Climate Advocacy Disclosure 2022 - Priorities & External Engagement - Nestlé
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Climate Advocacy Disclosure 2022 Priorities & External Engagement
Climate Advocacy Priorities
Regenerative
Agriculture
Natural Climate
Solutions (Insetting)
Environmental
Footprint
Advocating for clear Macro- Policy to transform Energy
Claims
and fair Rules Engagement Industries
Packaging
Carbon Pricing & (covered separately)
Markets
and Offsetting Disclosure &
Logistics
Reporting
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Advocating for clear and fair rules 3 Climate Advocacy report 2022
Natural Climate Solutions (Insetting)
Advocacy objectives
Be recognized as a leading company in Influencing the standards and guidance to
the implementation of our Natural Climate ensure our insetting projects:
Solutions (NCS) strategy, through building
credibility and confidence in our insetting • Can be counted towards our science-
approach. We expect to: based targets (SBT);
• Bring the voice from companies from the • Have standardized and credible
land-use sector into NCS discussions; accounting methods;
• Raise awareness of the specificities of • Operate within a level playing field which
land-use sector companies in relation to incentivizes and enables all relevant
NCS (insetting vs. offsetting); actors, in particular the private sector, to
act and invest at scale.
• Advocate for the right incentives that will
promote NCS investments by land-use
sector companies.
4 Climate Advocacy report 2022Natural Climate Solutions (Insetting)
Engagement
Advocacy Green House Gas Science-Based Targets SBTi rules working International Insetting Natural Climate 1t.org
platform Protocol Initiative group Platform Solutions Alliance
(taskforce/
Forest, Land &
coalition) Agriculture Committee
Host(s) / WBCSD World Resources World Cocoa Corporate Partners World Economic World Economic
Founders Institute Foundation (L’oreal, Nespresso, Forum Forum
CDP Kering…)
WWF Solutions Providers WBCSD
UN Global Compact (PUR, South Pole…)
Partners
(B4N)
Mission Develops standards, SBTi show The WCF and Business-led NCS Alliance Gathers companies
alignment with tools and online organizations how its members are organization which engagement with playing a leadership
training that helps much and how quickly committed to ending advocates for climate policymakers role in the space of
Paris Agreement
countries, cities and they need to reduce cocoa-related action at the source delivers the business forest conservation
companies track their GHG emissions deforestation and of global value perspective on natural and restoration –
progress towards their to prevent the worst taking climate action chains. These nature- climate solutions at whether they are
climate goals. effects of climate through actions based solutions can global events and key already implementing
change. aligned with the Paris provide more than a moments. their commitments and
Climate Agreement. third of the emissions are ready to scale, or
reductions required to have yet to formulate
meet the 1.5°C goal. and develop a pledge.
Advocacy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
activities align
with the Paris
Agreement?
5 Climate Advocacy report 2022Environmental Footprint Claims
Advocacy objectives
Picture of success: Short term objectives:
• Implementation of internationally • Promote legislation that establishes
recognized standards (regionally a clear set of requirements based on
harmonized scheme for Europe) that standards.
allow companies and brands to make
environmental footprint related claims in • Support a legislative framework in Europe
a clear and credible way. on environmental footprint methodology
and labeling, under upcoming EU ‘green
• Promote fair competition, increase claims’ legislation.
consumer trust, empowerment and drive
real change aligned with local aspirations • Upcoming new ISO 14068 on Carbon
and F&B industry commitments to Neutral.
reducing environmental footprint.
6 Climate Advocacy report 2022Environmental Footprint Claims
Engagement
Advocacy Environmental Environmental Environmental ISO-WD 14068 Environmental
platform Information and PEF Information Working Information Working ‘Carbon Neutrality’ footprint methodology
Task Force Group Group Committee and labelling
(taskforce/
coalition)
Host(s) / Food Drink Europe EUROPEN AIM ISO Foundation Earth
Founders European Brands
Association
Mission The EU food and drink EUROPEN members AIM’s stated The International Foundation Earth is
alignment with industry is committed are committed to the mission is tackling Standard’s an independent, non-
to the EU’s target for a climate neutrality the accelerating Organization develops profit organization
Paris Agreement
carbon-neutral Europe goals of Europe’s new pace of climate powerful tools to help established to
by 2050. sustainable growth change requires contribute to net-zero issue front-of-pack
Areas of action: strategy, the European transformational emissions and create a environmental scores
reduce greenhouse gas Green Deal, and fully changes to the system sustainable future. on food products,
emissions and support the new EU in which brands enabling consumers to
support farmers Circular Economy operate. We need make more sustainable
to adopt more Action Plan government policies buying choices.
sustainable farming that create the right
practices to combat context for change
climate change. and business action
to advance the goal of
the Paris Agreement
to limit global
temperature rises to
1.5 degrees by the end
of the century.
Advocacy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
activities align
with the Paris
Agreement?
7 Climate Advocacy report 2022Carbon Pricing / Markets & Offsetting
Advocacy objectives
Carbon Pricing Carbon Offsets
Promote the recognition of an internal Help the development of a high-integrity
carbon pricing methodology that will voluntary carbon market that will allow the
help achieve Nestlé’s Net-Zero Roadmap legitimate use of high-quality carbon credits
objectives. (for offsets and claims) representing real
decarbonization outputs aligned with the
Paris Agreement.
8 Climate Advocacy report 2022Carbon Pricing / Markets & Offsetting
Engagement
Advocacy The Integrity Council Climate Impact X * The LEAF Coalition VCMI *
platform for the Voluntary
Carbon Market *
(taskforce/
coalition)
Host(s) / The Institute of DBS NICFI Multi-stakeholder
Founders International Finance SGX UK Government platform
Standard Chartered US Government
Temasek
Mission The ICVCM works Helps businesses LEAF’s goal is to VCMI drives credible,
alignment with to accelerate the understand and halt deforestation net-zero aligned
development of a navigate the complex by financing large participation in
Paris Agreement
carbon market through world of voluntary scale tropical forest voluntary carbon
a just transition aligned carbon credits. protection. markets. It coalesces
with the 1.5 degree Its vision is to drive stakeholders
pathway environmental impact around a shared
It sets and enforces at scale and foster vision for voluntary
definitive global ecosystems that carbon markets to
threshold standards, help companies take make a meaningful
so high-quality carbon practical climate contribution to climate
credits channel finance mitigation action action and limit global
towards greenhouse through trusted carbon temperatures from
gas reductions and credits. rising more than 1.5
removals, contributing degrees.
to climate resilient
development.
Advocacy Yes Yes Yes Yes
activities align
with the Paris
Agreement?
* Nestlé is not currently an official member of these organizations but is closely tracking developments and takes a close interest in their work.
9 Climate Advocacy report 2022Disclosure and Reporting
Advocacy objectives
Define and develop advocacy positions Areas being considered:
based on a deeper understanding of the
regulatory requirements, evolution and the • Seeking harmonization of reporting
proliferation of investor/stakeholder indices. and disclosure requirements: avoiding
duplications and overlapping standards,
country breakdowns vs global reporting.
• Better adaptation of the standards to
industry-specific realities to foster the
most accurate illustration of food and
beverage company efforts .
• In addition, stronger alignment on
the use of materiality to select what
companies report, rather than standards
and frameworks that take a one-size-fits-
all approach.
• Priority geographic focus: EU, as
detailed reporting requirements are
progressing fast, with countries acting as
frontrunners (e.g. GRI – EU Sustainability
Standards development).
10 Climate Advocacy report 2022Disclosure and Reporting
Engagement with coalitions & standard setters
Advocacy TNFD SOS 1.5°C GRI Standards
platform • Enhancing global
standards
(taskforce/
and metrics
coalition) • Value chain carbon
transparency
Host(s) / GFI WBCSD
Founders We Mean Business
Coalition
Mission Mission: to develop SOS 1.5 is a cross- GRI exists to help
alignment with and deliver a risk sectorial framework organizations be
management and to help companies transparent and take
Paris Agreement
disclosure framework transform their responsibility for their
for organizations operations and align impacts so that we can
to report and act with 1.5°C. create a sustainable
on evolving nature- future.
related risks, with
the ultimate aim of
supporting a shift in
global financial flows
away from nature-
negative outcomes and
toward nature-positive
outcomes.
Advocacy Yes Yes Yes
activities align
with the Paris
Agreement?
11 Climate Advocacy report 2022Policies to transform industries 12 Climate Advocacy report 2022
Regenerative Agriculture
Advocacy objectives
Convey Nestlé thought leadership Short term success:
anchored in our extensive experience of
promoting sustainable agriculture • Foster the development of an industry-
wide regenerative agriculture framework
• Harmonize definitions, practices and KPIs defining common practices and KPIs.
of regenerative agriculture across the
food and beverage industry. • Launch of the Nestlé Soil Initiative:
Communicate on pilots contributing to
• Contribute to political processes, carbon improvements; Emphasize the link
fostering support for regenerative between healthy soils and biodiversity.
agriculture and the adoption of aligned
definitions. Focus on EU and US is a • Formalize advocacy positions and share
priority. them across the Group (Zones & Markets).
• Help build farmer-led coalitions and • Convention on Biological Diversity
support their participation in industry negotiations: participate in the dialogue
platforms, to foster an inclusive dialogue. and use Nestlé voice to position
regenerative agriculture as a solution to
protect biodiversity.
13 Climate Advocacy report 2022Regenerative Agriculture
Engagement
Advocacy Regenerative OP2B Soils Investment hub Scaling Positive Global Coffee Food Initiative IMAGINE
platform Agriculture Agriculture Platform
Programme –
(taskforce/
Agriculture for 1.5
coalition)
Host(s) / SAI Platform WBCSD Multi- stakeholder Ellen Mac Arthur
Founders Foundation
Mission SAI Platform is The coalition drives Resource for Maximizing Common vision Supports a circular Vision to help
alignment committed to transformational knowledge the potential of to work towards a economy for food leaders use their
helping to create a systemic change and connecting business agriculture as a thriving, sustainable to help people powers for good
with Paris
future where people, catalyzes action to to existing platforms solution for climate, coffee sector for and nature thrive, across business
Agreement the planet and protect and restore that can mobilize nature and farmers. generations to to tackle climate and civil society
sustainable business cultivated and finance, engage with come. change and to help address
solutions come natural biodiversity farmers for value biodiversity loss. climate change
together to ensure a within value chains. chain collaboration. and inequality
viable and resilient OP2B develops and within value chains.
agricultural sector. promotes policy OP2B develops and
recommendations promotes policy
for the COP 15 CBD recommendations
framework. for the COP 15 CBD
framework.
Advocacy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
activities align
with the Paris
Agreement?
14 Climate Advocacy report 2022Logistics
Advocacy objectives
As a significant shipper, Nestlé supports Focusing on road and ocean transport, we:
legislative and regulatory frameworks that
help create the ecosystem necessary for • Work to improve access to alternative,
the decarbonization of freight transport at lower carbon fuels for short term
scale. emissions reductions
• Support efforts to build out electric
charging infrastructure for commercial
vehicles
• Advocate for strong regulatory
frameworks that encourage vehicle
manufacturers to bring medium and
heavy electric goods vehicles to market at
scale as soon as possible
• Join forces with other shippers to explore
ways of radically reducing the emissions
from ocean transportation over the
medium to long term
15 Climate Advocacy report 2022Logistics
Engagement
Advocacy Global Logistics Clean Cargo Sustainable Freight COZEV
platform Emissions Council Buyers Alliance * Cargo Owners For
Zero Emissions
(taskforce/
Vessels *
coalition)
Host(s) / Smart Freight Centre ASPEN Institute
Founders
Advocacy The mission of GLEC Collaborative The main goal of Cargo owner-
activities align as an industry-led partnership between SFBA is to empower led platform for
partnership is to drive ocean container companies to reach collaboration that
with the Paris
emission reduction carriers, freight net-zero freight enables maritime
Agreement? and enhance forwarders, and cargo logistics carbon freight customers
efficiency across owners that is focused emissions by no later to come together
global logistics supply on tracking and than 2050 in line with and use their
chains. reducing greenhouse a 1.5°C maximum brand power and
gas emissions from global temperature economies of scale to
container shipping. increase. accelerate maritime
decarbonization.
Aligned with Paris
Agreement climate
goals: GHG emissions
are virtually eliminated
for the entire sector by
2050.
Advocacy Yes Yes Yes Yes
activities align
with the Paris
Agreement?
* Nestlé is not currently an official member of these organizations but is closely tracking developments and takes a close interest in their work
16 Climate Advocacy report 2022Energy
Advocacy objectives
Help create an enabling environment that
increases the availability of purchased
renewable energies: support government
initiatives aimed at developing the legal
framework and infrastructures required.
• Focus efforts on Tier 2 countries, where
the infrastructures needs to be developed
and where the market doesn’t currently
offer suitable solutions for energy from
renewable sources.
• In Tier 1 countries, i.e. in countries where
energy is regulated and supplied via
the public grid: advocate for investment
in renewable energy infrastructure or
flexibilization of regulation to allow private
agreements.
17 Climate Advocacy report 2022Energy
Engagement
Advocacy RE100 Global Alliance for
platform Sustainable Energy
(taskforce/
coalition)
Host(s) / The Climate Group Multi stakeholder
Founders CDP platform
Mission Global corporate Goal is a just transition
alignment with renewable energy to net-zero and
initiative bringing socially responsible
Paris Agreement
together hundreds of energy production,
large and ambitious achieving the
businesses committed ambition of The Paris
to 100% renewable Agreement to avoid
electricity. Mission is the harshest impacts
to accelerate change of climate change on
towards zero carbon people and the Planet.
grids at scale.
Advocacy Yes Yes
activities align
with the Paris
Agreement?
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Macro-Engagement
Advocacy objectives
Create the right framework conditions to In the short term:
encourage rapid decarbonization across
economies and geographies, carried out in a • Support momentum post-COP 26 for
just and fair way. We advocate through: greater collective action on climate.
• Involvement in impactful, collective calls • Advocate for regenerative food systems
to action on climate. at scale to form a core focus for COP27
negotiations.
• Open and objective debate on corporate
climate change plans and what kind of • Engage in discussions on corporate
regulatory system we need. climate target setting and disclosures.
• Ramping up the ambition and identifying • Assess and act on other opportunities e.g.
conditions required to achieve progress. Stockholm +50.
20 Climate Advocacy report 2022Macro-Engagement
Advocacy Energy Transition Exponential Global Future WEF Alliance We Mean Policy Advocacy Just Transition International
platform & Climate Change Roadmap Initiative Council on Net- of CEO climate Business Coalition and Member Think Lab Chamber of
WG Zero Transition leaders Mobilization Commerce
(taskforce/
coalition)
Host(s) / European Round World Economic World Economic Coalition of WBCSD UN Global
Founders Table Forum Forum coalitions Compact
Mission Addresses the This platform Focuses on Founded to Catalyzes We actively call Will shape Recognises the
alignment triggers for takes action delivering a support an business and for policies that thought urgent need to
a transition in line with framework for ambitious Paris policy action to are consistent leadership keep the global
with Paris
towards a low 1.5°C, with the business leaders Agreement and halve emissions with ambitious on critical temperature
Agreement carbon economy mission to halve to deliver net zero; bold corporate by 2030 and action on climate sustainability increase below
and achieve emissions before it will also work climate action accelerate and enable issues to prepare 1.5° Celsius and
the goals of the 2030 through on a common set by setting an inclusive business-led for a net-zero, achieve net-zero
Paris Climate exponential of metrics on net ambitious targets, transition to a net- solutions to scale resilient future emissions by
Agreement. climate action and zero. reducing our own zero economy implementation and a more equal 2050.
solutions. emissions. of the Paris society.
Agreement.
Advocacy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
activities align
with the Paris
Agreement?
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