BEIJINGJune 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The latest progress report on the Nescafé Plan released by Nestlé Group shows that in 2025, the proportion of green coffee beans sourced from farmers adopting regenerative agriculture practices reached 53%, marking a significant milestone. This represents a substantial increase from 32% in 2024, driven by growth in supply from partner farmers and the continued expansion of field support programs.
In 2025, over 1,600 Nestlé agronomists and field staff provided training and technical support on regenerative agriculture to local coffee farmers across 15 countries. The brand also optimized its procurement strategy, further prioritizing purchases from farmers who adopt regenerative practices.
This report also expands its assessment scope to cover the entire coffee value chain. 2025 marks the 15th anniversary of the Nescafé Plan. Through long-term investment, the plan aims to enhance the coffee value chain’s resilience to climate change, delivering tangible environmental and social value.
The Nescafé Plan 2030 places regenerative agriculture at its core. This approach optimizes cultivation methods, strengthens the resilience of the coffee supply chain, while benefiting farmers and farmland ecosystems. Practices such as agroforestry, cover cropping, and precision fertilization can improve soil health and ensure stable long-term yields; intercropping also helps farmers diversify income streams. Compared to the 2018 baseline, Nestlé’s greenhouse gas emissions related to green coffee beans decreased by 18.3% cumulatively in 2025.
Antje Shaw, Head of Sustainability for Nescafé, stated: “In 2025, over half of our coffee beans came from farmers practicing regenerative agriculture—a significant milestone. This confirms that we are working alongside coffee farmers to scale regenerative agriculture across the entire coffee supply chain. We will continue to support farmers in transitioning their cultivation models, enhancing the industry’s climate adaptability, and ensuring Nestlé’s long-term stable supply of coffee beans—a key growth driver for the company.”
As coffee trees age, their yields naturally decline, and their ability to withstand climate change weakens. To address this, Nestlé promotes new coffee varieties with stronger disease resistance and climate adaptability to farmers, supporting farm renewal. In 2025, Nestlé distributed 20.3 million coffee seedlings to farmers.
In the same year, 94.3% of Nescafé’s raw materials were responsibly sourced. All green coffee beans are traceable to specific farmer groups and are certified or verified by independent bodies, meeting Nestlé’s responsible sourcing standards.
Beyond cultivation, this report covers the entire value chain, including coffee production, logistics, and packaging. Production, logistics, and packaging are the three main sources of carbon emissions for Nescafé’s coffee business. In 2025, 98.6% of electricity used at Nescafé production sites came from renewable energy, providing strong support for achieving overall emission reduction targets.
In the Greater China market, Nestlé China, guided by the principle of creating shared value, has supported the development of Yunnan’s coffee industry and local communities for over three decades, driving the local implementation of the Nescafé Plan 2030. Nestlé China has provided free professional training to nearly 30,000 coffee farmers, and all locally sourced coffee beans are 4C-certified. Since 2022, Nestlé China has systematically implemented three key regenerative agriculture initiatives: collecting approximately 200 soil samples annually for soil testing and precision fertilization; planting over 900,000 trees cumulatively by 2025 through global reforestation projects; and using micro-water processing equipment to replace traditional washing methods for coffee beans, achieving water savings of over 80%.
Through this systematic and comprehensive approach, the Nescafé Plan 2030 will continue to build a more resilient, future-oriented coffee supply chain.