Our fundamental approach to business lies in the creation of long-term sustainable value for our consumers, customers, employees, shareholders and society as a whole. The Nestlé Corporate Business Principles, to which Nestlé Purina PetCare adheres, explain our basic responsibilities to these stakeholders, and openly state that we favour long-term business development over short-term profit. They include all nine principles of the UN Global Compact regarding labour standards, human rights, and the environment.

Here you will find more information about the Nestlé Corporate Business Principles, and Nestlé policy regarding the environment. For details of Nestlé Purina PetCare's partnerships in the pet care community in the UK and Ireland, visit Community Partnerships.

Nestlé Corporate Business Principles
Ever since Henri Nestlé developed the first milk food for infants in 1867, and saved the life of a neighbour's child, the Nestlé Company has aimed to build a business based on sound human values and principles.

While our Corporate Business Principles will continue to evolve and adapt to a changing world, our basic foundation is unchanged from the time of the origins of our Company, and reflects the basic ideas of fairness, honesty, and a general concern for people. We are committed to the following Business Principles in all countries, taking into account local legislation, cultural and religious practices:

• Our business objective is to manufacture and market the Company's products in such a way as to create value that can be sustained over the long-term for shareholders, employees, consumers, and business partners.
  
  
• We do not favour short-term profit at the expense of successful long-term business development.
  
  
• We recognise that our consumers have a sincere and legitimate interest in the behaviour, beliefs and actions of the Company behind brands in which they place their trust, and that, without its consumers, the Company would not exist.
  
  
• We believe that, as a general rule, legislation is the most effective safeguard of responsible conduct, although in certain areas, additional guidance to staff in the form of voluntary business principles is beneficial in order to ensure that the highest standards are met throughout the organisation.
  
  
• We are conscious of the fact that the success of a corporation is a reflection of the professionalism, conduct and the responsible attitude of its management and employees. Therefore, recruitment of the right people and ongoing training and development are crucial.
  
  
• We continue to maintain our commitment to follow and respect all applicable local laws in each of our markets.

Details of our global policies in all of these areas can be found on the website of our parent company, Nestlé SA. Click here for further details of these policies. You can also download a full copy of the Corporate Business Principles.

Sustainability is central to Nestlé’s success as a business and as a company we put long-term business development at the heart of everything we do. Our commitment to sustainability and corporate social responsibility is reflected through our belief in Creating Shared Value: in order for a company to create something for its shareholders over the long term, it must bring value to society as a whole.

Through Creating Shared Value, Nestlé defines its success in terms of internal financial returns and external social and economic results. Ultimately, creating shared value acknowledges both the work that corporations need to do to reduce negative impacts on society as well as, and more fundamentally, how they can be part of progress on global challenges. Read more about Nestlé's approach to ‘corporate social responsibility’ on nestle.com.

Nestlé Purina PetCare and the environment
Nestlé Purina PetCare is committed to responsible environmental practice across all areas in which we operate. We respect the environment, support sustainable development and are committed to environmentally sound business practices. We will comply with all applicable environmental legislation and strive to be a good neighbour in all those communities where we operate. To fulfil this commitment we:

• Integrate environmental principles, programmes and practices across our business.
  
  
• Strive for continuous improvement of environmental performance through application of the Nestlé Environmental Management System.
  
  
• Commit to meeting our targets for carbon dioxide reduction set by the Climate Change Levy Agreements (CCLA) and the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EUETS).
  
  
• Continue to actively encourage waste minimisation and, whenever possible, use recycled materials.
  
  
• Reduce packaging, wherever practicable, and assist the UK and Ireland to achieve national recovery and recycling targets for packaging waste.
  
  
• Work with our suppliers to ensure that their environmental practices are compatible with our own.
  
  
• Provide appropriate information, communication and training to build internal and external understanding concerning the Company's environmental commitment.

For Nestlé Purina PetCare, environmental concerns are central to our day-to-day operation. Formal reporting on Nestlé and the environment is provided at an international level as part of the Nestlé Group. You will find further information on Nestlé's environmental policies, and how these operate on a practical level internationally, on our parent company website. This site includes downloadable reports, case studies, facts and figures. Click here for further details of these policies.