Overall impact
B (67)

Commentary

Nestle is a strong overall performer. With a 'B' rating of 66.9 for overall impact (77th percentile compared to all companies), Nestle ranks 4th out of 13 industry peers, behind Hershey, Morinaga & Company and Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi, and ahead of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Lindt, Noble Foods and 6 others. On top material causes for Nestle's industry (Food), Nestle performs well in Equal Pay and Opportunity (95.7 score), Child and Maternal Health (91.4), No Poverty (92.5) and 5 other causes where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Decent, Safe Work Opportunities (15.1 score), Child and Maternal Health (12.1), Accountable Institutions (27.7) and 1 other cause where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
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Company
Founded
1866
Employees
270,000
Sector
Consumer Staples
Industry
Food Products
Sub-industry
Packaged Foods & Meats
SASB industry
Processed Foods
Headquarters
Switzerland
Share classes
NSRGY
NESN.SW
Mission
Good Food, Good Life.
Description
Nestlé S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a food and beverage company. The company operates through Zone North America; Zone Europe; Zone Asia, Oceania, and Africa; Zone Latin America; Zone Greater China; Nespresso; and Nestlé Health Science segments. It offers baby foods under the Cerelac, Gerber, Nido, and NaturNes brands; bottled water under the Nestlé Pure Life, Perrier, Vittel, Buxton, Erikli, and S.Pellegrino brands; cereals under the Fitness, Nesquik, cheerios, and Lion Cereals brands; and chocolate and confectionery products under the KitKat, Smarties, Aero, Nestlé Les Recettes de l'Atelier, Milkybar, Baci Perugina, Quality Street, and Fitness brands. The company provides coffee products under the Nescafé, Nespresso, Nescafé Dolce Gusto, Starbucks Coffee At Home, and Blue Bottle Coffee brands; culinary, chilled, and frozen foods under the Maggi, DiGiorno, Thomy, Garden Gourmet, Sweet Earth, Hot Pockets, Stouffer's, Buitoni, Lean, and Life Cuisine brands; dairy products under the Carnation, Nido, Bear, Coffee-Mate, and La Laitière brands; and drinks under the Nesquik, Nestea, Nescafé, and Milo brands. In addition, it offers food service products under the Milo, Nescafé, Maggi, Chef, Nestea, Stouffer's, Chef-Mate, Minor's, and Lean Cuisine brand names; healthcare nutrition products under the Boost, Garden of Life, Nature's Bounty, Persona, Vital Proteins, Solgar, Peptamen, Resource, Vitaflo, Impact, and Compleat brands; ice cream products under the Movenpick, Häagen-Dazs, Nestlé Ice Cream, and Extrême brands; and pet care products under the Purina, ONE, Alpo, Felix, Pro Plan, Cat Chow, Fancy Feast, Bakers, Friskies, Dog Chow, Beneful, and Gourmet brands. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Nestle, based on its industry sub-industry Packaged Foods & Meats. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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