Brand owner: Nestlé SA
Head office: Vevey, Switzerland
Sector: Chocolate brands
Categories : Chocolate Bars
Free Tags: Candy Snacks
| 1. Is there a policy for the brand (company) to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions? |
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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'? |
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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? |
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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? |
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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? |
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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 |
| 1. Has the brand (company) publicly communicated the commitment to use 100% of certified cocoa by 2020? |
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Though Nestlé is increasing its % of certified cocoa and aims to puchase 100% certified cocoa for certain products, After Eight is not mentioned among these. | Source |
| 2. Does the brand (company) purchase cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. reduce the use of chemicals and pesticides, preserve biodiversity, prevent deforestation and reduce water use? |
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The Cocoa Plan of Nestlé "works with leading certification programmes UTZ CERTIFIED and Fairtrade with the aim of implementing a sustainable cocoa supply chain to benefit both farmers and consumers". However After Eight is not mentioned among the products manufactured from certified cocoa. | Source |
| 3. Does the brand (company) purchase at least 25% cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. reduce the use of chemicals and pesticides, preserve biodiversity, prevent deforestation and reduce water use? |
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See remark for environmental policy question 2. | Source |
| 4. Does the brand (company) purchase at least 50% cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. reduce the use of chemicals and pesticides, preserve biodiversity, prevent deforestation and reduce water use? |
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See remark for environmental policy question 2. | Source |
| 5. Does the brand (company) purchase 100% cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. reduce the use of chemicals and pesticides, preserve biodiversity, prevent deforestation and reduce water use? |
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See remark for environmental policy question 2. | Source |
| 6. Does the brand (company) have a policy to purchase its fillings (e.g. nuts, caramel, nougat, praline) and other ingredients (such as milk, sugar, oils and fats) from environmentally sustainable sources? |
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Nestlé has started or plans to start shortly with programmes for responsible purchase of, among others, sugar, soya, vanilla, hazelnuts and diary. | Source |
| 7. Does the brand (company) have the objective to only source sustainable palm oil by 2015 at the latest, and has the brand already purchased sustainable palm oil in order to stop e.g. the destruction of tropical forest for palm oil plantations? |
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Nestlé is a member of The Forest Trust and is committed to use only palm oil from sustainable sources by 2015. In 2010, 18% of Nestlé’s purchases were covered by palm oil, either sourced from RSPO-certified plantations or through the purchase of Green Palm Certificates. | Source |
| 8. Does the brand have clear objectives to minimize the environmental impact of packaging or does the brand already show clear 'best practices' regarding more sustainable packaging? |
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Nestlé aims to reduce the weight and volume of packaging materials and use more sustainable material from renewable sources. "In 2011, our source optimisation programme has helped to save 39 000 tonnes of packaging material by weight [KPI]". " | Source |
| 1. Does the brand (company) purchase cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labor, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the cocoa? |
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Through 'The Nestlé Cocoa Plan' Nestlé purchases UTZ Certified and some Fair Trade cocoa. Nestlé states that "in 2011 we sourced 6% of our global cocoa supply via The Nestlé Cocoa Plan". However After Eight is not mentioned among the products manufactured from certified cocoa. | Source |
| 2. Does the brand (company) purchase at least 25% cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labor, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the cocoa? |
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See remark for labor conditions question 1. | Source |
| 3. Does the brand (company) purchase at least 50% cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labor, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the cocoa? |
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See remark for labor conditions question 1. | Source |
| 4. Does the brand (company) purchase at least 75% cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labor, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the cocoa? |
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See remark for labor conditions question 1. | Source |
| 5. Does the brand (company) purchase 100% cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labor, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the cocoa? |
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See remark for labor conditions question 1. | Source |
| 6. Does the brand (company) maintain a published list of cocoa suppliers, that have collectively contributed to more than 90% of the purchase volume of cocoa? |
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Nestlé does not provide a significant list of direct suppliers on its website. | Source |
| 7. Does the brand (company) have a policy for the use of fairtrade certified or otherwise 'responsible' sugar? |
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Nestlé states it started in 2011 to to develop and implement Nestlé Responsible Sourcing Guidelines (RSGs) for sugar in collaboration with Proforest, an independent NGO. | Source |
| 8. Does the brand (company) have the objective to only source sustainable palm oil by 2015 at the latest, and has the brand already purchased sustainable palm oil in order to stop e.g. forced labour and insufficient wages? |
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Nestlé is a member of The Forest Trust and is committed to use only palm oil from sustainable sources by 2015. In 2010, 18% of Nestlé’s purchases were covered by palm oil, either sourced from RSPO-certified plantations or through the purchase of Green Palm Certificates. | Source |
| 9. Does the brand (company) have a policy to purchase its fillings (e.g. nuts, caramel, nougat, praline) and other ingredients (such as milk, oils and fats) from socially certified sources? |
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In 2011 Nestlé started collaborating with the Fair Labor Association (FLA) to assess the working conditions in the extended hazelnut supply chain in Turkey. | Source |