Embedding regenerative farming in European sourcing: Nestlé signs partnership with Soil Capital
Nestlé has established a four-year agreement with Soil Capital to scale regenerative agriculture across France, Belgium and the UK. The partnership will support farmers with agronomic expertise, digital tools to measure impact, and financial incentives linked to verified environmental outcomes.
The initiative targets a flexible portfolio of wheat, corn, barley and sugar beet, core crops for Nestlé in Europe, providing both consistency and adaptability. Participating farms will receive context-specific agronomic support and access to Soil Capital’s platform, which verifies practice changes, soil health improvements, and emissions performance.
By connecting financial incentives to verified results, the collaboration aims to help farmers through the transition, while restoring soil function, reducing input use, and strengthening on-farm biodiversity.
Anita Wälz, Head of Sustainability at Nestlé Europe, said: “We want to back farmers with the tools, science and market continuity to drive change, not by just asking them to take on risk. We’re investing in the long-term health of our supply base, strengthening resilience, and focusing on soil.”
Chuck de Liedekerke, CEO of Soil Capital, added: “This is what systemic change looks like, farmers being paid for outcomes society urgently needs – healthier soils, fewer emissions and more resilient ecosystems. It’s progress you can measure, built on trust, and delivered at scale.”
Bernard Louet, a French farmer in Côte d'Or, said: "Together with Soil Capital and Nestlé’s support, we are bringing more life to my soil."
The programme is underpinned by Soil Capital’s Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system, which combines satellite imagery with field-level data to track carbon sequestration, emissions and soil health indicators. It provides Nestlé with robust environmental metrics to support Scope 3 reporting, sourcing transparency, and long-term risk management.
This partnership builds on a 2023 wheat and corn pilot in France and a 2024 extension to the UK. Now expanded to Belgium, it will support nearly 230 farmers across 13,000 hectares, an area larger than the city of Paris, and forms part of a broader portfolio of programmes that Nestlé continues to back.
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About Nestlé
Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company. It is present in 185 countries around the world, and its 270,000 employees are committed to Nestlé’s purpose of unlocking the power of food and beverages to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. Nestlé offers a wide portfolio of products and services for people and their pets throughout their lives including global icons like Nescafé, Nespresso, KitKat and Purina. Nestlé is based in the Swiss town of Vevey where it was founded 160 years ago.
About Soil Capital
Founded in 2013, Soil Capital is a certified B Corp working with farmers to support the transition to more resilient and regenerative agricultural systems. Operating across Europe, the company uses agronomic intelligence to connect businesses with farmers rewarded for improving soil health, mitigating climate change, and reinforcing food security.
Using SBTi FLAG-compliant methodologies and digital tools, on-farm practices are translated into reliable, field-level data and outcomes. By linking this data with clear economic incentives, farmers are supported to manage risk and strengthen long-term performance, while agri-food value chain actors, cooperatives, financial institutions and public bodies gain credible insight into agricultural performance and land-use risk. Learn more at www.soilcapital.com.
Media contacts
Soil Capital: Rowann Innes – rinnes@headlandconsultancy.com / +44 (0)73 1137 0023
Embedding regenerative farming in European sourcing: Nestlé signs partnership with Soil Capital
Nestlé has established a four-year agreement with Soil Capital to scale regenerative agriculture across France, Belgium and the UK. The partnership will support farmers with agronomic expertise, digital tools to measure impact, and financial incentives linked to verified environmental outcomes.
The initiative targets a flexible portfolio of wheat, corn, barley and sugar beet, core crops for Nestlé in Europe, providing both consistency and adaptability. Participating farms will receive context-specific agronomic support and access to Soil Capital’s platform, which verifies practice changes, soil health improvements, and emissions performance.
By connecting financial incentives to verified results, the collaboration aims to help farmers through the transition, while restoring soil function, reducing input use, and strengthening on-farm biodiversity.
Anita Wälz, Head of Sustainability at Nestlé Europe, said: “We want to back farmers with the tools, science and market continuity to drive change, not by just asking them to take on risk. We’re investing in the long-term health of our supply base, strengthening resilience, and focusing on soil.”
Chuck de Liedekerke, CEO of Soil Capital, added: “This is what systemic change looks like, farmers being paid for outcomes society urgently needs – healthier soils, fewer emissions and more resilient ecosystems. It’s progress you can measure, built on trust, and delivered at scale.”
Bernard Louet, a French farmer in Côte d'Or, said: "Together with Soil Capital and Nestlé’s support, we are bringing more life to my soil."
The programme is underpinned by Soil Capital’s Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system, which combines satellite imagery with field-level data to track carbon sequestration, emissions and soil health indicators. It provides Nestlé with robust environmental metrics to support Scope 3 reporting, sourcing transparency, and long-term risk management.
This partnership builds on a 2023 wheat and corn pilot in France and a 2024 extension to the UK. Now expanded to Belgium, it will support nearly 230 farmers across 13,000 hectares, an area larger than the city of Paris, and forms part of a broader portfolio of programmes that Nestlé continues to back.
ENDS
About Nestlé
Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company. It is present in 185 countries around the world, and its 270,000 employees are committed to Nestlé’s purpose of unlocking the power of food and beverages to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. Nestlé offers a wide portfolio of products and services for people and their pets throughout their lives including global icons like Nescafé, Nespresso, KitKat and Purina. Nestlé is based in the Swiss town of Vevey where it was founded 160 years ago.
About Soil Capital
Founded in 2013, Soil Capital is a certified B Corp working with farmers to support the transition to more resilient and regenerative agricultural systems. Operating across Europe, the company uses agronomic intelligence to connect businesses with farmers rewarded for improving soil health, mitigating climate change, and reinforcing food security.
Using SBTi FLAG-compliant methodologies and digital tools, on-farm practices are translated into reliable, field-level data and outcomes. By linking this data with clear economic incentives, farmers are supported to manage risk and strengthen long-term performance, while agri-food value chain actors, cooperatives, financial institutions and public bodies gain credible insight into agricultural performance and land-use risk. Learn more at www.soilcapital.com.
Media contacts
Soil Capital: Rowann Innes – rinnes@headlandconsultancy.com / +44 (0)73 1137 0023
