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By Duncan Pollard, Head of Stakeholder Engagement in Sustainability at Nestlé.
In the three years since we pledged that our products would not be associated
with deforestation we have made good progress in developing guidelines and
commitments to ensure we source raw materials responsibly.
Today, along with the non-governmental organisation Conservation International,
we are launching something new - the 'Deforestation Guides for Commodity
Sourcing' that use data from satellites to 'track' and illustrate the areas at
greatest risk of deforestation that we can use to help reduce that risk.
Working collectively
My job at Nestlé is to engage and work with external stakeholders on
sustainability topics to ensure that we have the best knowledge and
understanding to help our operational teams across the world.
One particular area where we need that help is to ensure we are able to meet our
pledge of zero deforestation.
The new guides that Nestlé has developed in partnership with Conservation
International will help us to measure and to demonstrate our progress towards
that goal.
They will make it easier for us to see where deforestation is happening.
And for you to see too. Our aim, with our partner, is to be transparent. The
maps are available for the public, for our competitors, for others in our supply
chain to use.
Zero deforestation
We have also been working with our partners The Forest Trust and ProForest to
help combat deforestation by mapping our supply chains on the ground since 2010.
We have learnt a great deal on a wide range of countries across Latin America,
Africa and Asia. We are working proactively with our suppliers such as
plantation owners and farmers to build traceability along supply chains, and
then using this knowledge to carry out field assessments.
While there is reasonably good data on countries such as Brazil and Indonesia,
places like Ethiopia, Honduras and Papua New Guinea were off the beaten track
and it was difficult to track accurate data.
The new guides can now help us to do this.
Preventing deforestation
We are using the guides alongside the mapping of our supply chains to highlight
where our acquisition of raw materials runs the risk of contributing to
deforestation.
If we find there is a risk in an area, we will focus our auditing work together
with our suppliers, and if necessary, take steps to stop the growing problem.
Collaboration
Globally, deforestation is increasing at a rate of nearly 13 million hectares
per year - an area the size of Greece.
I believe the new maps can and should change the way companies, governments and
civil society view the problem.
There is so much our industry can do in our supply chains and by making a
concerted effort to address the issue.
The guides support our commitment as a member of the Consumer Goods Forum to
help eliminate deforestation.
The more that businesses, governments and other organisations use these maps,
the better and more accurate the data will be, as greater volumes of information
will be shared.
Farm to fork
This new approach to mapping deforestation should help us to better track our
supply chain from farm to fork.
It not only demonstrates to our consumers that we are committed to improving the
way we work, but also that we are making tools publically available to others to
encourage them to do the same.
Insight is where you can read diverse perspectives of people in our company. If
you would like to join the discussion, please visit our corporate Facebook page
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