Nestlé Wins 2015 Stewardship Award
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
Nestlé has won the Corporate Water Stewardship award for technology that allows a Mexican dairy factory to operate without using any local groundwater
The company won the award, voted on by audience members at theGlobal Water Summit in Athensand online members of the2030 Water Resources Group, for its 'ZerEau' water initiative, piloted at its ‘Cero Agua' factory in Mexico's water-scarce Jalisco state.
"This prestigious award means a huge amount - it's a vindication of five years hard work from our team on this project. This technology is unique within Nestlé, and it's by no means an accepted industry direction," said Jim Knill, Nestlé's head of dairy operations.
The site isthe first to pilot use of Nestlé technologythatallowsthe site to operate without using groundwater during normal operations. Water is extracted from cow's milk and treated to allow for its use as process water. The resulting effluent water is treated again and used for cooling and cleaning.
Following the success of its pilot in Mexico, Nestlé plans to retrofit other dairy factories situated in water-stressed areas of South Africa, Pakistan, India and China with the technology.
Source: 3BL Media
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