Brand owner: Ferrero International S.A.
Head office: Alba, Italy
Sector: Chocolate brands
Categories : Chocolate Spreads
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| 1. Is there a policy for the brand (company) to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions? |
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Ferrero Group (brand owner of Nutella) has set up 10 goals to reach in 2020, such as 30% energy self-production from renewable sources with the reduction of 40% CO2 emissions and 30% reduction of CO2e emissions during transport and storage activities (See link, CSR Report 2011, page 8). | Source |
| 2. Has the brand (company) disclosed the annual carbon footprint of its 'own operations'? |
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Ferrero Group has published its carbon emissions of own operations, wich are in total 407,963 tonnes CO2 (See link, CSR Report 2011, page page 113). | Source |
| 3. Has the brand (company) already reduced or compensated the carbon footprint of its own operations by at least 10% in the last 5 years? |
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Ferrero Group's direct and indirect carbon emissions decreased from 483,519 tonnes CO2 in 2008 to 407,963 tonnes CO2 in 2010 (See link, CSR Report 2011, page 113), which equals a reduction of 15,6%. | Source |
| 4. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce the carbon footprint of its 'own operations' by at least 20% within the next 5 years? |
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Ferrero Group aims to reduce 40% of its CO2 emissions by 2020 compared to 2007 (see page 8), which equals a reduction of only 15% in the next 5 years (See link, CSR Report 2011, page 6). | Source |
| 5. Does the brand (company) also have a policy to reduce/compensate carbon emissions generated from the product supply chain that is beyond own operations? |
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Ferrero Group mentions the target to reduce carbon emissions in the supply chain, but does not communicate a policy to reduce the carbon emissions in the supply chain that is beyond own operations on its website (See link, CSR Report 2011, page 120). | Source |
| 1. Has the brand (company) publicly communicated the commitment to use 100% of certified cocoa by 2020? |
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Ferrero Group aims to acquire sustainable cocoa supplies for 100% of the Group’s requirements by 2020 (See link, CSR Report 2011, page 87). | Source |
| 2. Does the brand (company) purchase cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. reduce the use of chemicals and pesticides, preserve biodiversity, prevent deforestation and reduce water use? |
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About 15% of Ferrero's cocoa came from traceable sources certified as sustainable in 2010/201. The cocoa beans are certified to 5% by UTZ Certified or Rainforest Alliance (See link, CSR Report 2011, page 87). | Source |
| 3. Does the brand (company) purchase at least 25% cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. reduce the use of chemicals and pesticides, preserve biodiversity, prevent deforestation and reduce water use? |
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See remark for environmental policy question 2. | Source |
| 4. Does the brand (company) purchase at least 50% cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. reduce the use of chemicals and pesticides, preserve biodiversity, prevent deforestation and reduce water use? |
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See remark for environmental policy question 2. | Source |
| 5. Does the brand (company) purchase 100% cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. reduce the use of chemicals and pesticides, preserve biodiversity, prevent deforestation and reduce water use? |
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See remark for environmental policy question 2. | Source |
| 6. Does the brand (company) have a policy to purchase its fillings (e.g. nuts, caramel, nougat, praline) and other ingredients (such as milk, sugar, oils and fats) from environmentally sustainable sources? |
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Ferrero Group has taken policy measures to purchase hazelnuts and sugar from sustainable sources. Furthermore in 2010 Ferrero Group has renewed its membership with Bonsucro - The Better Sugar Cane Initiative (See link, CSR Report 2011, page 99). | Source |
| 7. Does the brand (company) have the objective to only source sustainable palm oil by 2015 at the latest, and has the brand already purchased sustainable palm oil in order to stop e.g. the destruction of tropical forest for palm oil plantations? |
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The Ferrero group is a member of RSPO (Round Table of Sustainable Palm Oil) and it is committed to not purchasing palm oil from Indonesia and aims to be only using sustainable palm oil by 2015 (See page 94-95). However, Ferrero only reports about the intention to source 20% of sustainable plam oil in 2011/2012. No clear results are provided yet (CSR page 94). | Source |
| 8. Does the brand have clear objectives to minimize the environmental impact of packaging or does the brand already show clear 'best practices' regarding more sustainable packaging? |
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Compared to 2009, Ferrero Group uses 10% more packaging from the renewable materials. All virgin paper and cardboard for packaging come from a certified sustainable supply chain (See page 6). Approximately 35% of Ferrero's packaging comes from recycled materials. | Source |
| 1. Does the brand (company) purchase cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labor, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the cocoa? |
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About 15% of Ferrero's cocoa came from traceable sources certified as sustainable in 2010/2011. The cocoa beans are certified to 5% by UTZ Certified or Rainforest Alliance (See link, CSR Report 2011, page 87). | Source |
| 2. Does the brand (company) purchase at least 25% cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labor, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the cocoa? |
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See remark for labour conditions question 1. | Source |
| 3. Does the brand (company) purchase at least 50% cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labor, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the cocoa? |
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See remark for labour conditions question 1. | Source |
| 4. Does the brand (company) purchase at least 75% cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labor, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the cocoa? |
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See remark for labour conditions question 1. | Source |
| 5. Does the brand (company) purchase 100% cocoa from sources (plantations) that are certified to e.g. have no child labor and no forced labor, and provide a better living standard for the farmers and workers who produce the cocoa? |
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See remark for labour conditions question 1. | Source |
| 6. Does the brand (company) maintain a published list of cocoa suppliers, that have collectively contributed to more than 90% of the purchase volume of cocoa? |
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The Group does not publish its list of direct suppliers on their website. However, in order to assure the traceability of its cocoa the group cooperates with Source Trust in Ghana, but it is not clear who are the rest of the suppliers (See link, CSR Report 2011, page 87). | Source |
| 7. Does the brand (company) have a policy for the use of fairtrade certified or otherwise 'responsible' sugar? |
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Ferrero Group stated to be a member of Bonsucro - The Better Sugar Cane Initiative, but does not mention any concrete policy on sourcing fair trade certified sugar (See link, CSR Report 2011, page 99). | Source |
| 8. Does the brand (company) have the objective to only source sustainable palm oil by 2015 at the latest, and has the brand already purchased sustainable palm oil in order to stop e.g. forced labour and insufficient wages? |
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The Ferrero group is a member of RSPO (Round Table of Sustainable Palm Oil) and it is committed to not purchasing palm oil from Indonesia and aims to be only using sustainable palm oil by 2015 (See page 94-95). However, Ferrero only reports about the intention to source 20% of sustainable plam oil in 2011/2012. No clear results are provided yet (CSR page 94). | Source |
| 9. Does the brand (company) have a policy to purchase its fillings (e.g. nuts, caramel, nougat, praline) and other ingredients (such as milk, oils and fats) from socially certified sources? |
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Ferrero and its hazelnuts suppliers have signed a commitment that aims to improve the labour conditions for employees in the hazlenuts orchards (See link, CSR Report 2011, pages 96-97). | Source |