Nespresso Global

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

Canton of Vaud, Switzerland

Certified Since

April 2022

Industry

Beverages

Sector

Manufacturing

Operates In

Argentina,

Australia,

Austria,

Belgium,

Brazil,

Canada,

Chile,

China,

Colombia,

Czech Republic,

Denmark,

Finland,

France,

Germany,

Greece,

Hong Kong S.A.R.,

Hungary,

Ireland,

Israel,

Italy,

Japan,

Luxembourg,

Malaysia,

Mexico,

Netherlands The,

New Zealand,

Norway,

Poland,

Portugal,

Romania,

Russia,

Singapore,

Slovakia,

Slovenia,

South Korea,

Spain,

Sweden,

Switzerland,

Taiwan,

Thailand,

Turkey,

United Arab Emirates,

United Kingdom,

United States

Nestlé Nespresso SA is the pioneer and reference for highest-quality portioned coffee. The company works with more than 120,000 farmers in 15 countries through its AAA Sustainable Quality Program to embed sustainability practices on farms and the surrounding landscapes. Launched in 2003 in collaboration with the NGO Rainforest Alliance, the program helps to improve the yield and quality of harvests, ensuring a sustainable supply of high-quality coffee and improving livelihoods of farmers and their communities. Headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nespresso operates in 81 countries and has over 13'000 employees. In 2022, it operates a global retail network of 802 boutiques. For more information, visit the Nespresso corporate website: www.nestle-nespresso.com.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Nespresso Global earned an overall score of 84.3. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
84.3
84.3 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 13.2

Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.


Workers 22.6

Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.


Community 20.3

Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.


Environment 23.5

Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.


Customers 4.5

Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.



Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2022 Overall B Impact Score84.3

Additional Documentation

Nespresso Score Aggregation Methodology

Nespresso Transparent Disclosures 2022

Nespresso Disclosure Addendum: Application of Moratorium on Companies Operating in Russia and Belarus

Nespresso Transparent Assessments 2022


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