Nestl Middle East announces several green milestones

It also achieved a 28 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, while its production went up by 68 per cent.

The company has also achieved zero waste for disposal at its food manufacturing sites in the region, said a statement from Nestlé Middle East.

The announcement was made on World Environment Day which is commemorated on June 5.

Siva Kumar, regional safety, health, and environment manager at Nestlé Middle East, said: “This announcement is in line with our commitment to steward resources for future generations through caring for water, safeguarding the environment and acting on climate change, and helps us fulfil our purpose of Enhancing Quality of Life and Contributing to a Healthier Future.”

One example of how this is done is through Nestlé Middle East manufacturing sites installing nearly 28,000 solar PV panels, thus reducing at least six million kilograms of CO2 emissions annually, which is the equivalent of eliminating the carbon emissions of nearly 1,500 passenger cars for one year, or the energy consumption of 800 homes annually.

Research and multi-sectoral partnerships are also being developed, with recent examples including the creation of the Nestlé Institute of Packaging Science to evaluate and develop new sustainable packaging material and solutions in collaboration with academia, supplier, startups, and others.

This will ensure all of the company’s packaging across the world is recyclable or reusable by 2025.

Nestlé is playing an active role in developing plastics collection, sorting and recycling schemes across the region, where it’s contributing to industry coalitions that aim to create circular economies within countries, recycling and reusing in a manner that creates shared value for all involved, it stated. – TradeArabia News Service