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    Key Indicators

    Nestlé has developed performance indicators to provide a focus for measuring and reporting shared value creation. The summary below forms part of our communication of progress towards the UN Global Compact Principles.

    We are one of the first food companies to join the Global Reporting Initiative multi-stakeholder programme to develop global reporting standards and indicators on sustainability in the food industry. For further information about the Global Reporting Initiative visit the GRI website 

    Nestlé Creating Shared Value performance indicators
    Nestlé Creating Shared Value performance indicators   GRI reference
        Total Group sales (CHF billion) 107.6 n/a
        Total shareholder return: 1 January 1997 - 31 December 2007 342.5% n/a
    Manufacturing and our environmental footprint Materials Raw materials and ingredients (except water, [see below], million tonnes) 20.48 EN1
        Packaging materials (million tonnes) 4.08 EN1
        By-products (for recycling, million tonnes) 1.07 EN22
        Reduction of by-products since 1998 (per tonne of product) 58% n/a
        Waste (for final disposal, million tonnes) 0.372 EN22
        Reduction of waste since 1998 (per tonne of product) 58% n/a
      Energy Direct energy consumption (Peta Joules) 95.3 EN3
        Energy saved since 1998 (per tonne of product) 45% EN5
      Greenhouse gases Direct CO2 emissions (million tonnes)1 4.1 EN16
        Reduction of direct CO2 emissions since 1998 (per tonne of product) 53% EN18
      Water Total water withdrawal (million m3) 157 EN8
        Water saved since 1998 (per tonne of product) 59% n/a
        Total water discharge (million m3) 101 EN21
        Quality of water discharged (average mg COD/l) 62 EN21
      Packaging Source reduction (thousand tonnes): 1991-2007 326.3 n/a
        Source reduction (CHF million): 1991-2007 583.7 n/a
        Reduction of packaging weight (per l of product) Nestlé Waters: 2002-2007 22% n/a
      Governance ISO 14001/OHSAS 18001-certified sites (number of certificates) 171 n/a
        Sites audited through CARE program 403 n/a
    Our people   Workforce size (total number of employees) 276 050 LA1
        Lost Time Injuries (per million hours worked) 3.7 LA7
        Total Injury Rate (per million hours worked) 7.5 LA7
        Leadership positions2 held by women 24% LA4
        Local Management Committee members native to country in developing countries 42% n/a
        Formal classroom training received in developing countries (number of employees) 65 647 LA10
        Key Business Positions 917  n/a
        Employees with potential to fill Key Business Positions 3 247  n/a
    Agriculture and rural development   Farmers trained through capacity-building programs 111 800 n/a
        Markets covered by (SAIN) sustainable programs 28 n/a
        Suppliers audited for safety, quality and processing 3 400 n/a
    Products and consumers   Popularly Positioned Products3: Europe (sales volume, CHF)4 212 n/a
        Popularly Positioned Products3: Americas (sales volume, CHF)4 3 517 n/a
        Popularly Positioned Products3: Asia, Oceania and Africa (sales volume, CHF)4 1 722 n/a
        Nestlé Nutrition business (sales 2007, CHF) 8 434 n/a
        Number of products renovated for nutrition or health considerations5 6 445 n/a
        Increase in nutritious ingredients or essential nutrients (number of products)5 2 603 n/a
        Reduction of sodium, sugars, TFAS, total fat or artifi cial colourings (number of products)5 3 845 n/a
        - Reduction in trans fatty acid (tonnes): December 2003 - February 2007 34 200 n/a
        - Reduction in sugar (tonnes): January 2003 - December 2006 204 000 n/a
        - Reduction in salt (tonnes): April 2005 - December 2006 5 000 n/a
        Products covered by Nestlé Nutritional Compass (% of sales) 95 PR3
        Products with GDA labelling (% of sales)6 45 PR3
        Infant formula marketing (number of internal audits) 9 PR7
        Infant formula marketing (number of external audits) 1 PR7

    Unless stated otherwise, performance indicators shown above are for the year ending 31 December 2007.

    Data is provided for Nestlé’s wholly owned companies and subsidiaries, excluding joint ventures and suppliers, unless otherwise stated. As part of continuously developing our approach to shared value creation, we will explore the possibility of widening the scope of our reporting.

    1 Includes CO2 from fuel usage, refrigerants and Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) substances
    2 Defi ned as positions with people management responsibilities
    3 Products for those on lower incomes
    4 2007 PPP sales cover 3 markets in Zone Europe, 22 in Zone Americas and 12 in Zone Asia, Oceania and Africa
    5 Based on reports of approximately 75% of worldwide product development teams
    6 Based on reports for European Union only