CHF 100 million environment investment at Nestle

The concern slashed its direct greenhouse gas emissions 16 percent during the past decade that saw the company's production volume increase 76 percent.

 Since
2003, Nestle has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions 17.3 percent;
between 1998 and 2007, the company lowered emissions 16 percent
overall. During the last 10 years, Nestle has reduced its energy
consumption 3 percent, with a goal of future energy savings of 1
percent to 2 percent per ton of product during the next five years.

Nestle now uses 22 percent less packaging material for its bottle
water products, and reduced the amount of water it withdraws for
these products have dropped by 28 percent since 1998.
About 18
percent of the company’s factories are certified to ISO 14001 or
OHSAS 18001 standards, with plans to certify all factories by 2010.