Nestlé Pakistan publishes Creating Shared Value & Sustainability report

LAHORE: Nestlé Pakistan recently published its sustainability report for 2020: ‘Nestlé in Society: Creating Shared Value (CSV), highlighting its three main global focus areas: for individuals and families, for communities, and for the planet, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Highlighting Nestlé’s CSV philosophy, Samer Chedid, CEO, Nestlé Pakistan, said, “Creating Shared Value remains the fundamental guiding principle for how we do business. We believe that we will be successful in the long term by creating value for both our shareholders and for society.”

“The health of our company is intrinsically linked to the health and resilience of the society we operate in; this is why Nestlé’s purpose is to unlock the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come” Chedid added.

Chedid further pointed out Nestlé Pakistan’s CSV initiatives were geared towards addressing the challenges faced by the country. “We are taking steps and introducing various initiatives in our manufacturing units and beyond, to exhibit Respect for the Future. Our global focus areas are firmly embedded in our purpose, and our efforts in each of these areas are in line with the UN SDGs,” Chedid said.

The year 2020 witnessed the COVID-19 pandemic which had a profound impact across the globe as well as in Pakistan. Nestlé Pakistan supported vulnerable communities through product donations that included 4 million servings of milk, iron fortified dairy products, baby cereals, water and juice, worth 100 million rupees in its national response to the COVID-19 pandemic to meet the nutritional needs of both affectees and frontline workers.***