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At Barry Callebaut we are also focusing our carbon reduction efforts on emissions that extend beyond our direct operations (scope 3). As a result, for the second consecutive year, we have been recognized by CDP as a Supplier Engagement Leader, placing us in the top 7% of over 5,600 companies assessed in 2020.

Diverse People and Sustainable Growth are at the heart of our people strategy, and this is why the Diversity & Inclusion topic matters so much to us.

We have made great progress on our journey to become carbon positive by 2025. Our carbon reduction efforts in fiscal year 2019/20 have resulted in a -8.1% reduction of our corporate carbon footprint, from 8.5 million tonnes to 7.8 million tonnes CO2e (carbon equivalents).

On December 3, 2020, our fourth Forever Chocolate Report will be published showing the progress we are making towards our 2025 targets. Innovation is at the heart of our advancement, and this year, we embarked on an exciting and industry first project to commence the transformation of cocoa by-products into biochar.

Tapping into the growing consumer need for healthier indulgence and plant-based products

In tune with consumers’ turn to tasty and nutritious food and drinks that also do good for the planet, Barry Callebaut created a new brand: Cabosse Naturals.

In this interview, Angela Gubser, Managing Director, Ecuador describes how Cocoa Horizons has been successfully introduced to the world’s third largest producer of cocoa.

Barry Callebaut laid the foundation for future growth of the cocoa value chain in Ecuador in a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new, state-of-the-art, cocoa facility in Durán.

By publicly sharing the geographic location of the cooperatives and districts we source from we are contributing to transparency and traceability in our cocoa supply chain.

Barry Callebaut’s Forever Chocolate has been ranked by Sustainalytics as the #2 sustainability strategy, out of 182 assessed companies in the packaged food industry.