Ferrero reveals significant progress and outlines future plans in latest Cocoa and Forest Initiative (CFI) annual report

Ferrero has released its fourth annual report on the Cocoa and Forest Initiative (CFI), showcasing achievements made across the past four years and outlining its plans for sustainable cocoa production and forest conservation. With the goal of combatting deforestation, promoting reforestation, and ensuring the long-term viability of cocoa farming communities, Ferrero has assessed 420,000 hectares of land for deforestation risk and distributed more than three million multi-purpose trees for on-farm planting and 775,000 native trees across the Ivory Coast for reforestation over the period of four years. These efforts will…

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Ferrero publishes latest Cocoa Charter Progress Report and cocoa supplier list

Ferrero has released its annual Cocoa Charter Progress Report, which shows significant progress in the Group’s efforts to source cocoa responsibly. The Cocoa Charter is built around four key pillars: sustainable livelihoods, human rights and social practices, environmental protection, and supplier transparency. A key achievement for Ferrero in the farming year 2021/22 was providing around 64,000 farmers with one-to-one coaching on farm and business planning, with 40,000 farmers supported with individual long-term Farm Development Plans. The report also revealed a continued high level of traceability from farm to purchase point.…

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Ferrero Shares Progress on Cocoa Traceability and Partnership with Save the Children

Ferrero has made a significant step towards full traceability of its cocoa supply chain and towards improving lives for children in the cocoa sector. In their first Cocoa Progress Report, they outline the results of our cocoa sustainability program in 2020/21 and the impact of their strategic partnership with Save the Children on children and families in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. They report the following progress made during the 2020/21 season: 96% of their cocoa is traceable to farm level via GPS (88% via Polygon mapping), which allows them to…

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Steps in the right direction – Ferrero Group’s progress towards its sustainability goals

Ferrero Group is on track to meet its ambitious sustainability goals, including a switch to renewable energy across its manufacturing plants and progress towards targets on sourcing and packaging, the global sweet-packaged food group reports today. Progress is documented in the Group’s 13th Sustainability Report, which highlights the steps taken towards environmental and social targets during 2021 aligned to four key areas of focus: protecting the environment, sourcing ingredients sustainably, promoting responsible consumption and empowering people. The Sustainability Report follows the publication of the Group’s first Human Rights Report, addressing…

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Ferrero publishes third CFI Progress Report

In partnership with the Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana governments, and leading cocoa and chocolate companies, Ferrero has published its third annual report showcasing the progress of the Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI) – a comprehensive programme of projects delivered across both countries to help end deforestation and preserve valuable forests. In the context of the COVID-19 global pandemic, 2020-21 presented additional challenges for Ferrero cocoa farmers and suppliers. This unprecedented situation required increased efforts to address these challenges, but certain projects also surpassed goals, in some cases doubling original targets…

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