As a prelude to the World Water Day celebration, Nestlé Cameroon opens its doors to Regional Delegation of Water and Energy for the Littoral region in order to discuss the importance and preservation of water and share its commitment to ensure efficient waste water treatment.
Demographic growth, agglomeration and expansion always constitute a threat to natural resources, especially water resources. Access to potable water is a serious challenge in our environment today.
According to WHO, humans need 50 to 100 liters of fresh water per day to satisfy daily essential needs and avoid health issues. But in 2013, a total of 783 million people didn’t get access to drinking water.
Being the world’s leading company in Nutrition, Health and Wellness, we must ensure that our operations don’t impinge on the right to water of local communities, but provide drinking water and sanitation to our partners. The company intends to improve sanitation in the communities within the catchment area of our factory.
Nestlé Cameroon has scaled down water consumption by 5% during the last five years. They have also invested in factory equipment to ensure efficient waste water treatment.
Moreover, our commitment to contribute to drinking water accessibility has been embodied in the installation of a free water distribution point at our production site which affords the neighboring community access to approximately 5,000 liters of water every day.
“Nestlé’s presence in our community is really beneficial for us. It provides a solution to an essential need in our neighborhood. People used to walk many kilometers to find potable water at a cost.
Thanks to Nestlé, we can now stock up quality water in sufficient quantities for our homes without any cost”, says Alphonse Ngansop, Community Leader of a neighboring community to our factory.
The delegation from the Ministry of Water and Energy for the Littoral region staff left with a good understanding of the measures that Nestlé Cameroon takes to enhance water efficiency and to ensure efficient waste water treatment.
At the end of the visit, Fondo Numfor, regional departmental head of water said, “it is surprising to see the level of commitment of this company. If all the companies in the industrial sector could do the same, we would be a step ahead”.
