Description/achievement of initiative
Nestlé’s ambition is to help 10 million young people around the world have access to economic opportunities by 2030.
Implementation methodologies
Nestlé’s global youth initiative will focus on 3 streams:
1) Employment and employability through our Get Hired, Get Skilled (vocational training), Get Support and Get more opportunities activities.
2) Agripreneurship: supporting and assisting women and young farmers to improve the economic returns from their crops and become leaders in agriculture.
3) Entrepreneurship: identifying and nurturing business talent in young people.
We want to help equip the next generation for employment, to become creative frontrunners in our company, successful agripreneurs, entrepreneurs and game changers regardless of their field or level of expertise. It will help build thriving, resilient communities and supports the UN sustainable development goals.
It helps boost our business too, because young people drive internal change in a company, keeping it dynamic and competitive. They are the farmers who will grow the raw materials that we need to make our products. They are the entrepreneurs who will help us reach out to new markets and consumers. They are the innovators who will find the solutions to the business challenge of the future.
This is why we are expanding the scope of the Nestlé needs Youth initiative that started in 2013 to encompass our entire value chain, from the sourcing of raw materials to the manufacturing and distribution of our products.
Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
Coordination mechanisms/governance structure
Partner(s)
Nestlé; Alliance4YOUth (All4YOUth); Global Apprenticeship Network (GAN)
Progress reports
Goal 2
2.1 - By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round
2.2 - By 2030, end all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and older persons
2.3 - By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment
Goal 4
4.3 - By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university
4.4 - By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship
4.5 - By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations
Goal 5
5.1 - End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
5.2 - Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation
Goal 8
8.3 - Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services
8.5 - By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value
8.6 - By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training
8.8 - Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment
Staff / Technical expertise
Nestlé encourages its employees to volunteer. In Europe alone, close to 5170 employees volunteered during the 1735 readiness for work events we organised in 2016 to help prepare young people for work.
Staff / Technical expertise
Nestlé offers apprenticeships, internships, traineeships and job opportunities for young people under 30 in our 418 factories in 86 countries.
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