Nestlé is no.1 in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

A biogas facility that fuels a factory with green energy and helps farmers: this is just one example of kind of the work that has helped Nestlé become food industry no.1 in the 2016 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI).The DJSI is a globally recognised independent benchmark that measures the performance of the largest 2 500 global companies across three dimensions: economic, environmental and social.With an overall score of 92 out of 100 (pdf, 570 Kb), Nestlé received industry-best scores in all three dimensions. The index praised the company for the 'outstanding steps' it has taken to embed human rights in supplier management policies, as well as its industry leadership in health and nutrition, according to the company.