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Nestlé

The world ’ s largest food and beverage company with more than 2,000 brands in 189 countries , Nestle incorporated a number of global supply chain initiatives in 2018 . The company announced an accelerated plan towards its 2020 No Deforestation commitment , which will involve becoming the first food company to implement a satellite-based service to monitor 100 % of its global palm oil supply chain . “ Our ‘ eyes in the sky ’ will monitor our palm oil supply chain 24 / 7 , regardless of their certification status . This will enable us to further disclose publicly what we find , where we choose to suspend non-compliant suppliers , and where we choose to engage and improve the situation ,” said Benjamin Ware , Global Head of Responsible Sourcing , Nestlé S . A . www . nestle . com
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