Nestle Waters targets positive water impact by regenerating local water cycles
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VEVEY, Switzerland, June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
Nestle Waters will expand its current efforts to manage water sustainably
and increase its collaboration with partners to identify and support local
solutions. These solutions are designed to help regenerate the ecosystems in
the areas around each of Nestle Waters' 48 sites. As of 2025, they will help
nature retain more water than the business uses in its operations.
The new initiative builds on the company's 2017 commitment to certify all
of its Waters sites by the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) by 2025. This
standard requires water users to understand and act collectively on water
challenges.
Nestle will now use its expertise to advance the regeneration of local
water cycles through the implementation of more than 100 projects for its 48
sites by 2025. These new, measurable actions will support better water
management and infrastructure. Some project examples include:
- Buxton [https://youtu.be/V2Zv11b7z30] – Land conservation (protecting
land from development) and natural flood management interventions in
Derbyshire, UK
-Vittel [https://youtu.be/huk7uxsJqq4]– River restoration and renaturation
projects in Vosges, France
-Nestle Pure Life – Support for farmers to use drip irrigation in
Sheikhupura, Pakistan
-Nestle Pure Life [https://youtu.be/a_NJEACmDKU] – The delivery of water
treatment, filtration and pipeline infrastructure for the municipal water
supply in Benha, Egypt
Nestle will invest CHF 120 million (USD 130 million) to assist the
implementation of the more than 100 projects.
"Today, we are accelerating our journey to support the regeneration of
local water cycles and are challenging ourselves to take bold new steps," said
Muriel Lienau, Head of the Waters Business. "We want to play an active role in
helping to conserve water resources everywhere we operate. To do so, we will
work with many partners to develop tailored projects that help find local
solutions."
Climate change, higher water consumption, growing urbanization and damaged
infrastructure are some of the factors contributing to the deterioration of the
natural water cycle. These trends are interfering with the predictability of
precipitation and the availability of clean water. Additionally, rising
temperatures and more extreme weather patterns are causing more flooding and
droughts.
"As a business with a long heritage of nature protection and water
stewardship, we want to go beyond the conservation of water sources to help
regenerate and restore water cycles in the areas where we operate," said Cedric
Egger, Head of Sustainability at Nestle Waters. "We know the water challenge is
global, but it can only be tackled through local solutions. Now is the time to
expand the scope of our actions. With Nestlé's presence around the world, we
can learn from our many partners and contribute to solving the water challenges
in the locations near our operations."
Nestle's work will be tailored to individual locations, needs and issues
and will take a broader approach, going beyond its own operations. The company
will work with local water users, communities, partners and global experts to
identify, develop and progress projects specific to those challenges. As a
founding member of the 2030 Water Resources Group
[https://www.2030wrg.org/about-us/background/] (2030 WRG), Nestlé has a history
of collaborating with leaders and experts from the public, private and civil
society sectors to help design solutions for sustainable water management. The
company will apply its experience and learnings from the 2030 WRG as well as
from its many other partnerships in the implementation of the more than 100
water projects outlined above.
All projects will be measurable, using the World Resources Institute's
Volumetric Water Benefit Accounting (VWBA) methodology. This methodology
provides consistency in analyzing water management activities and helps to
ensure that such activities address current and future shared water challenges.
Using this methodology, a newly created external panel will review the
relevance and sustainability of the projects and give feedback on whether they
are helping to address the local challenges and opportunities. Nestle Waters
will provide full transparency on the water usage at each of its sites and on
what its projects contribute to the area.
Contacts:
Media:
Christoph Meier
mediarelations@nestle.com
Investors:
Luca Borlini
ir@nestle.com
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Source: Nestle
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