Sustainability

RESPECT AND APPRECIATE

people and the environment

When it comes to sustainability, every company is a global player. Because the way we produce always has an impact on our environment. We work every day to make this impact as responsible as possible for people and the environment. Our goal is to ensure that everyone who deals with us is better off than if we had not existed.

Our sustainability

OBJECTIVES UNTIL 2025

100% CARBON NEUTRALITY
In the years 2021 to 2025, we will, in cooperation with our suppliers, make the emissions over which we have no control (Scope 3**) completely climate neutral.
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10% YEARLY INVESTMENT
We will invest 10% of all investments per year in explicit sustainability projects. This level of investment will be independently monitored and certified by the ZNU.
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100% COCOA TRACEABILITY
By 2025, we want to know exactly where every single cocoa bean of the cocoa used for our chocolate comes from, who grows it, and under what conditions.
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Our company is

CLIMATE NEUTRAL

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.

Our labels & memberships

DOING BETTER TOGETHER

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.

RAINFOREST ALLIANCE

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.

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FSC®

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

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IFS food

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.

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FONAC

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.

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ZNU

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).

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FONAP

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.

Wer are proud winners of the

GERMAN SUSTAINABILITY AWARD 2018

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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TODAY FOR TOMORROW

SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING

Our goal is to convert all packaging to materials made from renewable raw materials starting from 2025.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORTS

We act sustainable out of conviction and report on our plans, goals and achievements.

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