Food, Beverage
Nestlé packaging targets
Nestlé is a food and beverage company. It reports using about 3.3 million tonnes of packaging in 2025, including about 0.86 million tonnes of plastic packaging.
By Sandeepa Kulkarni
Sources consulted 12 October 2026
Status: Live Sourced from company reports; not yet re-checked by a second analyst. How this database works
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- End uses
- Food, Beverage
- Materials named in its targets
- Plastic, Paper and board, Metal, Glass
- Website
- nestle.com
Packaging targets and progress
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Reduce virgin plastic use by 12%-17% by 2030 versus an adjusted 2018 baseline
Latest reported: 28% reduction vs 2018 (2025)
“By 2030, we aim to achieve a 12%-17% reduction in virgin plastic use compared with an adjusted 2018 baseline.”
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Earlier ambition: reduce virgin plastic use by one third by 2025 versus 2018
Latest reported: 28% reduction vs 2018 (2025)
“Between 2018 and 2025, Nestlé reduced its use of virgin plastic by 28% compared with the 2018 baseline.”
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Recycled content in plastic packaging (no numeric target stated on this page)
Latest reported: 20.6% (2025)
“Recycled content represented 20.6% of plastic packaging globally.”
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Earlier target: 100% of packaging reusable or recyclable by 2025
Latest reported: 89.5% meeting reusable, recyclable or compostable criteria (2025)
“We announced a target to make 100% of our packaging reusable or recyclable by 2025.”
About this database
- Purpose
- To help packaging makers and suppliers see what large buyers have committed to publicly, by end use and region, and how far they have got.
- Coverage
- 42 large brand owners and retailers so far, chosen for their size in packaging demand. It is not a complete list of buyers in any market.
- Data sources
- Each company's own sustainability, annual and ESG reports, press releases and filings, plus official sources where a pledge was made to a public body.
- Methodology
- For each target we record the wording, the target year, the latest progress the company reports and a short quote from the source. Status says met or missed only when the company states the result; otherwise it shows in progress or not reported.
- Limitations
- Companies report on different bases and years. Headquarters countries are added by our analysts and are not separately sourced. Rows have not yet been re-checked by a second analyst. No contacts, purchase volumes, supplier relationships or pack specifications are included.
- Access
- Free to read and to download as CSV. For an analysis of a buyer group for your products, ask for a buyer briefing.
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