It sets forth requirements for upstream supply chain third parties, including our Procurement teams, through to first-tier suppliers (and affiliates), sub-tier suppliers and origin service providers, farms or sea-based raw material production defined as origin. Our no-deforestation commitment is global and includes: 1. Not expanding or producing on: • Areas converted from High Carbon Stock forests and habitat such as peatland, wetlands, savannas after 31st December 2015, as defined in the HCSA Toolkit."
        • Collaborative actions
          Yes
          2/2
          Collaborative actions
          Yes
          2/2
          What is the nature of that participation?: Attending & contributing to meetings; Providing support/ advice/ experience/ expertise

          What initiatives does the company participate in?: Consumer Goods Forum's Forest Positive Coalition ; Soy Working Group
          "As part of the Consumer Goods Forum's Forest Positive Coalition of Action Nestlé co-chairs the Soy Working Group and contributed to the development of the Soy Roadmap (pdf, 2.9Mb)"[...]"The Forest Positive Coalition was launched to leverage the collective action of its member companies to use their collective influence to drive and accelerate efforts to remove deforestation from not only their own commodity supply chains, but across their suppliers’ entire supply base."[...]"Building on the progress made by other initiatives in the soy sector, the Soy Working Group will focus on actions where members’ collaboration can add the most value towards a forest positive sector"
        • Jurisdictional approach focused on sustainable land use
          Yes
          2/2
          Jurisdictional approach focused on sustainable land use
          Yes
          2/2
          How many jurisdictional approaches focused on land use is the company currently involved in?: multiple

          How is the company engaged within the jurisdictional approach?: working with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) on its Regenerative Ranching & Agriculture (R2A) strategy across Latin America

          What percentage of the company's non-DCF supply chain are sourced from the landscape where the jurisdictional approach is adopted?: NA

          What methodology was used to identify the jurisdictions of focus?: Not specified

          Does the company report on the type of engagement they are conducting in the context of the jurisdictional approach (e.g. disbursed financial support, in-kind support, capacity, preferential sourcing)?: in-kind support, capacity

          What are the names, locations, timelines and other partners involved in the jurisdictional approaches?: Latin America, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Brazilian Cerrado
          "In 2020 we continued to work with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) on its Regenerative Ranching & Agriculture (R2A) strategy across Latin America to drive transformational change in food production while restoring natural systems. It brings together governments, companies and producers to implement science-based practices, methods and policies that drive regenerative agriculture, forest restoration and the protection of environmental resources and services at scale. In 2020, work included developing a systems approach for regenerative ranching and agriculture for the Brazilian Cerrado and fostering multi-stakeholder cooperation for regenerative practices in Argentina’s soy and beef sectors. Local Nestlé agricultural experts attended, and contributed to, workshops in Colombia and Brazil. Each workshop convened over 30 relevant stakeholders from different sectors to identify systems-level interventions. They generated ideas on agricultural norms, business models and public policy to facilitate the development of landscapes through sustainable interventions. Based on this, TNC created three-year workplans for the landscapes."
        • Risk assessments for forest risk
          Yes
          2/2
          Risk assessments for forest risk
          Yes
          2/2
          How frequently are assessments conducted?: Unspecified

          For what percentage of material produced or sourced by the company has forest risk been assessed?: 100%
          "The agile assessment toolkit informs the tools we deploy to address deforestation risks with suppliers and stakeholders, providing fact-based evidence to drive real change on the ground."[...]"Volumes have been assessed through on-the-ground assessments, such as HCSA and HCV assessments, by our partners and/or through certification such as RTRS and Proterra (soy), FSC and PEFC (paper), and RSPO (palm oil)."[...]"Satellite monitoring: Monitor deforestation risks in our supply chains in real time"[...]"Using a variety of desk-based sources and tools, Nestlé works with partners to assess the level of deforestation risk in a region. Publicly available data and literature, supplier questionnaires, information from satellite monitoring and tools like Maplecroft help to differentiate high-risk from low-risk regions and prioritize suppliers for on-the ground assessments."
        • Operations assessed to comply with law
          Yes
          2/2
          Operations assessed to comply with law
          Yes
          2/2
          "Complying with forest regulations and/or mandatory standards is an integral part of our Responsible Sourcing Standard. The Standard is an integral part of all of our purchase orders and supply contracts and is share with our suppliers and expect them to follow its requirements, including compliance with forest regulations. To ensure legal compliance with forest regulations and/or mandatory standards, our implementation partners, like Proforest and Earthworm Foundation, start by carrying out a deskbased risk assessment of our sourcing regions and our suppliers based on supplier questionnaires, literature review and information from satellite monitoring tools. Supplier questionnaires include questions related to compliance with local regulation. Following this desk-based risk assessment process, suppliers are identified based on volumes and risk profiles for on-the-ground assessments. Our on-the-ground assessments to verify no deforestation / no conversion are based on the HCS/HCV methodology. We also accept certification like RTRS, FSC/PEFC and RSPO that integrate legal requirements.We are confident that all suppliers assessed as posing a non-compliance risk have been subject to legal compliance checks, either through certification or an on-the-ground assessment"
        • Accessible grievance mechanism
          Yes, publicly accessible grievance mechanism
          2/4
          Accessible grievance mechanism
          Yes, publicly accessible grievance mechanism
          2/4
          What is the nature of the grievance mechanism used by the company?: Own mechanism

          Which issues does the grievance mechanism cover?: Social; Environmental
          "We encourage you to 'Speak Up' if you become aware of incidents of harassment or discrimination, abuse of power, mobbing/bullying, fraud, corruption, conflict of interest, or any other behaviors contrary to our Corporate Business Principles, Code of Business Conduct or our values rooted in respect. We will do what is necessary to ensure our Company is managed in line with our ethical commitments and you can help us achieve this goal."[...]"Hence, 'Speak Up', our non-compliance reporting system, provides all Nestlé employees and all other external stakeholders with a dedicated communication channel for reporting non-compliance concerns."
        • Report volumes of commodity sourced/used
          Reporting total volume
          3/3
          Report volumes of commodity sourced/used
          Reporting total volume
          3/3
          What product types/sectors is this in?: soybean meal

          Reporting non-certified/non-compliant volume: 39 kilotonnes

          Reporting certified/compliant volume: 521 kilotonnes

          What is the non-DCF commodity volume sourced from known production areas, and proportion of total supply chain volume this represents?: NA

          Total volume: 560 kilotonnes
          In their 2021 CDP Nestle report their full commodity production/consumption data for soy as 560 kilotonnes. 98% of this (521 kilotonnes) has been assessed as deforestation-free in 2021.
        • Monitor compliance for labour rights and FPIC
          Yes, and publishes evidence of actions taken to implement its commitment on labour rights in the production or primary processing operations that it owns, manages or otherwise controls or its supply chains
          3/5
          Monitor compliance for labour rights and FPIC
          Yes, and publishes evidence of actions taken to implement its commitment on labour rights in the production or primary processing operations that it owns, manages or otherwise controls or its supply chains
          2.5/5
          What percentage/number of new interests, developments, or expansions has the company used FPIC to secure consent of indigenous peoples/local communities?: NA

          What steps has the company taken to implement their labour rights commitment?: Internal audits

          What is the status of those FPIC processes?: NA
          "Upon Nestlé request, suppliers, including intermediaries and farms, shall make visible the internal program they have in place demonstrating continuous improvement or fulfilment against the Standard’s requirements or its equivalence"
        • Monitor compliance for zero tolerance approach and customary rights
          No
          0/5
        • Downstream: Reporting suppliers
          Yes, report direct suppliers; Yes, report indirect suppliers
          4/4
          Downstream: Reporting suppliers
          Yes, report direct suppliers; Yes, report indirect suppliers
          4/4
          For what percent of suppliers' production areas are point locations disclosed?: NA

          For what percent of smallholder suppliers is location disclosed?: 0%

          For what percent are boundaries disclosed?: NA

          What is the volume of each forest risk commodity that the company sourced in the previous year from each national or subnational location?: NA

          For what percent is no location data disclosed?: NA

          From what sub-national jurisdiction(s) does the company source material?: NA

          Does the company disclose location of suppliers' production areas or primary processing sites?: No

          What type of location data (boundary, point, etc.) is provided for smallholder farms?: NA

          From what country(ies) does the company source material?: Argentina Brazil Cambodia Canada India Nigeria Paraguay Russian Federation Serbia United States of America
          "To hold our suppliers and ourselves accountable and drive industry-wide transparency, we have published the list of our soya suppliers and their crush sites in our supply chain (pdf, 400Kb), along with their countries of origin. [...] Nestlé supply chain disclosure: soy - Snapshot: December 2019 Published: June 2020"
        • Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
          Yes, for its suppliers
          2/4
          Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
          Yes, for its suppliers
          2/4
          What percentage of the company's supply chain volume does that represent?: NA

          How is compliance monitored?: Internal monitoring and verification systems

          For what percentage of suppliers does the company use/rely on external mechanisms to monitor compliance?: 0%

          For what percentage of the commodity sourced by the company is deforestation/conversion monitored at the farm level on production units known to be in the company's supply chain?: NA

          For what percent of suppliers does the company directly monitor compliance of production or processing operations?: 100%

          How frequently is compliance assessed?: Unspecified
          "Addressing the social and environmental risks, including deforestation, in our agricultural supply chains, requires working closely with our 124 direct suppliers, with whom we have a contractual relationship and who are contractually obliged to ensure that their suppliers abide by our Responsible Sourcing Standard (RSS). We verify compliance with the Standard by all our direct suppliers through independent audits carried out by audit firms accredited by Nestlé. These audits follow the SMETA Best Practice Guidance. If non-compliance gaps are found, a time-bound action plan is developed and implemented by the supplier. Implementation is verified by the auditor. In case a supplier refuses to undergo an audit or to close gaps, we may terminate the business relationship. One of the key actions to continuously increase transparency within our own soya supply chain is engagement with suppliers to gradually map where the soya we source comes from. With Proforest, we developed an approach merging geographical risk analyses with the design of a scorecard for suppliers. For the spatial analysis, we focused on Brazil to develop risk maps at municipality scale, considering publicly available information about deforestation, protected areas, land and water conflicts, legal compliance and forced labor."
        • Downstream: Reporting hectares of deforestation
          No
          0/4
        • Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
          Suspend suppliers, engage to bring into compliance, and reintroduce to the supply chain
          2/2
          Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
          Suspend suppliers, engage to bring into compliance, and reintroduce to the supply chain
          2/2
          What type of support does the company offer to its suppliers to help them achieve compliance with commitments?: time-bound action plan

          What criteria does the policy specify for blacklisting or exclusion?: refusal to undergo audit or close gaps

          Does the company work with the non-compliant supplier to develop an implementation plan to remedy associated harms or non-compliance?: Yes

          Does the company commit to engage with rightsholders, Indigenous peoples and local communities when developing the implementation plan?: No

          Does the company engage non-compliant indirect suppliers in order to address and remedy non-compliance?: No
          "Addressing the social and environmental risks, including deforestation, in our agricultural supply chains, requires working closely with our 124 direct suppliers, with whom we have a contractual relationship and who are contractually obliged to ensure that their suppliers abide by our Responsible Sourcing Standard (RSS). We verify compliance with the Standard by all our direct suppliers through independent audits carried out by audit firms accredited by Nestlé. These audits follow the SMETA Best Practice Guidance. If non-compliance gaps are found, a time-bound action plan is developed and implemented by the supplier. Implementation is verified by the auditor. In case a supplier refuses to undergo an audit or to close gaps, we may terminate the business relationship. One of the key actions to continuously increase transparency within our own soya supply chain is engagement with suppliers to gradually map where the soya we source comes from"
        • Downstream: Disclosure of non-compliant suppliers
          No disclosure
          0/2
    • Beef *
      51/90
      • Commitment Strength
        15/17
        • Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
          10/9.5
          • Commitment details
            Zero-gross conversion
            6/6
            Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
            Zero-gross conversion
            6/6
            When was this commitment set?: 2010
            "Our definition of deforestation goes beyond local legal definitions and refers to non-conversion of HCS and HCV lands"[...]"We aim to achieve 100 percent deforestation-free meat, palm oil, pulp and paper, soya and sugar primary supply chain by 2022"[...]"As we deploy new tools, validate assessments, and take a more forward-looking approach, we are confident that our origins will be assessed deforestation-free by 2022 for palm oil, sugar, soy, meat and pulp and paper, and by 2025 for coffee and cocoa."
          • Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
            Yes
            2/2
            Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
            Yes
            2/2
            "Our definition of deforestation goes beyond local legal definitions and refers to non-conversion of HCS and HCV lands"[...]"We aim to achieve 100 percent deforestation-free meat, palm oil, pulp and paper, soya and sugar primary supply chain by 2022"[...]"As we deploy new tools, validate assessments, and take a more forward-looking approach, we are confident that our origins will be assessed deforestation-free by 2022 for palm oil, sugar, soy, meat and pulp and paper, and by 2025 for coffee and cocoa."
          • Target date
            2022
            1/1
            Target date
            2022
            1/1
            What actions or steps are identified for time-bound implementation?: NA
            "Our definition of deforestation goes beyond local legal definitions and refers to non-conversion of HCS and HCV lands"[...]"We aim to achieve 100 percent deforestation-free meat, palm oil, pulp and paper, soya and sugar primary supply chain by 2022"[...]"As we deploy new tools, validate assessments, and take a more forward-looking approach, we are confident that our origins will be assessed deforestation-free by 2022 for palm oil, sugar, soy, meat and pulp and paper, and by 2025 for coffee and cocoa."
          • Interim target date
            NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
            0.5/0.5
            Interim target date
            NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
            0.5/0.5
            What date is given for the interim milestone?: 2020
            "We aimed to achieve 100% deforestation-free supplies of palm oil, pulp and paper1 , soy, meat2 and sugar by 2020"[...]"Meat by-products as well as meats other than beef and pork are excluded from the scope of the commitment"
        • Commitment to a traceable supply chain
          6/7.5
          • Commitment details
            Traces to Point of production
            4/4
            Commitment to a traceable supply chain
            Traces to Point of production
            4/4
            When was this commitment set?: 2010

            Do they have a traceability commitment which goes back to the birth farm?: No
            Nestle state in their CDP report that they trace back to the Slaughterhouse for countries at high risk but that they do conduct farm level audits - "Traceability is key for implementing our no deforestation commitment. We use this information to assess origins at risk of deforestation and monitor our suppliers in these origins. Approach: We work closely with suppliers to create a full picture of their supply chains and sourcing locations. We repeat this exercise every year, at every tier in the supply chain with the help of external partners and service providers, such as SGS. Our global buyers based in Malaysia, Panama, and Switzerland track and monitor the origin of our meat via supplier Traceability Declaration Documents used to collect traceability data to country of harvest . Target: We committed to achieving 93% traceability for meat by the end of 2020 and actually achieved 96%, exceeding our target. We also started work with our partner Proforest to carry out the traceability of our meat by-products supply chain in 2019 and are just completing this exercise [...] As of end of December 2020, 98% of the meat we buy for our Food Business (excluding meat byproducts) was assessed as deforestation-free using traceability to no / low risk location and SGS audits"
          • Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
            No
            0/2
            Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
            No
            0/2
            What subsidiaries are explicitly included?: NA

            If no, what is excluded?: Product line

            What subsidiaries are explicitly excluded?: NA

            What percentage of commodity production/sourcing is excluded?: 0% unknown

            What is the rationale for any exclusions?: Meat by products are excluded as they are not classed as primary products of the meat supply chain

            If Other, specify: NA
            "We exclude meat by-products for the following reason: livestock are raised for their primary products (meat), not for the byproducts. If the primary product were not in demand, the animals would not be reared and the risk of deforestation would not exist. It is our position that deforestation should be attributed to the primary product, just as GHG footprint is mainly allocated to the primary product and by-product use is viewed as the beneficial consumption of what would otherwise be wasted."
          • Target date
            Current/achieved
            1/1
            Target date
            Current/achieved
            1/1
            What actions or steps are identified for time-bound implementation?: continuing traceability commitment
            Nestle state in their CDP report that they trace back to the Slaughterhouse for countries at high risk but that they do conduct farm level audits - "Traceability is key for implementing our no deforestation commitment. We use this information to assess origins at risk of deforestation and monitor our suppliers in these origins. Approach: We work closely with suppliers to create a full picture of their supply chains and sourcing locations. We repeat this exercise every year, at every tier in the supply chain with the help of external partners and service providers, such as SGS. Our global buyers based in Malaysia, Panama, and Switzerland track and monitor the origin of our meat via supplier Traceability Declaration Documents used to collect traceability data to country of harvest . Target: We committed to achieving 93% traceability for meat by the end of 2020 and actually achieved 96%, exceeding our target. We also started work with our partner Proforest to carry out the traceability of our meat by-products supply chain in 2019 and are just completing this exercise [...] As of end of December 2020, 98% of the meat we buy for our Food Business (excluding meat byproducts) was assessed as deforestation-free using traceability to no / low risk location and SGS audits"
          • Interim target date
            NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
            0.5/0.5
            Interim target date
            NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
            0.5/0.5
            What date is given for the interim milestone?: 2020
            Nestle state in their CDP report that they trace back to the Slaughterhouse for countries at high risk but that they do conduct farm level audits - "Traceability is key for implementing our no deforestation commitment. We use this information to assess origins at risk of deforestation and monitor our suppliers in these origins. Approach: We work closely with suppliers to create a full picture of their supply chains and sourcing locations. We repeat this exercise every year, at every tier in the supply chain with the help of external partners and service providers, such as SGS. Our global buyers based in Malaysia, Panama, and Switzerland track and monitor the origin of our meat via supplier Traceability Declaration Documents used to collect traceability data to country of harvest . Target: We committed to achieving 93% traceability for meat by the end of 2020 and actually achieved 96%, exceeding our target. We also started work with our partner Proforest to carry out the traceability of our meat by-products supply chain in 2019 and are just completing this exercise [...] As of end of December 2020, 98% of the meat we buy for our Food Business (excluding meat byproducts) was assessed as deforestation-free using traceability to no / low risk location and SGS audits"
      • Associated Human Rights Abuses
        11/17
        • Labour rights in the supply chain
          Yes
          3/3
          Labour rights in the supply chain
          Yes
          3/3
          Other workers' rights commitments: Only work legal working hours; Guaranteed safe and healthy workspaces; Free from abusive practices/undue disciplinary procedures

          Details of commitment: ILO; UNGP; UN Declaration for HR; Discrimination; Forced labour; Child labour; Freedom of association

          How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: Tier 1
          "Nestlé's Responsible Sourcing Standards requires Tier 1 suppliers to observe the following standards: "Freedom from Forced, Bonded or Prison Labour [...] Freedom of Association, Collective Bargaining [...] no person shall be employed under the age of 15 or under the age for completion of compulsory education, whichever is higher [...] Recognition and promotion processes and practices are made based on worker performance, without discrimination on gender and with the aim to provide equal opportunities for women empowerment."[...] "The Supplier shall: Operate with dignity, respect and integrity regarding the treatment of its workers: • Any form of psychological, physical, sexual or verbal abuse, intimidation, or harassment is not tolerated."
        • Inclusion of small-scale farmers
          No
          0/2
        • Gender equality in the supply chain
          Commitment to address the inclusion of women and ensure equality in commodity supply chains
          2/2
          Gender equality in the supply chain
          Commitment to address the inclusion of women and ensure equality in commodity supply chains
          2/2
          "The Supplier shall • Commit to providing equal employment opportunities and promotion and not discriminate in employment, including hiring, compensation, advancement, discipline, termination or retirement, or on the basis of gender [...] Respect of Gender and Woman Empowerment PrincipleFarmers shall• recognize the unique position and needs of women, and that women are oftenimpacted by working conditions differently than men, and that interventions willtherefore need to be designed and operated accordingly.Important• respect the rights to women on farm and ensure that any work assigned towomen is properly remunerated and recognized as for men. UrgentFor raw and packaging materials (of agriculturalorigin) origin is defined as the location of theprimary production or harvest of the materials,i.e. forest, land or sea. For services, it is the entityexecuting the creation or the physical delivery ofthe services contracted by Nestlé (cf. outsourcingbetween agencies)."
        • Commitment to remediation
          Yes
          1/1
          Commitment to remediation
          Yes
          0.5/1
          What does the commitment cover?: Social harm; Environmental harm
          "Through initiatives and sessions, we work with NGOs, rights holders and others to further develop our policies and procedures and improve our performance on the ground. As such, we are committed to engaging with stakeholders who are or could be affected by our business activities, including local communities. In addition to our own internal and external grievance mechanisms (Integrity Reporting System and Tell Us), we collaborate with business partners as well as local NGOs and authorities to improve access to remedy in our upstream supply chain, including the development of third-party non-judicial mechanisms such as worker helplines"
        • Commitment to test Free, Prior and Informed Consent
          Yes, the company commits to test for FPIC prior to acquiring new interests, developments, or expansions
          2/3
          Commitment to test Free, Prior and Informed Consent
          Yes, the company commits to test for FPIC prior to acquiring new interests, developments, or expansions
          2/3
          How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: all tiers
          "The Standard sets forth requirements for upstream supply chain third parties, including Nestlé sourcing teams, through to first tier suppliers (and all affiliates), sub tier suppliers (intermediaries) and origin service providers, farms or sea based raw material production defined as origin"[...]"• Agricultural and forestry developments and activities on local peoples’ land are subject to the free, prior and informed consent [FPIC] of the affected local communities, including indigenous peoples, with or without governmental consent for expansion"
        • Commitment to respect customary rights to land, resources, and territory
          Yes
          3/3
          Commitment to respect customary rights to land, resources, and territory
          Yes
          3/3
          "Including specific commitments on land, natural resources and human rights in our Responsible Sourcing Guideline for high risk commodities, including provisions by suppliers to ensure that: – They have a zero tolerance for land grabs. – They engage with and seek the support of those who could be affected by investment decisions prior to decisions being taken and respond to their contributions. They take into account existing power imbalances and ensuring active, free, effective, meaningful and informed participation of affected individuals and groups. – They seek free, prior, and informed consent with regard to the rights of Indigenous Peoples. • Working with suppliers to implement actions to improve land rights wherever gaps are identified. • Including respect for land rights in our due diligence review in relation to acquisitions and joint ventures that involve land acquisition."
        • Zero-tolerance approach to violence and threats
          No
          0/3
      • Implementation and Reporting
        26/56
        • Reporting proportion of compliant volumes
          0/0
        • Reporting is independently verified
          Yes, using a third-party verification scheme or certification scheme
          2/2
          Reporting is independently verified
          Yes, using a third-party verification scheme or certification scheme
          2/2
          What methods are used for verification?: SGS Audits

          Which processes or groups does the company use for third party verification?: SGS Audits

          For what percent of the company's supply volume is third-party verification of performance relative to commitments conducted?: NA

          What percent of the company's supply volume is verified using company verification systems?: NA

          Is the performance of compliance of some suppliers, sources, or origins not verified, and if so why not?: NA

          Which tools, approaches, third-party verification, including certification, schemes are used?: SGS Audits
          Nestle state in their CDP report that they trace back to the Slaughterhouse for countries at high risk but that they do conduct farm level audits - "Traceability is key for implementing our no deforestation commitment. We use this information to assess origins at risk of deforestation and monitor our suppliers in these origins. Approach: We work closely with suppliers to create a full picture of their supply chains and sourcing locations. We repeat this exercise every year, at every tier in the supply chain with the help of external partners and service providers, such as SGS. Our global buyers based in Malaysia, Panama, and Switzerland track and monitor the origin of our meat via supplier Traceability Declaration Documents used to collect traceability data to country of harvest . Target: We committed to achieving 93% traceability for meat by the end of 2020 and actually achieved 96%, exceeding our target. We also started work with our partner Proforest to carry out the traceability of our meat by-products supply chain in 2019 and are just completing this exercise [...] As of end of December 2020, 98% of the meat we buy for our Food Business (excluding meat byproducts) was assessed as deforestation-free using traceability to no / low risk location and SGS audits"
        • Suppliers aligned with deforestation commitments across supply chain
          No
          0/3
        • Deforestation cut off date
          Yes, for all sourcing regions/operations
          2/2
          Deforestation cut off date
          Yes, for all sourcing regions/operations
          2/2
          What cut-off date is specified?: 2015
          Stated in their CDP 2021 Forests Report - "Forest risk commodity Cattle products Cutoff date = 2015"
        • Collaborative actions
          Yes
          2/2
          Collaborative actions
          Yes
          2/2
          What is the nature of that participation?: Attending & contributing to meetings; Providing support/ advice/ experience/ expertise

          What initiatives does the company participate in?: Commodity Working Group for Forest Positive Coalition
          "CGF engages members to address key challenges facing the industry together. In 2020, the CGF launched the Forest Positive Coalition of Action, consisting of 20 member companies committed to moving efficiently and quickly towards a forest positive future. Nestlé plays an active role in the Forest Positive Coalition of Action and the related Commodity Working Groups for soy, pulp and paper, palm oil and beef."[...]
        • Jurisdictional approach focused on sustainable land use
          No
          0/2
        • Risk assessments for forest risk
          Yes
          2/2
          Risk assessments for forest risk
          Yes
          2/2
          How frequently are assessments conducted?: unspecified

          For what percentage of material produced or sourced by the company has forest risk been assessed?: 100%
          "The agile assessment toolkit informs the tools we deploy to address deforestation risks with suppliers and stakeholders, providing fact-based evidence to drive real change on the ground."[...]"Volumes have been assessed through on-the-ground assessments, such as HCSA and HCV assessments, by our partners and/or through certification such as RTRS and Proterra (soy), FSC and PEFC (paper), and RSPO (palm oil)."[...]"Satellite monitoring: Monitor deforestation risks in our supply chains in real time"[...]"Using a variety of desk-based sources and tools, Nestlé works with partners to assess the level of deforestation risk in a region. Publicly available data and literature, supplier questionnaires, information from satellite monitoring and tools like Maplecroft help to differentiate high-risk from low-risk regions and prioritize suppliers for on-the ground assessments."
        • Operations assessed to comply with law
          Yes
          2/2
          Operations assessed to comply with law
          Yes
          2/2
          "Complying with forest regulations and/or mandatory standards is an integral part of our Responsible Sourcing Standard. The Standard is an integral part of all of our purchase orders and supply contracts and is share with our suppliers and expect them to follow its requirements, including compliance with forest regulations. To ensure legal compliance with forest regulations and/or mandatory standards, our implementation partners, like Proforest and Earthworm Foundation, start by carrying out a deskbased risk assessment of our sourcing regions and our suppliers based on supplier questionnaires, literature review and information from satellite monitoring tools. Supplier questionnaires include questions related to compliance with local regulation. Following this desk-based risk assessment process, suppliers are identified based on volumes and risk profiles for on-the-ground assessments. Our on-the-ground assessments to verify no deforestation / no conversion are based on the HCS/HCV methodology. We also accept certification like RTRS, FSC/PEFC and RSPO that integrate legal requirements.We are confident that all suppliers assessed as posing a non-compliance risk have been subject to legal compliance checks, either through certification or an on-the-ground assessment"
        • Accessible grievance mechanism
          Yes, publicly accessible grievance mechanism
          2/4
          Accessible grievance mechanism
          Yes, publicly accessible grievance mechanism
          2/4
          What is the nature of the grievance mechanism used by the company?: Own mechanism

          Which issues does the grievance mechanism cover?: Social; Environmental
          "We encourage you to 'Speak Up' if you become aware of incidents of harassment or discrimination, abuse of power, mobbing/bullying, fraud, corruption, conflict of interest, or any other behaviors contrary to our Corporate Business Principles, Code of Business Conduct or our values rooted in respect. We will do what is necessary to ensure our Company is managed in line with our ethical commitments and you can help us achieve this goal."[...]"Hence, 'Speak Up', our non-compliance reporting system, provides all Nestlé employees and all other external stakeholders with a dedicated communication channel for reporting non-compliance concerns."
        • Report volumes of commodity sourced/used
          No reporting
          0/3
          Report volumes of commodity sourced/used
          No reporting
          0/3
        • Monitor compliance for labour rights and FPIC
          Yes, and publishes evidence of actions taken to implement its commitment on labour rights in the production or primary processing operations that it owns, manages or otherwise controls or its supply chains
          3/5
          Monitor compliance for labour rights and FPIC
          Yes, and publishes evidence of actions taken to implement its commitment on labour rights in the production or primary processing operations that it owns, manages or otherwise controls or its supply chains
          2.5/5
          What steps has the company taken to implement their labour rights commitment?: Internal audits

          What percentage/number of new interests, developments, or expansions has the company used FPIC to secure consent of indigenous peoples/local communities?: NA

          What is the status of those FPIC processes?: NA
          "Upon Nestlé request, suppliers, including intermediaries and farms, shall make visible the internal program they have in place demonstrating continuous improvement or fulfilment against the Standard’s requirements or its equivalence"
        • Monitor compliance for zero tolerance approach and customary rights
          No
          0/5
        • Downstream: Reporting suppliers
          Yes, report direct suppliers; Yes, report indirect suppliers
          4/4
          Downstream: Reporting suppliers
          Yes, report direct suppliers; Yes, report indirect suppliers
          4/4
          Does the company disclose location of suppliers' production areas or primary processing sites?: Yes

          For what percent are boundaries disclosed?: 0%

          For what percent of smallholder suppliers is location disclosed?: 0%

          What is the volume of each forest risk commodity that the company sourced in the previous year from each national or subnational location?: NA

          For what percent of suppliers' production areas are point locations disclosed?: 0%

          From what sub-national jurisdiction(s) does the company source material?: Puebla; Rio Grande do Sul; Jilin; Henan; Kansas, Terni, Mato Grosso do Sul, Cauca

          What type of location data (boundary, point, etc.) is provided for smallholder farms?: NA

          From what country(ies) does the company source material?: USA, Italy, Germany, Denmark, New Zealand, Brazil, Colombia, Austria, Poland, Finland, Brazil, Australia, Switzerland, Uruguay, Canada, Panama, Spain, Mexico, Ireland, Chile, Honduras, Argentina, China, Germany, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Turkey; France

          For what percent is no location data disclosed?: 0%
          In the document titled 'supply chain disclosure' Nestle disclose the slaughter facility name, location address and location country.
        • Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
          Yes, for its suppliers; Also for its suppliers production or primary processing operations in its supply chains
          3/4
          Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
          Yes, for its suppliers; Also for its suppliers production or primary processing operations in its supply chains
          3/4
          For what percentage of suppliers does the company use/rely on external mechanisms to monitor compliance?: 0% Unknown

          How frequently is compliance assessed?: Bi-annually

          What percentage of the company's supply chain volume does that represent?: 0% Unknown

          How is compliance monitored?: Internal monitoring and verification systems

          For what percentage of the commodity sourced by the company is deforestation/conversion monitored at the farm level on production units known to be in the company's supply chain?: 0% Unknown

          For what percent of suppliers does the company directly monitor compliance of production or processing operations?: 0% Unknown
          "We use a combination of tools to verify our no deforestation commitment, starting with supply chain mapping and followed by: - Deforestation Risk Index such as Maplecroft - Traceability to Low risk: Volumes that have been traced back to forests/farms/plantations through the use of partnerships with NGOs. Those locations are classified as no or low risk of deforestation by relevant literature. - Verified on the ground by SGS Audit"
        • Downstream: Reporting hectares of deforestation
          No
          0/4
        • Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
          Blacklist non-compliant suppliers without engagement
          1/2
          Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
          Blacklist non-compliant suppliers without engagement
          1/2
          Does the company commit to engage with rightsholders, Indigenous peoples and local communities when developing the implementation plan?: No

          What criteria does the policy specify for blacklisting or exclusion?: refusal to undergo audit or close gaps

          What type of support does the company offer to its suppliers to help them achieve compliance with commitments?: time-bound action plan

          Does the company engage non-compliant indirect suppliers in order to address and remedy non-compliance?: No

          Does the company work with the non-compliant supplier to develop an implementation plan to remedy associated harms or non-compliance?: Yes
          "Addressing the social and environmental risks, including deforestation, in our agricultural supply chains, requires working closely with our 161 direct suppliers, with whom we have a contractual relationship and who are contractually obliged to ensure that their suppliers abide by our Responsible Sourcing Standard (RSS). We verify compliance with the Standard by all our direct suppliers through independent audits carried out by audit firms accredited by Nestlé. These audits follow the SMETA Best Practice Guidance. If non-compliance gaps are found, a time-bound action plan is developed and implemented by the supplier. Implementation is verified by the auditor. In case a supplier refuses to undergo an audit or to close gaps, we may terminate the business relationship. We also collaborate with them to ensure traceability of our raw materials to its origins. We work closely with suppliers to create a full picture of their supply chains and sourcing locations. We repeat this exercise bi-annually, at every tier in the supply chain with the help of external partners and service providers"
        • Downstream: Disclosure of non-compliant suppliers
          No disclosure
          0/2
  • * commodity scores for which a company is not a powerbroker are given half the weighting of other commodities in total scores

  • Commitment strength
    14/17
    Avg. score
  • Implementation and Reporting
    32/56
    Avg. score
  • Associated Human Rights Abuses
    12/17
    Avg. score

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 use palm oil and soy is used in animal feed for dairy products. Nestlé S.A. is selected as a powerbroker for palm oil, soy and paper packaging.

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Packaged Foods & Meats, Paper Packaging
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HQ
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Switzerland
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New York Declaration on Forests signatory

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