UK | Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverages (NW&PB) has achieved its commitment to certify all its bottling sites to the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Standard.
Coming ahead of World Water Day, this achievement is a first in the beverage sector.
Beyond this certification, the Company confirmed strong progress on local collaborative action, with 70 water regeneration projects delivering 14.1 million m3 of water per year, in line with its ambition to protect, restore and return more water than it uses in its operations.
Collaboration strengthened to ensure ongoing collective action, with the announcement to extend strategic engagement with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to enhance the biodiversity benefits of its water regeneration and landscape protection initiatives and to support collective action through tools and education.
As water stress and extreme weather put growing pressure on rivers, aquifers and communities, effective water stewardship increasingly depends on action beyond a factory fence line.
By working with local partners in the watersheds where it operates, Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverages has helped strengthen long-term water resilience for people, nature, and business continuity.
“We are pleased to share these significant milestones on AWS certification and water regeneration. Good water stewardship is part of our DNA, and strong water resilience is a strategic imperative for our business – that’s why we look to collaborate wherever we operate to address shared water challenges, now and for the future. This is something we’ve been working on for decades,” said Muriel Lienau, CEO of Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverages.
“We remain committed to protect, restore and return water where we operate. Water resilience has a growing awareness on the international agenda, and we know no one can achieve this on their own. By partnering with experts, local organisations and communities, we know that collaboration at the catchment level is the key to meaningful impact.”
In the spirit of continuous improvement, this certification milestone is complemented by the successful implementation of 70 water regeneration projects across its sites globally, in line with its ambition to protect, restore, and return more water than it uses in its operations.
All of the water regeneration projects are implemented in close collaboration with local partners to answer shared water challenges, creating resilience for people, nature and the business.
By the end of 2025, together these projects were locally regenerating 14.1 million m3 of water per year. As they mature to their full potential, they will help deliver more water locally than the company uses in its operations.
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