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
Nestlé 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 Nestlé Waters’ 48 sites. As of 2025, Nestle Waters 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.
Nestlé will 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– Land conservation (protecting land from development) and natural flood management interventions in Derbyshire, UK
- Vittel– River restoration and renaturation projects in Vosges, France
- Nestlé Pure Life– Support for farmers to use drip irrigation in Sheikhupura, Pakistan
- Nestlé Pure Life– The delivery of water treatment, filtration and pipeline infrastructure for the municipal water supply in Benha, Egypt
Nestlé’s work will be tailored to individual locations, needs and issues and will take a broader approach, going beyond its operations. The company will work with local water users, communities, partners and global experts to identify, develop and progress projects specific to those challenges.
All projects will be measurable, using the World Resources Institute’s Volumetric Water Benefit Accounting (VWBA) methodology. 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. Nestlé Waters will provide full transparency on the water usage at each of its sites and on what its projects contribute to the area.
