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The Annual Report contains Nestlé’s Annual Review (pdf, 13 Mb) including the 2017 Creating Shared Value achievements (pdf, 2 Mb), the Corporate Governance & Compensation Reports (pdf, 2 Mb) and the Financial Statements (pdf, 1 Mb).
For over 150 years, Nestlé has built its success on a profound understanding of nutrition. That success is based on a continuous, compelling strategy that leads to sustainable value creation. It is also based on the ability to change and adapt. 2017 was no exception.
Through enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future, we aim to deliver sustainable, industry‑leading financial performance and earn trust. For over 150 years, we have built a successful business through understanding and anticipating consumer needs, and adapting to succeed in an evolving marketplace. Based on a compelling strategy, our company delivers dependable value over the short term and long term.
At Nestlé, continuous innovation is part of our DNA. Our success is founded on over 150 years of anticipating trends and understanding consumers’ needs. This approach remains fundamental to our strategy. Nestlé has the most advanced science and innovation network in the food and beverages industry. This enables us to translate our knowledge into highly‑relevant products and services for our consumers.
Through our products and brands, we connect with people and their pets millions of times a day and throughout their lives. We have more than 2000 brands, ranging from global icons like Nescafé and Nespresso to local favourites like Ninho.
Our 2017 organic sales growth was within the guided range but below our expectations. Our cost reduction initiatives delivered margin improvement ahead of expectations.
Constant currency
75.4% of net financial debt*
Sales: CHF 40.7 billion | Employees: 33.5% | Factories: 158
Sales: CHF 26.1 billion | Employees: 33.9% | Factories: 146
Sales: CHF 23.0 billion | Employees: 32.6% | Factories: 109
Our Board of Directors is highly engaged in our long‑term, sustainable value creation based on strong principles of governance and an appropriate tone from the top. It ensures the long‑term health of our company so it can continue to deliver dependable value over time.
We believe that our company will be successful in the long term by creating value for both our shareholders and for society as a whole. This approach, called Creating Shared Value, is the principle for how we do business. It enables us to bring our purpose to life: enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future.
The Annual Report contains our Annual Review, the Corporate Governance & Compensation Reports, our Financial Statements and the 2017 Creating Shared Value achievements.
Read about our business performance and Creating Shared Value achievements in 2017.
Find out more about the strategy behind our success stories.