How Nestlé is leveraging agriculture and forestry to fight climate change Swiss food giant Nestlé has a carbon footprint that is twice the size of Switzerland’s emissions linked to fossil fuel use. The company has a target to reach net zero by 2050 – and it believes that the regenerative potential of agriculture and forestry will help it get there.
The food system sits at an unhappy intersection. It is both significantly exposed to, and a significant contributor to, climate change.
If both direct and indirect emissions are taken into account, over 30% of the European Union’s GHG emissions come from the food and drink sector, according to environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth.