Biodiversity

We can do a lot within our supply chain to help protect and enhance biodiversity. Through increasing regenerative agricultural practices, we can help protect waterways, improve farm management and plant trees, hedgerows and cover crops.

Our efforts to enhance biodiversity are integrated in our Net Zero Roadmap, our agriculture framework, our work on forests and our approaches to responsible sourcing and water stewardship.

Our actions to support healthier natural ecosystems

Helping to protect and restore the environment

Biodiversity loss is among the greatest challenges facing our business and our planet. Tackling the main drivers of biodiversity loss (climate change, invasive species, pollution, the exploitation of natural resources and changes in land and sea use) is central to the initiatives and programs we have rolled out in the farms and landscapes where we source our ingredients.

Our regenerative agriculture approach is helping Nestlé source more and more key ingredients from farms that address biodiversity loss and land use change. We support these farms by helping to improve agrobiodiversity by managing crop diversity, promoting mixed farming (crops and livestock) and enhancing species diversity.

Our work on forests

Forests are vital for storing carbon in the biomass and soil and for preserving biodiversity (they are home to 80% of our land-based species). 

For many years, we have been addressing deforestation and promoting responsible forest stewardship within our value chain, helping to safeguard and restore forests and peatlands that also function as carbon sinks.

We work with local communities and Indigenous Peoples in our critical sourcing regions because they can be the best stewards of forests. We have implemented long‑term forest conservation and restoration projects within our supply chain, which promote sustainable livelihoods in forest areas, respecting the rights of local people.

Learning from the birds

The presence of birds is a good indicator that populations of other animals are likely to be doing well, that water is clean and that the soil and forest are healthy. By monitoring birds, we can tell if existing farm practices are performing well or if further investments are required in a given landscape.

Studies of bird populations, led by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, conducted in 2019 and 2020 showed that in most cases, AAA cluster farms performed almost as well as protected areas

Read more about biodiversity programs supported by Nespresso on The Positive Cup Hub.