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Nestlé helps to develop water and sanitation pledge for business

Nestlé helps to develop water and sanitation pledge for businessNestlé is one of the first signatories of a new pledge drawn up by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) that commits businesses to upholding the human right to water and sanitation within their operations. The pledge for ‘Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Implementation at the Workplace’ (WASH) challenges companies to provide access to safe water and sanitation, and appropriate facilities to ensure personal hygiene, to employees in all premises in their direct control, within three years of signing. In the longer-term, companies will be encouraged to set a leadership example to other businesses and stakeholders, by moving from implementing these actions in their own premises to advocating for the same commitment across their value chains, including in employee homes, local communities and among their suppliers. Nestlé will join representatives from the WBCSD, the United Nations and the plastics company Borealis to present the WASH pledge today at this year’s World Water Week event in Stockholm. Nestlé has started to pilot and test within its operations a new self-assessment tool that businesses signing the pledge can use to analyse the facilities they currently provide and make improvements where necessary. More…

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