Nestlé announces Europe and MENA climate priorities Nestlé has revealed its top priorities for Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa (MENA) to reach its 2050 net-zero climate goal.
Nestlé said nearly two-thirds of its total emissions are linked to agriculture. To tackle this, Nestlé announced it will, with its suppliers, change the way food is produced. Farming practices will transition to regenerative agriculture to benefit nature and improve farmer incomes.
The key ingredients for Nestlé in Europe and MENA are cocoa, coffee and milk. Therefore, Nestlé focuses on healthy soils, net-zero dairy farms, and sustainably-sourced cocoa and coffee.
Marco Settembri, Nestlé CEO for Europe, Middle East and North Africa, said:
The recipe for net zero? Nestlé focuses on cocoa, coffee and milk in EMENA Nestlé has outlined its ‘top priorities’ for Europe, Middle East, and North Africa (EMENA) to reach its net-zero climate goal. And the company is placing an emphasis on three ingredients: cocoa, coffee and milk.
At the end of 2020, Nestlé unveiled its ambition to reach net zero emissions by 2050 in a plan that kicked off with an initial investment of CHF3.2bn over the next five years.
Nearly two-thirds of Nestlé’s emissions are linked to agricultural production, the company noted, meaning that if it is to reach its target of net zero by 2050 it will need to tackle scope 3 emissions that lie within its supply chain.