We operate 24 bottling facilities and 69 branch offices throughout the U.S. and Canada (as of 2007). We also maintain our own tanker and HOD vehicle fleets, as well as contract with carriers to transport materials and products. We are undertaking a number of initiatives to reduce both our manufacturing and logistics footprint throughout our supply chain.

This section details our commitment to reducing manufacturing and logistics impacts through our:

• Use of environmental management systems
• Commitment to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified plants
• Efforts to reduce our water use, energy use and waste

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Environmental Management Systems

To meet environmental goals, we employ the Nestlé Environmental Management System (NEMS)  to track key performance indicators over time and ensure compliance with company policies, legal requirements and international standards. We are also implementing ISO 14001, an international environmental management standard whereby performance is independently audited, to help drive toward continuous operational improvements. In addition to NEMS, each region has a Continuous Improvement Manager responsible for implementing efficiency initiatives. These managers have monthly conference calls and quarterly meetings to share best practices throughout our organization.

Nestlé Waters is also beginning to examine the lifecycle impacts of our products from sourcing to manufacturing through recycling or disposal. Lifecycle analyses allow us to carefully assess products at each stage in their development in order to minimize their overall environmental footprint.

Commitment to LEED Certification

UPDATE: On June 5, 2009, the Allentown plant achieved the Gold LEED Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council and the Delaware Valley Green Building  Council.

Nestlé Waters was the first beverage manufacturer to build U.S. plants achieving third-party green building certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental (LEED) Green Building Rating System™. In fact, in 2003, our Stanwood, Michigan, plant was one of the first U.S. industrial plants of any kind to earn LEED certification. Nestlé Waters now has five LEED certified plants, four of which have achieved LEED Silver designation and four more plants in process for certification.

LEED standards help increase energy and water efficiency, and reduce the environmental impact of our facilities. Improvements over standard construction include improved site water management and indoor air quality; reduced construction waste; use of local and recycled construction material, as well as indigenous landscaping; and water and energy conservation features.

The five LEED-certified Nestlé Waters plants (Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee; Cabazon, California; Hawkins, Texas; Madison County, Florida; and Stanwood, Michigan), together have reduced:

• energy use by 1.5 million kWH
• emissions by 2.1 million pounds of CO²
• water by nine million gallons and
• waste by 216 million pounds

compared to non-LEED plant performance from 2003-2006. Additionally, four more of our plants are currently under review for LEED certification, including one application for LEED Gold status.

Learn more about our LEED buildings

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