OUR CHOCOLATE
We do more for
LESS CO2
As a family business, our responsibility since our founding has been to preserve our company for future generations. Our chocolate is always at the center of everything we do. Nature provides everything we need for its production. Therefore, our task is to conserve the natural resources of our planet and actively combat climate change.
2002
100% Green Electricity
2019
Climate Neutral Production
2020
Climate Neutral Company
2025
Complete Climate Neutrality
Our company is
CLIMATE NEUTRAL
We love colours.
BUT MOST OF ALL GREEN
In cooperation with Mercedes Benz Trucks, we have been testing the use of all-electric trucks (e-Actros) for shuttle traffic between our factory and our warehouse. If this test proofs to be successful, it will enable us to make the approximately 10,000km per year CO2 neutral in the future.
In cooperation with Mercedes Benz Trucks, we have been testing the use of all-electric trucks (e-Actros) for shuttle traffic between our factory and our warehouse. If this test proofs to be successful, it will enable us to make the approximately 10,000km per year CO2 neutral in the future.
In cooperation with Mercedes Benz Trucks, we have been testing the use of all-electric trucks (e-Actros) for shuttle traffic between our factory and our warehouse. If this test proofs to be successful, it will enable us to make the approximately 10,000km per year CO2 neutral in the future.
Since 2002, we generate approximately 70% of our heat and about 30% of our electricity requirements through our combined heat and power plant. Our power plant has already enabled us to save several thousand tons of CO2.
Since 2002, we generate approximately 70% of our heat and about 30% of our electricity requirements through our combined heat and power plant. Our power plant has already enabled us to save several thousand tons of CO2.
Since 2002, we generate approximately 70% of our heat and about 30% of our electricity requirements through our combined heat and power plant. Our power plant has already enabled us to save several thousand tons of CO2.
For more than 20 years, photovoltaics has been making a significant contribution on our way to complete climate neutrality. To date, well over 1,000 photovoltaic modules are in use at our company.
For more than 20 years, photovoltaics has been making a significant contribution on our way to complete climate neutrality. To date, well over 1,000 photovoltaic modules are in use at our company.
For more than 20 years, photovoltaics has been making a significant contribution on our way to complete climate neutrality. To date, well over 1,000 photovoltaic modules are in use at our company.
The future is
E-MOBILITY
We are currently testing the use of all-electric trucks (e-Actros) for shuttle traffic between our factory and our warehouse. If this test proofs to be successful, it will enable us to make the approximately 10,000km per year CO2 neutral in the future.
Everything is
BETTER MIXED
By optimizing stirring intervals in our production we have massively reduced the energy required for stirring the chocolate and filling masses. We now save around 76% of the necessary power, which corresponds to over 900,000 kWh per year. Even seemingly small measures can make a big difference!
We count on
GREEN ENERGY
We have been producing our chocolate exclusively with green electricity since 2002. With our photovoltaic systems, we also make our electricity and operate our combined heat and power plant based on the principle of cogeneration.
REDUCE
rather than compensate
We embarked on our path toward climate neutrality on our initiative about 20 years ago. Our primary goal is always to prevent emissions from occurring in the first place, rather than compensating for them after the fact.
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REDUCE
REDUCE
With our energy concept, we have continuously reduced our emissions over the years. Since 2002 we have been sourcing green electricity exclusively from renewable sources. Our photovoltaic modules, our combined heat and power plant and a continuous energy management ensure further savings.
With our energy concept, we have continuously reduced our emissions over the years. Since 2002 we have been sourcing green electricity exclusively from renewable sources. Our photovoltaic modules, our combined heat and power plant and a continuous energy management ensure further savings.
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CALCULATE
CALCULATE
No matter how hard we try, we naturally cannot reduce our emissions entirely to zero. That's why we now have external experts calculate the remaining emissions in our direct sphere of influence every year. For 2020, these were 28,847 metric tons.
No matter how hard we try, we naturally cannot reduce our emissions entirely to zero. That's why we now have external experts calculate the remaining emissions in our direct sphere of influence every year. For 2020, these were 28,847 metric tons.
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COMPENSATE
COMPENSATE
To offset unavoidable emissions, we use certificates following the internationally recognized Gold Standard and, in the future, our certificates from our farm El Cacao in Nicaragua.
To offset unavoidable emissions, we use certificates following the internationally recognized Gold Standard and, in the future, our certificates from our farm El Cacao in Nicaragua.
Typically German
TÜV CERTIFIED
We have been a climate-neutral company since 2020, meaning that we also offset the emissions from Scope 3* over which we have a direct influence. In the years 2021 to 2025, in cooperation with our suppliers, we will make the emissions over which we have no power (Scope 3**) ultimately climate neutral. To calculate our climate neutrality, we rely on the internationally recognized Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG) and are certified annually by TÜV Nord.
350
Employees
SCOPE 1
Scope 1 emissions come from emission sources within the considered system boundaries of the company, such as the company's own power plants, vehicle fleets or air conditioning.
SCOPE 2
Scope 2 emissions arise when generating energy that is obtained from outside, primarily electricity and heat from energy services.
SCOPE 3
Scope 3 * emissions are all other emissions that are caused by the company's activities, on which the company has an influence, but which are not under the control of the company, e.g. arrival and departure of employees, business trips, waste, water , copy paper.
SCOPE 3*
Scope 3 ** emissions are all other emissions that are caused by the company's activities but are not under the company's control, for example from suppliers, service providers, raw materials including their cultivation, packaging, etc.
FAQs
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What does it mean that Ritter Sport is a climate neutral company?
We produce in a CO2-neutral manner and have reduced the greenhouse gas emissions generated at our sites in Germany and the other emissions over which we have a direct influence through various measures and have provided offsetting standards for the remaining emissions. By doing so, we are going one step further than the CO2-neutral production already achieved for 2019 (= Scope 1 and 2) and additionally include delivery transports, employee transports, and waste (= the parts of Scope 3 that we can directly influence).
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How was the company's CO2 neutrality achieved?
We have achieved the result of years of effort by the company to operate in an environmentally friendly manner. In our family-owned company, ecological management has been fundamental in the corporate culture for decades. For example, Ritter conducted the first eco-audit in the entire industry back in 1996.
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What does our CO2 neutrality relate to?
The CO2 neutrality we have now achieved relates, on the one hand, to our direct greenhouse gas emissions, i.e., the emissions that occur within our company (Scope 1). On the other hand to the indirect emissions caused by us elsewhere through the provision of our required energy (Scope 2) as well as the other indirect emissions over which we have a direct influence (such as our transports, business trips by our employees and our waste) (parts of Scope 3).
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Scope 1, 2, or 3?
Since 2019, we have achieved climate-neutral production, i.e., CO2-neutral, according to Scope 1 and 2. Since 2020, we have been a climate-neutral company, i.e., Scope 1, 2, and including the areas from Scope 3 on which we directly influence. We have set ourselves even more ambitious targets for the coming years.
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Does this apply to all of the company's locations?
Included in the calculation are all Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG locations that existed in 2020, including our international subsidiaries.
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Is the entire supply chain CO2 neutral?
No, the production of our chocolate is climate-neutral, and the company, Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG, is climate neutral.
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Why was it possible to achieve the goal earlier than planned?
In recent years, we have worked intensively towards the goal of "CO2 neutrality".
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What are other goals / milestones?
By 2025, we have set ourselves the ambitious goal of achieving complete CO2 neutrality for our company and our operations, including those areas over which we have no direct influence. As our suppliers mainly generate these emissions, we would like to include them here and motivate them to operate in a CO2-neutral manner to achieve this goal together.
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How are these goals to be achieved?
On the one hand, we will look at how we can continue to reduce emissions in our company. For example, we are currently developing paper-based packaging; this can also contribute to this goal, as paper material has a lower carbon footprint than polypropylene.
We want to share our
PASSION FOR COCOA
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