Doha, 17 March 2015

The 2014 Nestlé in society: Creating Shared Value report published today, sets out the progress Nestlé has made in meeting its societal commitments.

The report, published in summary form with our Annual Report to shareholders, gives stakeholders the opportunity to scrutinise Nestlé's progress during 2014 against 38 specific objectives. The full online version of the report will be available from 7 April.

Three new commitments cover responsible marketing to children, ensuring that all employees and stakeholders can easily report possible compliance violations and work against corruption and bribery.

"These commitments guide our management and all of us at Nestlé across Business Units, Zones and markets in our collective efforts to reach these specific objectives," said Nestlé CEO Paul Bulcke. "We meet regularly with NGOs, academics, multilateral agencies, governments and others to listen and learn from their criticisms and encouragement. Our efforts are strengthened by this dialogue."

Some of the highlights of the 2014 report include:

·         Nestlé water discharges per tonne of product have dropped by 52% since 2005.

·         72 Nestlé factories achieved zero waste for disposal.

·         Nestlé needs YOUth helped 11,832 young people in Europe find work or apprenticeships.

Read the report in other languages: www.nestle.com/csv/downloads

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About Nestlé ME
Nestlé Middle East's heritage in the Middle East goes back 80 years to 1934 when the first import operation was set up in Lebanon. Today, Nestlé Middle East owns and operates 17 factories in the region and provides direct employment to approximately 7,000 people and indirect employment to several thousands more.

Nestlé's portfolio in the region currently exceeds 60 innovative products in a wide range of categories: dairy products and infant nutrition, bottled water, chocolate and confectionery, coffee, creamers, breakfast cereals, culinary products, among others. NESTLÉ NIDO®, NAN®, MAGGI®, NESCAFÉ®, KIT KAT®, COFFEEMATE®, CERELAC®, NESTLÉ PURE LIFE ® AND NESTLÉ FITNESS® are just some of the brands available in the Middle East.

About Creating Shared Value    
Nestlé's Creating Shared Value is a fundamental part of Nestlé's way of doing business. It means that for a company to be successful, it should not only create value for shareholders but also for society at large. It's based on the reality that the long-term economic and social challenges the world is facing - population growth, availability of resources, particularly water, food security - cannot be solved by governments alone and corporations need to take responsibility and contribute to the solutions.

Nestlé recognizes that its success depends on creating value for people - from the farmers who supply its products, to its employees, consumers and the communities where it operates. Creating Shared Value is not philanthropy or an add-on. The company has been integrating the improvement of the lives of workers, families and communities into its core business strategy since its creation in 1866.

In 2012, Lebanese NGO arcenciel won the international Nestlé Creating Shared Value (CSV) Prize, an investment of US$525,000 shared between the winner and runners-up, which rewards innovative businesses that create value for their communities by addressing issues of nutrition, water or rural development.

More on Creating Shared Value at: www.nestle.com/csv

For more information, please contact:
Lynn Al Khatib
Nestlé Middle East
Email: Lynn.AlKhatib@ae.nestle.com

Feda Kassem
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller, Dubai
Tel: +971 4507 600
Email: feda.kassem@bm.com

© Press Release 2015