Nestlé Finland
Nestlé Finland has worked together with the Baltic Sea Action Group since 2021 to promote regenerative farming in the production of its Finnish raw materials. Through its Baltic Sea Commitment for 2024–2026, the company is deepening this work in particular on the Carbon Action business platform.
Collaboration in a seashell
The cooperation between Nestlé Finland and BSAG began in 2021, when the company made its first Baltic Sea Commitment to produce its Finnish raw materials in an even more environmentally friendly way. Since 2021, Nestlé has trained the Finnish farmers who grow the raw materials for its PILTTI products in regenerative farming and has offered them coaching and small-group activities. In 2024 the company renewed its commitment for 2024–2026 and continued in the Carbon Action platform, where it develops regenerative farming together with other actors in the food chain. In December 2024, PILTTI, a Nestlé brand, was the first in Finland to introduce baby foods made with root vegetables sourced from farms using regenerative farming practices.
2021
The year the collaboration started
1st
baby foods in Finland whose root vegetables come from farms using regenerative farming methods
100%
of the carrot, potato, onion and parsnip used at the Turku baby food factory are regeneratively farmed in Finland (Target by 2026)
Baltic Sea Commitment
The Baltic Sea Commitment for 2024–2026 is Nestlé Finland’s second and focuses on regenerative farming and on cooperation on the Carbon Action business platform. Nestlé supports and encourages the farmers of the Finnish vegetables it uses to adopt regenerative farming, brings regeneratively farmed raw materials into its products and communicates its regenerative farming targets to its partners together with BSAG.
Commitment objectives
- Started
Supporting farmers in regenerative farming
Nestlé supports and encourages the farmers of the potato, carrot, parsnip and onion it uses in Finland to continuously improve their operations by continuing farmer coaching and co-development, taking into account the individual needs of the farmers and farms. The aim is that all potato, carrot, parsnip and onion farmers participating in the programme meet the “engaged” level of Nestlé’s internal criteria and continue to pursue the “advanced” and “expert” levels.
Nestlé develops and introduces the monitoring of results on farms together with the best experts and farmers. The aim is that by 2026, 100 % of the Finnish carrot, potato, onion and parsnip used at the Turku factory are regeneratively farmed.
- Completed
Regeneratively farmed ingredients for PILTTI products
Nestlé develops and launches PILTTI baby foods made with ingredients sourced from farms that use regenerative farming practices.
The first two products were launched in December 2024.
- Started
Communications to corporate partners
Nestlé communicates its regenerative farming targets to the key corporate partners supplying its raw materials in Finland and in the countries around the Baltic Sea.
- Started
Carbon Action cooperation and biodiversity
Nestlé further develops its regenerative farming work in Finland and takes an active part in cooperation on strengthening biodiversity once this work starts on the Carbon Action business platform.
Nestlé continues in the business network of the Carbon Action platform and highlights the platform’s work in its own communications.
Information about the partner company
Nestlé Finland is part of the global Nestlé Corporation, founded in 1866. Nestlé is the world’s largest food company. It has operated in Finland since 1973. Nestlé Finland markets and sells a number of well-known brands to consumers, such as PILTTI baby food, Nescafé coffee, Smarties and After Eight confectionery, Cheerios and Fitness breakfast cereals, Maggi cooking products and Purina pet food. In Finland, Nestlé has a PILTTI baby food factory in Turku and employs approximately 230 people.
Nestlé’s goal is to help transform the food system. Real change, however, requires that all actors take part and cooperate at every stage of the food chain.
Nina Wiberg, Corporate Communications Manager, Nestlé Finland
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