The Nature Conservancy: Since 1999, Nestlé Waters North America has supported the visionary work of The Nature Conservancy in directly protecting 426,000 acres of land and water across the U.S.
Exemplary Employee Practices
Employment Opportunities: NWNA has plant operations in 21 communities across the U.S. Nestlé Waters Canada has 2 in Canada. Together, the companies employ 9,000 people (3,400 work in our plants) with a total payroll of $561 million. Many of our bottling operations are in rural areas, where naturally protected spring water sources are located.
These communities generally welcome a clean industry that offers employment opportunities for their members, in addition to business for local vendors, contractors and suppliers. NWNA’s manufacturing jobs pay in the top half of comparable jobs and come with health-care insurance and 401K benefits.
Economic Benefits: The company invests in the community in which it does business in many ways. In the last 5 years, NWNA has invested $1.7 billion dollars in capital. Our operations had the following 2007 tax benefits: property taxes, $21 million; state sales taxes, $21 million; state income taxes, $27 million; and federal income taxes, $132 million.