Nestle has invested in two new reforestation projects, one by Brazil-based offsets company re.green and a second one by chocolatier Barry Callebaut.
Both of the deals will focus on planting millions of trees and restoring ecosystems in locations vital for cocoa and coffee production.
For Nestlé, these collaborations align with the corporation’s mission of reaching net zero by 2050 and planting 200 million trees by 2030 in regions where it sources coffee, cocoa, and milk.
As stated in the announcement, the two reforestation projects are expected to result in the planting of 11 million trees on a territory spanning 8,000 hectares (19,768 acres).
The agreement with re.green will include the planting of 3.3 million trees of species that are native to the coastal Atlantic rainforest in the northeastern state of Bahia in Brazil.
This initiative, fully funded by Nestle, is projected to last 30 years, and during that time, it is expected to generate 880,000 carbon credits.
For re.green, the deal with Nestle comes in the same year as the company extends its collaboration with Microsoft.
In January 2025, re.green signed a new agreement with the tech giant, agreeing to restore 33,000 hectares of land in parts of the Amazon and Atlantic forests as part of an offset agreement for 6.5 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
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On the other hand, the collaboration with Barry Callebaut will aim to restore 6,000 hectares in the states of Bahia and Para, and Nestle will cover 60% of the costs for this project.
Through this effort, most of the land falling within the range of the project will be transformed into cocoa agroforestry systems.
In a statement, Barbara Sapunar, Nestlé Brasil’s business transformation and ESG director, explained that beyond supporting the company’s decarbonization targets, these initiatives will also regenerate the areas where the company sources ingredients, boosting the resilience of its supply chains.
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