According to the Nescafé Plan 2030 Progress Report 2025, which prioritises regenerative agriculture to enhance farming practices and coffee supply resilience, the increase from 32% in 2024 was driven by a higher volume of green coffee received from those farmers and the expansion of Nescafé’s field programs which cover more than 400,000 hectares.
The progress report showed that in 2025, more than 1,600 Nescafé agronomists and field staff supported 100,000 coffee farmers in 15 countries through training and technical support on regenerative agriculture.
The plan covers practices such as agroforestry, cover crops and optimised fertilisation that aims to help improve soil health and support long-term yields. a
Nescafé said it had also adapted its procurement approach to source more coffee from farmer units adopting regenerative practices.
In 2025, Nescafé reported an 18.3% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its green coffee compared with its 2018 baseline.
“With more than half of our green coffee sourced from farmers adopting regenerative agriculture practices in 2025, Nescafé has reached a major milestone," said Antje Shaw, Head of Sustainability for Nescafé.
“This shows how we are working with farmers to scale regenerative agriculture across our coffee supply chain. We aim to support farmers in this transition, strengthen resilience to climate change and help secure Nestlé’s long-term access to coffee, a key growth driver for the company.”
Beyond farming, the 2 progress report also covers manufacturing, distribution and packaging across Nescafé’s value chain.
The coffee company said that within its operations, the three main sources of carbon emissions are manufacturing, logistics and packaging.
In 2025, 98.6% of the electricity used in Nescafé coffee manufacturing sites was renewably sourced, contributing to GHG emissions reductions, the company confirmed.
It also unveiled it had co-developed the Nescafé Plan Child Protection Framework with its strategic partner, Terre des Hommes, to strengthen child protection systems in coffee supply chains. This year it said it had extended its partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to advance labour rights in coffee supply chains.
The report said that this year the partnership with Nescafé Plan expands to Latin America with the launch of a new two-year project, From Fair Recruitment to Worker Protection in Coffee Supply Chains, focused on promoting labour rights in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico.
