Sustainability
Our Sustainability Journey
At Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, we're passionately committed to creating a better world for pets and their owners, now and for generations to come. Over the course of our rich 100-plus-year history, Purina® has come to stand for passion, expertise and trust. It is these values that will drive our mission over our next 100 years.
Our commitment requires that we produce high-quality, nutritious pet foods in a caring and responsible way. That's where environmental sustainability comes in. Sustainability refers to development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.* We're working with stakeholders inside and outside the company, up and down the supply chain, to find solutions that are good for the environment and good for our business.
With so much at stake, a job well done is never done. Sustainability is not an endpoint but rather a process of continuous improvement. We've already made important strides, but there's still a lot of work to be done. For example, a large percentage of our environmental footprint lies in the ingredients and packaging we buy, which is often outside of our direct control. However, we are working more closely with our suppliers to understand and address these impacts.
Sustainability isn't a commitment that we take lightly. After all, doesn't your pet mean the world to you?
Going Green from the Ground Up
Watch this video to see how we're creating shared value through our sustainability efforts.
Our organization is fully committed to operating in a sustainable and responsible manner. This commitment is reflected in a range of activities, from our long-standing efforts to improve the efficiency of our factories to the Green Paws team of volunteer employees who work to spark innovative changes across the company.
Through continued executive support and increased employee engagement, we are working to embed sustainability into our strategies, our products and our culture. We are confident that this integration will contribute to the future success of Nestlé Purina by building consumer loyalty and trust.
Our St. Louis headquarters is the center of our sustainability efforts, where a dedicated and cross-functional team of experts resides. In the last three years, environmental improvements on this campus include:
- Launch of a single-stream recycling effort that is expected to result in a total of almost 200,000 pounds of material collected
- Campus-wide lighting project that has reduced energy consumption by 50%
- Installation of water-efficient toilets that reduce gallons per flush by 65%
- Addition of rain-sensing technology to irrigation systems
- First business in St. Louis to require housekeeping contractors to use green cleaning products and techniques
- 2008 finalist for Hero of the Planet Award (St. Louis Business Journal)
Our Approach
We recognize and identify the environmental impacts of our products, from the sourcing of raw materials to production and distribution to consumer use and eventual disposal of residual packaging. This holistic and fact-based approach is necessary to understand where the biggest opportunities for improvements exist. Click the circles below to learn more.
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Nine out of 10 pet owners say they care about the environment, so we welcome your input. Any comments that we receive from our consumers will be shared with the appropriate individuals in our company.
*Brundtland Commission of the United Nations