SUSTAINABILITY


Further action includes using 100 per cent renewable electricity in Nestlé factories, warehouses, logistics and offices with a third of the global brand’s factories already doing so. Nestlé is making its distribution networks and warehouses more


efficient by optimising routes to reduce fuel consumption and to lower carbon emissions. Its top 100 distribution centres have decreased greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent over the past four years. Since 2014, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions across its entire value chain is equivalent to taking 1.2 million cars off the road. “Climate change is one of the biggest threats we face as a society. It is also one of the greatest risks to the future of our business,” said Mark Schneider, Nestlé chief executive. “We are running out of time to avoid the worst effects of global warming. That is why we are setting a bolder ambition to reach a net-zero future. Deploying Nestlé’s global resources and industry know-how, we know we can make a difference at significant scale. Our journey to net zero has already started. Now, we are accelerating our efforts,” he added.


THE NORM


worked with for decades, whilst for coffee we have formed strategic relationships with speciality importers who share our vision for a sustainable and fully traceable supply chain.” On the coffee side, Ringtons employs a specialist green coffee buyer to handle green purchasing requirements and its tea team, which includes a sourcing assurance technologist, has over 150 years of experience in tea buying. The company claims its tea chain is 100% traceable and by the


end of the year, its existing coffee supply chain will be fully traceable back to the cooperative or washing station in the country of origin. It also boasts a transparent pricing structure which can show the breakdown of the real cost of the green coffee including the price which was paid to the cooperative / washing station. Ringtons also packs, blends and roasts all its coffee and tea in the


UK once green beans and tea arrive from origin to the north east of England. This gives customers the satisfaction of knowing they have acquired a made-in-Britain product.


FINALLY


Sustainability targets for many major suppliers to the vending sector are vast and varied and could be significant for issues such as climate change, deforestation and support for local farmers. While pressure from clients and consumers is part of the driving


force for these targets, suppliers are now also striving to do the right thing as they see the value in green credentials as defining just who they are.


Manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products Barry Callebaut’s sustainability strategy “Forever Chocolate” aims to move sustainable chocolate from the niche to the norm with 100 per cent of its chocolate and ingredients sustainably sourced by 2025. It has four sustainability targets to achieve by 2025 including: to


eradicate child labour from its supply chain; to lift more than 500,000 cocoa farmers out of poverty; to become carbon and forest positive and to have 100 per cent sustainable ingredients in all of its products. The Forever Chocolate strategy has already made significant strides since its launch in 2016. For example, more than half of its ingredients are now being sustainably while the company’s carbon footprint has been reduced by almost -7 per cent while achieving 5.1 per cent volume growth. A total of 3,800 hectares of forest have been regenerated while


there have been significant strides made in geographical mapping of farms and farmers accessing coaching and finance.


REASSURANCE Tea and coffee specialist Ringtons’ procurement process and relationship building has been pivotal throughout the brand’s 114- year history in allowing the company to source its coffee and tea in an ethical and sustainable way. John Broad, head of Ringtons Beverages for Business, the out of home division said: “Our customers are increasingly interested in knowing about our own suppliers and sourcing practices and we are always happy to offer reassurance by explaining our process. For tea we buy directly from trusted tea growers, many of whom we’ve


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