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Partner case study – Nestlé
Nestlé working to drive adoption of regenerative agriculture
Call to Action Commitment 1 – Developing and scaling regenerative agriculture, in conjunction with similar approaches, underpinned by common metrics driving enhanced outcomes for productive and environmentally sustainable farming.
Call to Action Commitment 3 – Contributing to the development and alignment of public funding market-based incentives for nature restoration and delivery of other eco-system services.
Call to Action Commitment 5 – Integrating sustainability into supply chains and the global agri-food trade system, leaving no one behind.
By 2025, Nestlé has committed to source 20% of its key ingredients from farmers adopting regenerative agricultural practices, and 50% by 2030. At the end of 2023, over 15% of the company’s key ingredients were sourced from farmers and land managers adopting regenerative agricultural practices. The company’s approach is set out in the Nestlé Agriculture Framework, which encourages the development of locally relevant solutions, adapted to the wide range of ingredients used in our products. The framework includes key concepts from conservation agriculture, agro-ecology and precision farming. Learn more about the Nestlé Agriculture Framework >.
As part of this approach, Nestlé has been collaborating with farmers in northern France since 2018 to implement regenerative agriculture methods through the Sols Vivants initiative, which is supported by partners like Earthworm Foundation and Lidl. With a focus on agroforestry, various cover crops and the provision of technical and financial support to farmers, over 200 farmers have been engaged and 72,000 tons of raw materials sourced through regenerative agriculture practices. Learn more about the Sols Vivants initiative >.
Also, the Landscape Enterprise Networks (LENs) initiatives in Hungary, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom bring together farmers, experts and businesses. The collaborative projects highlight the economic value to farmers of wheat and other crops, of ecosystem services, and also help establish measures to protect and enhance them. In the United Kingdom, results for 2023 included seven kilometers of hedgerows planted and 16,000 hectares of land worked on using regenerative agricultural practices to deliver soil, water health and biodiversity improvements. Learn more about the Landscape Enterprise Networks (LENs) >.
Nestlé’s work on regenerative agriculture (CTA1) also supports CTA3 on the alignment of market based incentives and CTA5 on integrating sustainability into supply chains. For example, the company has committed over CHF1.2 billion to enhancing regenerative agriculture across its supply chain by 2025.