Reducing Our Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A Better Tomorrow Starts Together
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To help reduce NESCAFÉ’S greenhouse gas emissions, it takes collective effort and more than a few people to try and achieve it. At NESCAFÉ, we have a team of dedicated analysts who study our environmental impact and create a plan to help reduce it. When analyzing our carbon footprint, NESCAFÉ looks at everything from transportation, manufacturing, packaging, shipping and even what happens after consumption. We are creating programs to reduce our impact at every step. For example, since 2010, we have already reduced our greenhouse gas emission in our soluble coffee factories in Europe by 49,6%. This is a good step forward but there's still a lot more to do. At NESCAFÉ, we believe that together we can do more to reduce our environmental impact.
WORKING WITH THE POWER OF NATURE
One of the best ways to reduce carbon is healthy soil and forests. For NESCAFÉ, to tackle their vast supply chain with hundreds of thousands of farms and transportation networks, we must work to protect both soil and forests to bring long-term sustainable change.
WHEN MORE REALLY MEANS LESS
One of the best ways to reduce carbon is healthy soil and forests. For NESCAFÉ, to tackle their vast supply chain with hundreds of thousands of farms and transportation networks, we must work to protect both soil and forests to bring long-term sustainable change.
“By 2026 NESCAFÉ intends to plant 20 million native trees worldwide to help increase biodiversity, and to promote soil formation and soil health.”
Why soil health is so important
Good soil does more than grow good coffee, it captures carbon, reduces erosion, and requires less synthetic fertiliser. As a large part of greenhouse gas emission on farms comes from fertilisers, NESCAFÉ is helping optimise fertiliser use by providing training to farmers.
From Vietnam to Mexico, Brazil and Indonesia, NESCAFÉ's field programs will help to improve farming methods, resulting in farms using the optimum combinations of synthetic and organic fertilisers, and reducing the use of agrichemicals.
Big and small changes are all important
To help Nestlé reach net zero by 2050, it’s not only about making some big changes, it’s also about making lots of small ones. All NESCAFÉ factories aim to use 100% renewable electricity by 2025.
We are also working to help create circular systems that will make it easier to collect, recycle and reuse packaging. NESCAFÉ also aims to grow its fleet of electric, biofuel, hybrid, or plug-in hybrid vehicles. And for consumers, NESCAFÉ encourages better preparation methods and recycling tips like boiling water at 80°C instead of 100°C and only filling the kettle with the water you need. Step by step, we are on a path to keep reducing our greenhouse gas emissions.
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