Contributing to an intact environment

Conservation of biodiversity and natural ecosystems

Biodiversity and ecosystems: cocoa sourcing

 

 

Unit

 

2023

 

2022

 

YOY

Cocoa beans equivalent (cocoa beans, powder, butter, and chocolate mass; in volume) sourced from farmers covered by a “No-Deforestation and Agroforestry Action Plan” 1

 

%

 

72.3*

 

67.2

 

+5.1pp

Polygon mapped plots in Farming Program proven not to be located in protected areas
(as per local laws) 2/3

 

No.

 

160,000

 

117,000

 

+37%

Polygon mapped plots in Farming Program proven not to be located in protected areas
(as per local laws) 2/3

 

%

 

99.9

 

100.0 4

 

–0.1pp

Multi-purpose shade trees distributed in Farming Program per year 2

 

No.

 

563,000 5

 

1,100,000

 

–49%

Multi-purpose shade trees distributed in Farming Program since start of Program 2

 

No.

 

4,480,000

 

3,920,000

 

+14%

Sourcing landscape initiatives supported in Farming Program 2

 

No.

 

3

 

5

 

–40%

1

Cocoa and cocoa products purchased by subsidiaries. This excludes volumes purchased by licensees and by co-manufacturers from third-parties.

2

Data collection period based on the cocoa reporting year October 2022 to September 2023

3

Metric change

4

100% indicated due to rounding, actually 99.97%

5

Due to quality issues in the reported data of one of our suppliers, the corresponding shade trees were not included in our annual reporting and therefore this number is considerably lower than that of the previous year.

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Climate

Climate (explanation of methodology see here) 1

 

 

Unit

 

2023

 

2022

 

YOY

Total direct and indirect GHG emissions (Scopes 1, 2, and 3)

 

t CO2 eq

 

3,700,768 *

 

3,727,154

 

–1%

Gross direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions (GRI 305-1)

 

t CO2 eq

 

57,546 *

 

58,406

 

–1%

Gross market-based energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions (GRI 305-2)

 

t CO2 eq

 

97,345 *

 

105,870

 

–8%

Gross other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions (GRI 305-3)

 

t CO2 eq

 

3,545,877 *

 

3,562,878

 

+0%

Thereof Purchased goods and services (Cat.1/GRI 305-3)

 

t CO2 eq

 

3,024,389

 

3,057,206

 

–1%

Thereof Capital goods (Cat.2/GRI 305-3)

 

t CO2 eq

 

77,907

 

60,823

 

+28%

Thereof Fuel- and energy-related activities (Cat.3/GRI 305-3)

 

t CO2 eq

 

40,403

 

40,742

 

–1%

Thereof Upstream transportation and distribution (Cat.4/GRI 305-3)

 

t CO2 eq

 

179,072

 

162,271

 

+10%

Thereof Waste generated in operations (Cat.5/GRI 305-3)

 

t CO2 eq

 

4,618

 

4,845

 

–5%

Thereof Business travel (Cat.6/GRI 305-3)

 

t CO2 eq

 

12,913

 

10,950

 

+18%

Thereof Employee commuting (Cat.7/GRI 305-3)

 

t CO2 eq

 

7,979

 

7,903

 

+1%

Thereof Downstream transportation and distribution (Cat.9/GRI 305-3)

 

t CO2 eq

 

135,792

 

147,790

 

–8%

Thereof Processing of sold products (Cat.10/GRI 305-3)

 

t CO2 eq

 

43

 

43

 

+1%

Thereof Use of sold products (Cat.11/GRI 305-3)

 

t CO2 eq

 

12,326

 

15,384

 

–20%

Thereof End-of-life treatments of sold products (Cat.12/GRI 305-3)

 

t CO2 eq

 

50,436

 

54,919

 

–8%

Total energy consumption within the organization (GRI 302-1)

 

GWh

 

677

 

674 2

 

+0%

Share of renewable electricity

 

%

 

21

 

21 2

 

+0.0pp

1

Climate data for 2023 is based on actuals for January to September and estimates for October to December. In certain individual sub-indicators, actuals for January to August or January to July may have been used, with estimates for the remaining months. Actuals will be published in our CDP disclosure and the 2024 Sustainability Report and any significant deviations will be restated. 2022 data reflects actuals

2

2022 data restated due to disclosure boundary update. It now includes all energy consumed minus energy sold for the entire Group, including estimates for warehouses and stores.

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Water and waste

Municipal water withdrawal1/2

 

 

Unit

 

2023

 

2022

 

YOY

Absolute water withdrawal (from municipal supply only)

 

1,000 m3

 

735 *

 

721

 

+2%

Reduction of municipal water withdrawal in the production process since 2019 per ton produced (municipal supply only)

 

%

 

8

 

12

 

–4.0pp

1

Scope: Lindt & Sprüngli production subsidiaries only

2

Water data for 2023 based on actuals for January–September and estimates for October–December.

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Semi-finished product waste 1

 

 

Unit

 

2023 *

 

2022

 

YOY

Semi-finished product waste in the production process per ton produced (excluding destruction of finished goods)

 

%

 

3.2

 

2.8 2

 

+0.4pp

1

Scope: Lindt & Sprüngli production subsidiaries only

2

Restated due to methodology updates

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Packaging

Packaging

 

 

Unit

 

2023

 

2022

 

YOY

Total weight of packaging used 1

 

Metric tons

 

116,273 *

 

116,308

 

+0%

Thereof pulp- and paper-based

 

Metric tons

 

96,322*

 

95,599

 

+1%

Thereof plastic

 

Metric tons

 

13,814*

 

14,080

 

–2%

Packaging made from recycled materials1

 

%

 

42.1*

 

42.5

 

–0.4pp

Packaging that is designed to be recyclable1

 

%

 

89.7 *

 

88.3

 

+1.4pp

Virgin plastic used in total in packaging

 

%

 

9.9

 

10.0

 

–0.1pp

Plastic packaging that is designed to be recyclable

 

%

 

53.9

 

41.5

 

+12.4pp

1

Find more details on the scope in the Lindt & Sprüngli reporting criteria.

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