Mr Brabeck
Chairman's statement

"The strength of Nestlé is a result of taking our relationship with society seriously, over decades".

Water pump in Mozambique
Working towards UN goals

Nestlé's activities support poverty reduction, health, education and sustainability.

28% 

reduction in overall water withdrawal from the environment since 1998, whilst increasing food production volume by 76%. Learn more in Creating Shared Value - Key Indicators

Creating Shared Value - an approach to Corporate Social Responsibility
Zhengjun Wang and his cow
Mr Wang owns 9 cows and 6 calves and has been supplying milk to the Nestlé plant in Shuangcheng, North-East China, since 1990. Read more about Nestlé and rural development.
For a business to be successful in the long term it has to create value, not only for its shareholders but also for society. We call this Creating Shared Value. It is not philanthropy or an add-on, but a fundamental part of our business strategy.

Simply stated, in order to create value for our shareholders and our company, we need to create value for the people in the countries where we are present - farmers who supply to us, our employees, our consumers and the communities where we operate.

Film iconWatch the Creating Shared Value film (7 minutes).

Download the pdf report in four languages:

English (pdf, 2 Mb)
French (pdf, 2 Mb)
German (pdf, 2 Mb)
Spanish (pdf, 2 Mb).


UPDATE: Indirect Energy and CO2 data now available
As part of our Creating Shared Value reporting we are pleased to present for the first time our data on indirect energy consumption and indirect CO2 emissions, related to our manufacturing operations. This data provides an important baseline against which to measure our future improvements. See Key Indicators for the new figures.


16th European Congress on Obesity - ECO 2008
Nestlé 'Nutrition and Science' Stand, Geneva, Switzerland
Watch a series of presentations by experts on the subjects of  whole grain, water and weight management.
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SLIDESHOW: Low Temperature Freezing Ice-cream
Low Temperature Freezing Ice-cream

Low Temperature Freezing technology means great tasting ice-cream with half the fat and a third of the calories.

    FILM: The Nestlé Creating Shared Value Report 2007
    Creating Shared Value film

    A short film to explain how the concept of Creating Shared Value is practised in our business.

      STORY: Collaborative water project in Rwanda
      Children in Rwanda

      Nestlé has joined forces with the LWF and the IFAPA to bring clean water to thousands in the district of Kirehe in Rwanda.