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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
		Indirect energy consumption (Peta Joules)7	63.7	EN4
		Energy saved since 1998 (per tonne of product)	45%	EN5
	Greenhouse gases	Direct CO2 emissions (million tonnes)1	4.1	EN16
		Indirect CO2 emissions (million tonnes)7	3.1	EN16
		Reduction of direct CO2 emissions since 1998 (per tonne of product)	53%	EN18
		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
7 This indicator was not included in the assurance process as conducted by Bureau Veritas. In line with their recommendation (see Assurance Statement ) this data is now included.