Responsible sourcing
Responsible sourcing
Since 2020 we partner with Save the Children to support the protection and development of children in cocoa-growing communities in Ivory Coast.
In 2023 the program already reached 18,342 people of which 6,403 children.
In addition to the program with Save the Children Ferrero has contributed to renovating or building 103 schools to promote children access to education, and enrolled 1196 out of school children in bridge classes.
We are committed to sourcing our milk responsibly, protecting the environment and the communities we source from. That’s why, in partnership with our suppliers, we invest in our milk supply chain, including the dairy farms, by implementing programs designed to improve its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards.
How we certify our ingredients
Most of our cocoa comes as raw beans, which we process in our factories and source as physically traceable from the farm to our factory. Because beans come from different farms this cocoa is a mix of different certification standards.
For externally processed chocolate products, our suppliers may blend certified and non-certified cocoa. However they guarantee that for the volume they deliver to us, they source a matching minimum equivalent certified cocoa volume.
90%
of our hazelnuts are traced to the farm (for crops 22-23)
93%
of our cocoa is traced to the farm
100%
of our milk can be traced to the dairy
100%
of our fresh liquid milk is traced to the farm
