On World Water Day, Nestle Waters Expands its TOGETHER 4 WATER Events with Project WET and Reaffirms its Commitment to Water Stewardship

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PARIS, Mar. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

     Since 2010, World Water Day, held annually on March 22 by the United

Nations, has been an opportunity for Nestle Waters and the Project WET (Water

Education for Teachers) Foundation to educate younger generations about the

importance of freshwater.  World Water Day 2016 marks the expansion of Nestle

Waters' actions to include year-long water conservation projects, piloted by

children and Nestle Waters employees around the world.

    To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:

http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7782751-nestle-waters-expands-together-4-water

    Nestle Waters celebrates World Water Day every year by uniting its

employees and local communities at TOGETHER 4 WATER events.  These events

educate children from communities near Nestle Waters' bottling sites about the

water cycle, water challenges facing the world and water preservation through

fun, hands-on pedagogical activities developed by its NGO partner, Project

WET.  These activities are run by Nestle Waters employee volunteers.  In 2015,

over 1,000 employees and close to 25 000 children from 30 countries

participated in these events.

    A new opportunity for Nestle Waters' employees to empower children to take

action for water.

    In 2016, Nestle Waters and Project WET will expand their TOGETHER 4 WATER

events by giving children the opportunity to become water heroes by putting

what they have learned about water into action.  With the help of Nestle Waters

employee volunteers, children will design and implement their own water

conservation projects and tell us the story of their year-long experience

through video diaries.  In this first year, five countries are involved:

Argentina, France, Greece, Italy and Egypt.

    Nestle Waters : committed to water stewardship

    Water is a precious resource that is shared among many stakeholders:

individuals, farmers, industry, the environment, and others.  Nestle Waters is

committed to being a good steward of the water resources it shares.  Nestle

Waters ensures its operations are efficient and proactively collaborates with

others on initiatives that preserve water resources over the long term.  Nestle

Waters has improved its water efficiency globally by 19% over the last five

years.  The Group is also engaged in collaborative initiatives in Switzerland

and Pakistan.  In Switzerland, Nestle Waters is collaborating with local

farmers, authorities and third parties on the Eco-Broye programme to preserve

water resources, and in Pakistan it is partnering with WWF on water

stewardship.  Raising awareness about the importance of water amongst its

employees and the local communities in which it operates on World Water Day is

one of the ways Nestle Waters brings its commitment to water stewardship to

life.

    About Nestle Waters:

    Founded in 1992, Nestle Waters is the water division of the Nestle Group.

Nestle Waters employs more than 34 000 people worldwide. With over 96

production facilities situated in 35 countries around the world, Nestle Waters

has a unique portfolio of more than 50 brands including Nestle Pure Life,

Perrier, S. Pellegrino, Poland Spring, Vittel, Buxton and Erikli.

    http://www.nestle-waters.com

    About the Project WET Foundation:

    Since 1984, the Project WET Foundation has been dedicated to reaching

children, parents, teachers and community members with action-oriented water

education that enables every child to understand and value water, ensuring a

sustainable future. Project WET ("WET" stands for "Water Education for

Teachers") is active in all 50 U.S. states and more than 70 countries worldwide.

    http://www.projectwet.org

    About World Water Day:

    World Water Day is an international observance and an opportunity to learn

more about water related issues, be inspired to tell others and take action to

make a difference. World Water Day dates back to the 1992 United Nations

Conference on Environment and Development where an international observance for

water was recommended. The United Nations General Assembly responded by

designating 22 March 1993 as the first World Water Day. It has been held

annually since then. Each year, UN-Water - the entity that coordinates the UN's

work on water and sanitation - sets a theme for World Water Day corresponding

to a current or future challenge. The engagement campaign is coordinated by one

or several of the UN-Water Members with a related mandate.

    http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/home/en

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Source: Nestle Waters