Nestlé Pakistan joins clean movement

ISLAMABAD: Nestlé Pakistan has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Climate Change to partner with the Clean Green Pakistan movement launched by the Prime Minister of Pakistan in October 2018.

Through this initiative, Nestlé Pakistan would be partnering with the key components of this movement by launching an awareness campaign on hygiene as part of its Nestlé Healthy Kids Program and Healthy Women initiative. As part of Nestlé Pakistan’s Employee Volunteer Program (EVP), a cleanliness drive would be launched, which would include cleaning of public spaces across major cities of Pakistan.

This campaign also includes plantation of 50,000 trees across various sites. Under Nestle Pakistan’s “Caring for Water” initiative; access to clean drinking water was provided to 60,000 people.

Nestlé Pakistan Head of Corporate Affairs Waqar Ahmad said, “The Clean Green Pakistan initiative reflects the Prime Minister’s pledge towards addressing the climate change challenge. Our partnership with this movement is aligned with our commitments of safeguarding the environment which includes: global commitment of using 100 percent recyclable or reusable packaging for all our products by 2025; preserve natural capital, including forest cover; and reduce food loss and waste. We are also aligned towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) including Clean Water and Sanitation, and Life on Land.”

Whilst, addressing the MoU ceremony, Adviser to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam said, “Clean Green Pakistan drive will InshaAllah shape the country’s sustainable future. We welcome the support from Nestlé for this drive and it reflects on their role as an environmentally responsible business entity in Pakistan.”