Nestlé Pakistan Takes Two Sustainability Awards at 29th SDC in Islamabad

Nestlé Pakistan received two sustainability awards at the 29th Sustainable Development Conference and Sustainability Investment Expo in Islamabad, recognising its regenerative agriculture and circularity work. Business Recorder reported the awards on November 7, 2026. Nestlé Pakistan is the local arm of the Swiss food group, selling dairy, nutrition and beverage products in the country.

Nestlé Pakistan's Regenerative Farming and Waste Record

Nestlé Pakistan co-hosted a high-level plenary at the conference titled "Transforming Pakistan's Agriculture and Food Systems in an Age of Disruption: AI for Regenerative and Climate-Smart Agriculture." Faisal Nadeem, Head of Technical at Nestlé Pakistan, said, "With cultivable land under increasing pressure and soil health declining, the need to transition towards regenerative agriculture has never been greater."

The company is scaling regenerative agriculture practices across 125 farms, supported by 135 solar systems and 25 biogas plants. Water-saving technologies include drip irrigation across 299 acres and smart soil moisture sensors across 722 acres. Its Clean Gilgit-Baltistan Project has facilitated the management of more than 11,000 tons of plastic and paper packaging waste.

Katarzyna Grzybowska, Sustainability Delivery Manager at Nestlé S A Global, said, "At Nestlé, we have committed to sourcing 50 percent of our key ingredients from farmers adopting regenerative agriculture practices by 2030, and we are already about halfway towards this ambition." Sheikh Waqar Ahmad, Head of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability at Nestlé Pakistan & Afghanistan, said, "Building more resilient food systems requires moving from ambition to action."

Anita Hirsch, Country Director of the World Food Programme in Pakistan, said, "As climate and economic disruptions increase, we need to ensure that food continues to reach the people who need it most." Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri, Executive Director of SDPI, said harnessing AI and smart agriculture alongside stronger public-private partnerships can help accelerate the transition. Dr Zaigham Shahzad, Associate Professor at LUMS, said a recently launched certification program with Nestlé is a step to accelerate the transition.

Nestlé Pakistan's Run-Up to the Islamabad Conference

Nestlé Pakistan said on October 31, 2026 that it would attend the 29th Sustainable Development Conference and Sustainability Investment Expo from November 2 to 5, 2026, hosted by SDPI, Business Recorder reported. On October 29, 2026, Nestlé Pakistan, LUMS and the Syed Babar Ali Foundation launched a multi-year executive training program on regenerative agriculture, with two cohorts of 25 participants annually, Daily Pakistan Global reported. On October 9, 2026, Nestlé Pakistan and the University of Agriculture Faisalabad signed an MoU to advance regenerative agriculture and sustainable food systems, including a Nestlé Learning Resource Center at UAF, Propakistani reported.

Nestlé Pakistan's Next Steps

Nestlé Pakistan's stated ambition is to source 50 percent of key ingredients from farmers adopting regenerative agriculture practices by 2030, a target Grzybowska said the company is about halfway towards. The company's own announcements set out its sustainability programmes in Pakistan.