As a packaged beverage company focusing on natural products, our success depends on both the long-term productivity of the waters and lands that support our business and on our relationships with our neighbors, consumers, employees and other stakeholders. Nestlé SA (http://www.nestle.com/) refers to this concept as creating shared value. Simply stated, in order to create value for our shareholders and our company, we need to create value for our customers, employees, communities where we do business and other stakeholders. We strive to embed this concept of “creating shared value” in our own approach to corporate citizenship to grow in a fiscally, environmentally and socially sustainable manner.
To support this core belief, we have made six commitments in the areas in which we believe we can provide the greatest value to society. These include:
1. Promoting health and hydration
2. Responding to disasters
3. Managing water resources for long-term sustainability
4. Supporting sustainable packaging
5. Reducing our supply chain footprint
6. Being a good neighbor
These are our aspirations. We have more that we need to do, and will continue to work with our stakeholders to improve our performance in each of these areas. This report is organized to provide more information on our policies, activities and plans for each of these commitments.