Nestlé Global Virtual Event: A 2023 Climate Progress Update

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On 12th March, Innovation Forum and Nestlé hosted a webinar sharing Nestlé's 2023 climate progress update

Nestlé has pledged to reduce absolute emissions by 20% by 2025, and by 50% by 2030. This live virtual event featured updates of its progress in 2023, with case studies illustrating how transformative action is taking place on the ground.
In particular they discussed:

• The importance of transparency in climate disclosures, particularly on progress across scopes and different GHGs
• Evolutions in target setting, including Nestlé’s SBTi approved FLAG objectives.
• The critical role of nature-based solutions in driving emissions reductions in agricultural supply chains (via two impactful case studies)

The panel:

• Florence Henry, global head of sustainability nutrition, Nestlé
• Benjamin Ware, global head of climate and sustainable sourcing, Nestlé
• Sukumaran Karuthara, head of agriculture services, coffee and tea, Nestlé India
• Barbara Sollero, sustainable agriculture manager, Nestlé Brazil
• Charlotte Podeur, strategy and ESG manager, Nestlé Coffee Brands
• Alexandre Berndt, researcher, The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporate (Embrapa)
• Moderator: Ian Welsh, publishing director, Innovation Forum

This webinar was hosted in partnership with Nestlé.
See here for more on Nestlé’s 2023 Creating Shared Value and Sustainability Report.