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Ferrero Sustainability Actions

Published annual sustainability reports

Ferrero says it has published sustainability reports for many years and now shares a 2025 report with data, progress updates, and earlier editions. The reports cover its work on the environment, sourcing, responsible consumption, and people. They also include a GRI index (a standard way to map what a company reports), which helps readers compare information across years. This shows Ferrero is trying to track and explain its sustainability work in a more structured way.

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Expanded responsible sourcing

Ferrero says it has built a sourcing system called Ferrero Farming Values. It uses supplier checks, traceability, certification standards, farming practices, and sector-wide work to manage key ingredients such as cocoa, palm oil, hazelnuts, coffee, and dairy. In its latest reporting, Ferrero said cocoa reached 98% traceability to farm maps, palm oil reached 98.6% traceability, hazelnuts reached 97%, and coffee reached 100% traceability to plantation maps. It also said 99% of cocoa volumes came through certifications or other independent standards.

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Cut packaging plastic

Ferrero says it has redesigned packaging to reduce waste and improve recyclability. It reports that 92.9% of overall packaging was designed for recyclability, reusability, or compostability, and 86.8% was recyclable, reusable, or compostable in practice and at scale. The company also says it reduced the plastic-to-product ratio in Ferrero Rocher boxes by 14.7% versus its 2019/20 baseline, avoiding about 16,000 tonnes of plastic since September 2021. It also replaced most plastic spoons in Kinder Joy with paper spoons.

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Used more renewable energy

Ferrero reports progress on climate and energy in its plants. In its 2024/25 reporting, it said Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions fell by 7.2% year on year. Scope 1 and 2 means the emissions from a company’s own operations and the energy it buys. Ferrero also said 24 plants were running on 100% renewable electricity from the grid. In earlier reporting, it said 86.6% of the energy used in its plants worldwide was renewable, showing a steady push to lower emissions from manufacturing.

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Expanded child-focused partnerships

Ferrero says it has worked with partners such as Save the Children, Earthworm, and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to support farming communities and address child labour risks in cocoa, palm oil, and hazelnut supply chains. It said its Save the Children work in Côte d’Ivoire helped 37,000 direct beneficiaries and more than 90,000 indirect beneficiaries across 65 communities. Ferrero also said it plans to expand this programme to 235 cocoa-producing communities by 2030.

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Set nutrition and marketing rules

Ferrero says it has published science-based Ferrero Nutrition Criteria to guide product development and portfolio changes. It also says it updated its Advertising & Marketing Principles to support responsible communications. This means the company is trying to set internal rules for how it talks about products and how it shapes recipes, rather than leaving those choices to marketing alone.

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