Nestle : Nestlé joins coalition to drive circular economy and make recycling more sustainable in Vietnam
June 21, 2019 at 08:40 am EDT
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Nestlé Vietnam and La Vie - Nestlé Waters today sign a partnership with seven other companies to establish a not-for-profit Packaging Recycling Organization Vietnam (PRO Vietnam) to support the growth of a strong, resilient domestic packaging collection and recycling ecosystem.
PRO Vietnam's ambition is that, by 2030, all packaging materials put into the market by its participating members shall be collected for recycling.
'We are pleased to be joining the coalition, which is recognized by the government of Vietnam, to drive circular economy and make recycling of packaging more accessible and sustainable,' said Mr. Ganesan Ampalavanar, Managing Director of Nestlé Vietnam. 'Nestlé has a longer-term ambition to stop plastic leakage into the environment. Our involvement in will further accelerate our efforts to realize this ambition.'
will focus its activities on three pillars: first, educating consumers on recycling awareness and segregation; second, strengthening the existing packaging collection ecosystem; and third, supporting recycling programs of processors and recyclers.
Working with stakeholders, including the government, aims to improve livelihood conditions and create jobs for individuals and businesses working on post-consumer packaging.
This announcement follows a series of specific initiatives and steps to accelerate action to tackle plastic waste, in line with Nestlé's commitment to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025.
For more information, read the PRO Vietnam press release (pdf, 590 Kb).
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Nestlé S.A. is the world's leading agri-food group. Net sales break down by category of products as follows:
- powdered and liquid beverages (26.7%): soluble coffees (Nescafé and Starbucks brands), coffee in capsules (Nespresso), chocolate drinks (Nesquik, Milo, etc.), tea drinks (Nestea), etc.;
- pet food (20.3%): brands such as Purina, Friskies, Felix, etc.;
- pharmaceutical, nutrition and well-being products (16.4%): nutritional supplements (Resource, Boost, Nutren, Optifast, Peptamen brands, etc.), infant and maternal nutrition products (NAN, illuma, Cerelac, Nido, Gerber), ketogenic beverages (BrainXpert), (Nesquick, Fitness, Cheerios, Lion, etc.), etc.;
- ready meals and seasoning products (12.5%): frozen and chilled dishes (Lean Cuisine, Hot Pockets and Stouffer's brands), soups (Maggi), etc.;
- dairy products and ice cream (11.8%): powdered milk, sweetened condensed milk, yoghurt and cream desserts, ice cream (Nido, Nesvita, Carnation, La Laitière, Coffee Mate, Nestlé Ice Cream, Dreyers, Häagen-Dazs, Extrême brands, etc.);
- chocolates, sweets and biscuits (8.7%): Kit Kat, Smarties, Cailler, Terrafertil, etc. brands;
- bottled waters (3.6%): Nestlé Pure Life, Vittel, Perrier, S. Pellegrino, etc. brands.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Switzerland (1.2%), France (3.8%), the United Kingdom (3.8%), Germany (2.4%), Europe (12.8%), the United States and Canada (35%), China (5.9%), Asia and Oceania (21.4%) and Latin America (13.7%).
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