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Nestlé’s deforestation checks

Nestlé describes an origin-based method for assessing deforestation risk in its primary supply chains.

The commodities named in Nestlé’s method

MeatPalm oilPulp & paperSoySugarCocoaCoffee
Map originsAssess riskCheck deforestation-free status
Origins are mapped, then assessed through low-risk origins or ground and satellite checks. No Southern Bahia site assessment is reported here.

Nestlé maps origins before assessing risk

Its published method maps the origins of meat, palm oil, pulp and paper, soy, sugar, cocoa and coffee, then uses low-risk origins and ground or satellite assessment to check deforestation-free status.

Original sourceNestlé · Addressing deforestation risks in our primary supply chainsWorking to assess deforestation risks and tackle their root causes, paragraphs 1–2

Where this statement applies

Who says it
Company self-report
Where it applies
Global · no Southern Bahia assessment stated
What it covers
Primary supply chains · seven commodity groups
When
Current public web statement · checked October 2026

Does this describe Southern Bahia?

The published method gives no Bahia site-risk result. The Southern Bahia restoration plan appears in separate announcements from Nestlé Brasil and re.green. Those announcements do not provide a site-level result for this global claim.

See Nestlé’s other disclosuresExplore the Southern Bahia plan