Sotero, Maria Bernaditte L.

BSBA
Environmental Management System
NESTLE COMPANY
Area of business Overall Environmental Likelihood Problem Size
score hazard occurrence
Distribution and transport 8 3 2 3
Management issues and 7 1 3 3
awareness
Legislation 6 1 2 2
Marketplace 5 1 1 1
Waste and discharges 7 2 3 1
Paper and Packaging 8 3 2 3
Site Management/ 7 2 1 2
Housekeeping
Planning/ Development/ 8 3 2 3
Land issues
Product 6 1 2 2
Process 7 2 1 3
Raw materials 7 2 1 2
Water 8 3 2 3
Energy and fuels 8 3 2 3
Stakeholders 6 1 2 2

General Assessment
The highest score that I gave to Nestle Company is 8 while the lowest is 5. Despite the
fact that they carried out some practices that can assist in reducing dangers, it’s far from
sufficient because the substances come from the environment. A total of three factors have been
provided for waste and discharges, goods and processes, and raw materials. Nestle is one of the
most well-known healthy products in the world, yet its well-known name hides a dangerous use
of its sources and components.
According to Environmental organization Greenpeace Philippines they are dismay over
Nestlé Philippines’ claim that it has achieved “plastic neutrality” amid lack of concrete plans to
cut the production of single-use packaging, and the absence of hard data in the country about
their historical plastic production. Instead of adhering to its promise to reduce plastic production
globally, Nestlé Philippines’ latest move to achieve supposed neutrality involves sending their
plastic waste for incineration in cement kilns, which poses health threats to communities. So,
they just collect as much plastic they produce in order to burn it and convert it to cancer-causing
and air-polluting chemicals and toxins echoes the same ugly strategy Nestle has used to make
people and communities shoulder the costs of the cleanup of plastic waste, and the impact of the
plastic to pollution they created.

Recommendation
Nestle has almost tried all of the strategies there are. Nestle has developed globally, aided
in the growth of countries' economies, been environmentally responsible, and formed joint
ventures with other firms, all of which have improved Nestle's and these companies'
performance. They should adopt environmentally sustainable production techniques and
processing methods that make efficient use of raw materials and minimize water and energy
consumption. In addition, Nestlé should release a comprehensive plan to reduce its reliance on
single-use plastics, which shall include transparency about their plastic production and ambitious
and time-bound reuse and refill targets. A planned reduction of plastics by phasing out sachets
(think on other ways that they can use instead of plastic sachets) and disposables would omit the
need for Nestlé to rely on climate change driving industries for both its production and waste
management.

Source:
Greenpeace Philippines. (2020, September 5). Greenpeace calls out Nestle for false claims on
plastic neutrality. Retrieved from
https://www.greenpeace.org/philippines/press/9990/greenpeace-calls-out-nestle-for-false-
claims-on-plastic-neutrality/#:~:text=Instead%20of%20adhering%20to%20its,poses
%20health%20threats%20to%20communities.