CG giant Nestlé has pledged to plant wildflower meadows within the grounds of all of its UK factories by 2015. The scheme, which will operate at some 13 sites, has been designed to 'encourage the development of natural habitats while creating more green space for local communities', according to Nestlé.
Nestlé is also working with a group of dairy farmers who supply its factory in Girvan, Scotland, to plant wildflowers on their land. This will bring the total area of meadows that will be created by the project to 75 acres.
“Pollinators such as butterflies, bees and birds are integral to the food supply chain,” said Inder Poonaji, head of environmental sustainability at Nestlé UK .
“By helping to restore natural habitats in this way we hope to see an increase in local biodiversity.
“Our long-term goal is to work with more organisations, businesses and other stakeholders across our supply chain to make this a national project.”
There are now meadows at five Nestlé factories in the UK, with the scheme recently introduced at Girvan, Scotland; Fawdon, Northumberland; Buxton, Derbyshire; Tutbury, South Derbyshire; and Dalston, Cumbria.
