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Rural development

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To be the world’s leading Nutrition, Health and Wellness Company, we have identified three areas where we can optimise the creation of shared value: nutrition, water and rural development. In this, our 2010 Creating Shared Value report, we focus on rural development.

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CEO / CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE

Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman of the Board

"It is our firm belief that, for a company to be successful over time and create value for its shareholders, it must also create value for society. We call this 'Creating Shared Value'. Based on strong foundations of compliance and sustainable business practices, this is our basic way of doing business." More...

OPINION PIECES

Robert L. Thompson, Advisory Board member

Robert L. Thompson, a member of the Nestlé Creating Shared Value Advisory Board, examines the effects of population growth, poverty reduction and urbanisation on the global demand for food, the five ways to reduce poverty and Nestlé's own contributions to rural development.

IMPACT OF OUR FACTORIES

Driver Leonel López González and transport coordinator Enrique Lozano Muñoz at the Lagos de Moreno dairy factory in Mexico

All over the world, Nestlé factories are major engines for rural development and new environmental standards, especially in developing countries. Today, roughly half of our factories are located in the developing world and of these, 60% are located in rural areas. More...

IMPACT OF FARMER PROGRAMMES

In Colombia, Nespresso agronomist Liliana Franco Rodríguez (right) and coffee farmer Luis Alfonso Ángel Jaramillo

By strengthening their links with markets through efficient supply chains, Nestlé helps farmers and smallholders to improve crop quality. This ensures a reliable supply of commodities for our products and increases margins at the farm level. More...