Nestle : Dashan factory in China achieves gold-level Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) certification
October 25, 2018 at 11:43 am
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One year ago today, Nestlé Waters committed to certifying 20 factories to the international Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Standard by 2020. Nestlé Waters is marking this milestone by proudly announcing the gold-level certification of its Dashan factory in China. With this latest certification, the company now has a total of 12 factories certified to the Standard.
'We have had a strengthened well management plan in place for over seven years, and we have reduced the factory's water use by at least 20% during the same period' said Boyce Wu, who led the certification process at the factory. 'We have also prioritised getting to know and speaking to the local community that lives in the vicinity of the factory' he elaborated.
Nestlé Waters has also extended its inaugural commitment to include certification of all its factories by 2025, because certification encourages its teams to constantly challenge and improve the way they manage water. Nestlé Waters' commitment to water stewardship supports business's contribution to 6 on water and the company's sustainable management of water.
Read more about the China certification on Nestlé Waters website.
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Nestlé S.A. is the world's leading agri-food group. Net sales break down by category of products as follows:
- powdered and liquid beverages (26.7%): soluble coffees (Nescafé and Starbucks brands), coffee in capsules (Nespresso), chocolate drinks (Nesquik, Milo, etc.), tea drinks (Nestea), etc.;
- pet food (20.3%): brands such as Purina, Friskies, Felix, etc.;
- pharmaceutical, nutrition and well-being products (16.4%): nutritional supplements (Resource, Boost, Nutren, Optifast, Peptamen brands, etc.), infant and maternal nutrition products (NAN, illuma, Cerelac, Nido, Gerber), ketogenic beverages (BrainXpert), (Nesquick, Fitness, Cheerios, Lion, etc.), etc.;
- ready meals and seasoning products (12.5%): frozen and chilled dishes (Lean Cuisine, Hot Pockets and Stouffer's brands), soups (Maggi), etc.;
- dairy products and ice cream (11.8%): powdered milk, sweetened condensed milk, yoghurt and cream desserts, ice cream (Nido, Nesvita, Carnation, La Laitière, Coffee Mate, Nestlé Ice Cream, Dreyers, Häagen-Dazs, Extrême brands, etc.);
- chocolates, sweets and biscuits (8.7%): Kit Kat, Smarties, Cailler, Terrafertil, etc. brands;
- bottled waters (3.6%): Nestlé Pure Life, Vittel, Perrier, S. Pellegrino, etc. brands.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Switzerland (1.2%), France (3.8%), the United Kingdom (3.8%), Germany (2.4%), Europe (12.8%), the United States and Canada (35%), China (5.9%), Asia and Oceania (21.4%) and Latin America (13.7%).