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 19.09% No

 80.91% Yes


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Nestlé is committed to measuring its performance to ensure continuing and sustainable improvements in environmental performance and energy consumption. The chart below provides a summary of performance data benchmarked to 1999.

2008 Consolidated Nestlé Environmental Performance Indicators

Indicator

 Units 1999 Reference Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 % Change 2007-2008 % Change 2004-2008 % Change 1999-2008 GRI reference
Production tonnage 106 tonnes product per year 24.50 33.30 36.36 38.24 41.07 41.06 0.0% 23.3% 67.6%

Inputs
Total water withdrawal 106 m3 per year 210 175 159 155 157 147 -6.0% -16.0% -29.8% ENB
m3 per tonne product 8.59 5.27 4.37 4.05 3.82 3.59 -6.0% -31.8% -58.2%
Total energy consumption (direct) 1015 Joules (PJ) per year 89.6 90.8 88.0 84.4 85.3 86.9 1.9% -4.2% -3.0% EN3
109 Joules (GJ) per tonne product 3.65 2.73 2.42 2.21 2.08 2.12 1.8% -22.4% -42.0%
% Renewable energy % of Total energy consumption N/A N/A N/A N/A 12.2 12.6 4.1% N/A N/A
Indirect energy consumption (Primary sources) 1015 Joules (PJ) per year N/A N/A N/A N/A 63.70 65.29 2.5% N/A N/A EN4
109 Joules (GJ) per tonne product N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.55 1.59 2.5% N/A N/A

Outputs
Total water discharge 106 m3 per year 161 142 123 118 101 96 -5.0% -32.3% -40.5% EN21
m3 per tonne product 6.62 4.26 3.38 3.09 2.46 2.34 -4.8% -45.1% -64.6%
Water discharge load 103 tonnes COD per year N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 9.17 N/A N/A N/A
Average mg COD / l N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 95 N/A N/A N/A
% of COD removed N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 96% N/A N/A N/A
Greenhouse gas emissions (direct) 106 tonnes CO2 per year 4.75 4.41 4.31 4.05 4.13 4.10 -0.6% -7.0% -13.5% EN16
kg CO2 per tonne product 194 133 188 106 101 100 -0.6% -24.6% -48.4%
Greenhouse gas emissions (indirect) 106 tonnes CO2 per year N/A N/A N/A N/A 3.1 3.0 -3.2% NA NA EN16
kg CO2 per tonne product N/A N/A N/A N/A 75 73 -3.1% NA NA
Air acidification potential 103 tonnes SOx equivalents per year 29.3 21.6 18.4 19.0 21.4 18.11 -15.2% -16.0 -38.2% EN20
kg SOx equiv. per tonne product 1.21 0.65 0.51 0.50 0.52 0.44 -15.2% -31.9% -63.5%
Ozone depletion potential tonnes R-11 equivalents per year 59.15 9.58 10.19 8.93 8.82 5.02 -43.1% -47.6% -91.5% EN19
g R-11 equiv. per tonne product 2.41 0.29 0.28 0.23 0.21 0.12 -41.8% -57.5% -94.9%

By-products (for recovery)

 106 tonnes per year 1.43 1.47 1.48 1.20 1.07 1.11 3.6% -24.8% -22.7% EN22
kg per tonne product 58.8 44.2 40.7 31.4 26.0 27.0 3.6% -39.0% -54.2%

Waste (for disposal)

 106 tonnes per year 0.48 0.44 0.44 0.40 0.37 0.41 10.2% -6.9% -14.5% EN22
kg per tonne product 19.6 13.2 12.0 10.5 9.1 10.0 10.2% -24.5% -48.9%

2008 Key performance indicators (with definitions and comments) are also available in excel and pdf format:

Key performance indicators from previous years: