OUR CHOCOLATE
Out of conviction, we have set ourselves clearly defined goals for climate protection. After climate- neutral production since 2019, we reached another important milestone in 2021: we are a climate- neutral company! Our next steps are to lead us to complete climate neutrality by 2025.
When it comes to responsibility, we set a good example and not just in-house. As a member of various organizations, we work across companies on sustainability issues. We also use many internationally recognized certifications to confirm our efforts by third parties and make them understandable for consumers and partners.
The Rainforest Alliance seal certifies that the cocoa used in all our products comes from certified sustainable cultivation. Rainforest Alliance Cocoa sets ecological, social, and economic sustainability standards for cocoa farming.
All our paper-based packaging is FSC® certified. The seal certifies that the materials were produced with wood from sustainable forestry, which means using forests according to the social, economic, and ecological needs of present and future generations. ID: FSC® N002880
The IFS certificate certifies that our production facility in Waldenbuch meets the requirements of the IFS Food. The IFS's focus is on the safety of the products and the quality of the processes and products.
We are a member of the Forum Nachhaltiger Kakao e.V. (Sustainable Cocoa Forum). The German Federal Government, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), the German confectionery industry, the German food trade, and civil society have joined forces. Together, as a so-called multi-stakeholder initiative, we pursue improving the living conditions of cocoa farmers and their families and increasing the cultivation and marketing of cocoa certified according to sustainability standards.
The ZNU Standard certifies through third-party certification that we will make our business more sustainable and that we want to make an active and measurable contribution to sustainable change in the economy and society (and have a functioning management system for this).
We are a member of the Forum for Sustainable Palm Oil since 2020. FONAP is an association of companies, non-governmental organizations, associations, and the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, whose aim is to increase the share of sustainably produced palm oil in the German-speaking market and at the same time improve existing standards and certifications.
We work hard out of conviction to make delicious chocolate and to make our world a little better. We are all the more delighted to have been awarded the German Sustainability Award in 2018.
For us, doing the right thing means that all our actions show respect and appreciation for people and the environment. And not just since sustainability became fashionable, but for many years. It has a lot to do with the Ritter family and their attitude that entrepreneurial action is only possible in harmony with people and nature. This conviction has given rise to a multifaceted commitment that has become a matter of course for us. The award encourages us in our actions.
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