Palm Oil

• We are working in partnership with suppliers, NGOs and governments to address the environmental threat to rainforests and peat fields caused by palm oil plantations.
• We have pledged to source only sustainable palm oil by 2015. In 2010, 18% of our purchases come from sustainable sources and we expect to reach 50% by the end of 2011.
• Nestlé UK has already purchased Green Palm certificates to cover the total volume of palm oil we use for the UK and Ireland markets.
• Working to respond to the threat of deforestation, in May 2010 Nestlé announced a partnership with the Forest Trust (TFT). Together with TFT, Nestlé has defined Responsible Sourcing Guidelines – the partnership will focus on assessing suppliers' performance against these guidelines and providing technical support to those who currently do not meet them.