All Nestlé articles
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ArticleIndustry players oppose a second delay for EU Deforestation Regulation
Nestlé, Mars Wrigley, Ferrero, and Tony’s Chocolonely have signed an open letter urging the European Commission not to postpone the EU Deforestation Regulation for a second time, warning that further delays will have environmental consequences.
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ArticleNestlé Poland sued for ‘misleading’ recycling claims on water bottles
ClientEarth has filed a lawsuit against Nestlé Poland over ‘misleading’ recycled content and recyclability claims made on its Nałęczowianka water bottles.
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ArticleUnilever, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and more back ‘ambitious’ plastics treaty
Unilever, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, PepsiCo, and other big names have signed an open letter calling for a ‘robust’ and ‘ambitious’ plastic pollution treaty to be finalized at INC-5.2.
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ArticleNestlé’s digital twin service redesigns packs for new formats and campaigns
Nestlé’s new AI-powered, in-house service utilizes digital twins to digitally adjust or localize packaging for seasonal campaigns, channel-specific formats like e-commerce and digital media, and other redesign requirements.
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ArticleWhy do big brands keep missing their sustainability targets?
From Unilever to L’Oréal, multiple big brands are missing and revising their sustainable packaging targets for 2025 – but why? We delve deeper into the commonly cited stumbling blocks, including overambition, underdeveloped infrastructure and regulation, access to recyclate, and consumer behaviour.
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ArticleNext Global Plastics Treaty meeting will be held in Geneva, UNEP confirms
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced that the next International Negotiating Committee meeting (INC-5.2) to negotiate a Global Plastics Treaty will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 5th – 14th August 2025.
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ArticleQuality Street sells limited-edition boxes, pouches and refill tins for Christmas
Among Nestlé’s confectionary lineup for Christmas 2024 are personalized gift pouches and limited-edition packaging designs, including a Quality Street tin and a Christmas cracker – and John Lewis is offering refills to consumers with pre-bought tins.
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ArticleNestlé coffee adopts Sonoco’s 95% paper-based can for enhanced recyclability
Sonoco is targeting full recyclability with a 95% paper-based can for Nestlé’s coffee products, believed to maintain the barrier properties of conventional packs while reducing their weight.
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ArticlePaper protein canister and coffee refills among Nestlé’s redesigned packs
Nestlé has revealed paper-based packaging redesigns across its Smarties, KitKat, and Nescafé brands, among others – aiming to cut one-third of virgin plastics from its product lines and design 95% of its plastic packaging for recycling by 2025.
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ArticleNestlé reveals light-blocking, recyclable shrink sleeve label for milk drinks
Nestlé has applied a new, recyclable shrink sleeve label with light-blocking print technology to its ready-to-drink Nesquik portfolio, aiming to help consumers recycle 4,500 metric tons of PET every year while maintaining product quality.
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ArticleAn overview of Nestlé’s sustainable packaging progress in 2023
Nestlé has outlined its steps towards its packaging sustainability targets in 2023 – cutting down on single-use plastics, increasing design for recycling, implementing more recycled content, and placing less packaging on the market overall.
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ArticleMaggi’s instant noodles prepared in at-home mugs in plastic reduction effort
Nestlé’s Maggi brand has launched a new line of instant cup noodles designed to be prepared at home in a mug and thus cut down on plastic packaging by 83% compared to a plastic cup.
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ArticleUnilever, PepsiCo, and more shape Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s call for scaled-up ‘reuse revolution’
Danone, Nestlé, PepsiCo, The Coca-Cola Company, and Unilever have contributed to a new Ellen MacArthur Foundation study suggesting that, if scaled up effectively, returnable packaging can be as economically attractive as single-use alternatives.
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ArticleNestlé investment opens new recycling plant for flexible plastic packaging
Nestlé has invested £7 million into the opening of Impact Recycling’s new recycling plant, which is set to convert hard-to-recycle flexible plastics into pellets to produce new flexible packaging.
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ArticleUN Treaty on Plastic Pollution: Aspirations must become actions
The UN treaty on plastic pollution must now move ‘from aspiration into action’. Leanne Gale, Executive Vice President, Group General Counsel, at Nestlé S.A., explores what this might look like.
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ArticleNestlé gives update on sustainable packaging progress
Nestlé lists a decrease in virgin plastic consumption, an uptake in recycled plastic content, its participation in reuse and refill trials, and its support of international legislation to combat waste among its steps towards more sustainable packaging practices in the last five years.
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ArticleNestlé displays KOFILA chocolates on reusable wire stands in Czech stores
Nestlé Česko, PENNY, and POSpooling are piloting point-of-sale stands made of wire, which are said to perform five times better than cardboard alternatives when it comes to environmental burden.
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ArticleNestlé on fostering and encouraging circular innovations
How is Nestlé aiming to make the packaging for its single-serve coffee products circular? Nespresso’s sustainability program manager, Christophe Boussemart, and Nescafé Dolce Gusto’s Susanne Kulhanek explain.
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ArticleReuse and refill: success, challenges, and learnings
In theory, reusable and refillable packaging solutions are two of several pathways to achieving circularity, reducing waste, and tackling pollution. So, why hasn’t every trial or pilot been successful? Nestlé’s Jodie Roussell, Global Public Affairs Lead for Packaging and Sustainability, and Antje Shaw, Global Packaging Sustainability Manager, reflect on the firsthand knowledge the company has gained and set out a roadmap for future success.
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ArticleNestlé Mexico and Greenback use Enval technology to generate pyrolytic oil from plastic waste
Nestlé Mexico and Greenback Recycling Technologies are utilising Enval Limited’s advanced recycling technology to turn hard-to-recycle plastics into pyrolytic oil at a newly-opened recycling plant.