Nestlé Nigeria Plc said it is committed to pursuing rigorous management standards and water saving programmes throughout its operations and a continuous monitoring of their performance, to ensure that the present-day water challenge is met.
Country manager, Nestlé Waters’, Jason Lambe disclosed this few days ago as the company marked the 2017 International World Water day at its Agbara factory, Ogun State with pupils and teachers from schools around the environs who are beneficiaries of Nestlé Waters’ project WET(Water Education for Teachers) in attendance.
While delivering is keynote, Lambe the company has a programme which trains teachers to help raise awareness about water conservation and proper hydration among school children. According to UN-Water, waste water is in focus this year because of its huge impact on the environment. Over 80 per cent of the wastewater generated by society globally flows back into the ecosystem without being treated or reused.
Nestlé recognizes that it can make a significant contribution to addressing this problem, not just in its factories and facilities, but in its supply chains as well. Therefore, as part of the company’s 42 Creating Shared Value commitments, Nestlé in the Central and West Africa region (CWAR) to which Nigeria belongs, acts to treat waste water to a level that it safe to return to the environment.
Speaking on the importance Nestlé attaches to ‘wastewater’ management, the Managing Director for Nigeria, Mr. Mauricio Alarcon said that the company recognizes the growing water