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Brand Owner: Nestlé
Head Office: Paudex, Switzerland
Sector: Coffee & Tea
Categories: Coffee
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Last Updated: 2 April 2012
Last Verified: 2 April 2012

Nespresso Score Report

Questions about Climate Change/ Carbon Emissions

2 out of 5


1. Is there a policy for the brand (company) to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions ?	Nestlé (brand owner) states in it's CSR report 2011 that it has defined for the first time "specific objectives to reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions and waste, at the same time as demand for our products continues to rise". Its concrete goal is "To reduce GHG emissions on a comparable basis by 5% by 2015".	SOURCE
2. Has the brand (company) disclosed the annual carbon footprint of its 'own operations'?	Nestlé publishes both direct and indirect GHG emissions. See link: tab Environmental sustainability - Emissions effluents and waste.	SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) already reduced or compensated the carbon footprint of its ‘own operations’ by at least 10% in the last 5 years?	Nestlé reduced its carbon emissions from 7,23 tonnes CO2 in 2007 to 7,01 tonnes CO2 in 2011, which represents a reduction of only 3%	SOURCE
4. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce the carbon footprint of its 'own operations' by at least 20% within the next 5 years?	Nestlé states "we seek to achieve energy efficiency improvements of at least 5% by 2015".	SOURCE
5. Does the brand (company) also have a policy to reduce/compensate carbon emissions generated from the product supply chain that is beyond own operations?	Nestlé states that it will estimate some of Scope 3 GHG emissions, based on Life Cycle Assessments and that it engages with some of its suppliers to obtain detailed information on their emission generating activities in order to promote and help them implement more sustainable practices. However, Nestlé does not communicate what actual actions it is taking.	SOURCE

Questions about Environmental Policy

5 out of 6


1. Has the brand (company) signed a commitment to increase annually purchased volume of environmentally certified raw materials (coffee and/or tea) purchased to at least 75% by 2015?	Under the Ecolaboration goal of Nespresso AAA Sustainable Quality™ the company committed itself to source 80% of its coffee from Rainforest Alliance (RA) certified farms by 2013.	SOURCE
2. Does the brand purchase its coffee and/or tea from environmentally certified sources which include standards on eg water usage during processing, banning or reduce chemicals and pesticides, preserving biodiversity and stopping deforestation?	At the end of 2010 Nespresso sourced more than 60% of its coffee from 40,000 farmers who were a part of the Nespresso AAA Sustainable Quality™program (Nespresso's collaboration with Rainforest Alliance) which means that a minimum of 60% of the coffee beans are certified.	SOURCE
3. Does the brand purchase at least 25% or its coffee and/or tea from environmentally certified sources which include standards on eg water usage during processing, banning or reduce chemicals and pesticides, preserving biodiversity and stopping deforestation?	See remark for environmental policy question 2.	SOURCE
4. Does the brand purchase at least 50% or its coffee and/or tea from environmentally certified sources which include standards on eg water usage during processing, banning or reduce chemicals and pesticides, preserving biodiversity and stopping deforestation?	See remark for environmental policy question 2.	SOURCE
5. Does the brand purchase 100% of its tea of coffee from environmentally certified sources which include standards on eg water usage during processing, banning or reduce chemicals and pesticides, preserving biodiversity and stopping deforestation?	See remark for environmental policy question 2.	SOURCE
6. Does the brand have clear objectives to reduce the weight, or increase the sustainability of its consumer packaging and does the brand annually report on these results?	Nespresso main packaging material is aluminum, a material that is infinitely recyclable. Recycling aluminum generates only 5% of the CO2 emissions compared with primary aluminum. Because of these environmental benefits, the company developed its own recovery systems to collect and retain capsules for recycling, aiming to recycle 75% of the capsules in 2013.	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

3 out of 6


1. Does the brand (company) purchase its coffee and/or tea from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labour, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the coffee and/or tea?	At the end of 2010 Nespresso sourced more than 60% of its coffee from 40,000 farmers who were a part of the Nespresso AAA Sustainable Quality™program (Nespresso's collaboration with Rainforest Alliance) which means that a minimum of 60% of the beans are certified.	SOURCE
2. Does the brand (company) purchase at least 25% of its coffee and/or tea from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labour, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the coffee and/or tea?	See remark for labor conditions policy question 1.	SOURCE
3. Does the brand (company) purchase at least 50% of its coffee and/or tea from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labour, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the coffee and/or tea?	See remark for labor conditions policy question 1.	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) purchase at least 75% of its coffee and/or tea from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labour, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the coffee and/or tea?	See remark for labor conditions policy question 1.	SOURCE
5. Does the brand (company) purchase 100% of its coffee and/or tea from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labour, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the coffee and/or tea?	See remark for labor conditions policy question 1.	SOURCE
6. Does the brand (company) have a published list of coffee and/or tea suppliers, that have collectively contributed to more than 90% of the purchase volume?	Nespresso does not provide a significant list of direct suppliers on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices.	SOURCE