Bilyana Georgieva-Voeva, Global Head of Employee Relations and Employee Health at Nestlé fortæller om:

Strengthening the Mental Health and Well-being at Nestlé (in English)

Nestlé uses expertise in nutrition, health and wellness to help people and pets live happier and healthier lives.

270,000 employees are handling some of the strongest brands in the world, and the group sales in 2023 from activities in 188 countries reached CHF 93 billion (EUR 96 billion). Nestlé has 340 factories on five continents, and almost 100 in Europe alone, and 50% of all employees work at factories, and the last 50% are working in administrative and sales activities. The company has a strong focus on sustainability and aims to become net zero by 2050 at the latest.

Employee health and well-being is key to Nestlé and a dedicated “2024–2026 Roadmap for Employee Health and Well-being” has been launched. The ISO 45001 standard for occupational health and safety (OH&S) is implemented on a global basis and hundreds of sites are certified. An annual strategy report to the Executive Board, summarizing current performance, the main risks, what is working well and areas for improvement are driving the development, and a new Employee Health and Well-being Council has been created. This serves as a sounding board for new initiatives and as a platform to generate commitment and alignment from the senior organization’s leadership across different functions.

The Nestlé Roadmap for Employee Health provides the global framework for the approach and helps to ensure that the efforts are coordinated, transparent, and aligned with the Corporate