Improving livelihoods

Responsible sourcing

General responsible sourcing KPIs

 

 

Unit

 

2023

 

2022

 

YOY

Sourced volumes of raw and packaging materials bearing significant sustainability risks covered by a responsible sourcing program 1

 

%

 

58.1 *

 

42.6

 

+15.6pp

Average EcoVadis sustainability assessment score of Lindt & Sprüngli suppliers 2

 

Score (max = 100)

 

61.2 *

 

55.0

 

+11%

Scored suppliers in EcoVadis

 

No.

 

629 *

 

581

 

+8%

Share of procurement expenditure assessed through EcoVadis

 

%

 

56.2

 

N.A.

 

–

Procurement expenditure for packaging material from Asian factories covered by Supplier Sustainable Practice (SSP) Program

 

%

 

97.5

 

91.0

 

+6.5pp

External on-site visits (SSP)

 

No.

 

27

 

37

 

–27%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Palm oil

Palm oil (kernel/oil/fractions) sourced

 

Metric tons

 

8,026

 

8,819

 

–9%

Thereof sourced RSPO certified

 

%

 

100.0

 

100.0

 

+0pp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hazelnuts

Hazelnuts (total) sourced (includes processed and unprocessed hazelnuts; excludes an immaterial volume of ingredients which contain hazelnuts combined with other materials)

 

Metric tons

 

6,047

 

6,330

 

–4%

Thereof Turkish hazelnuts sourced

 

Metric tons

 

3,700

 

4,677

 

–21%

Thereof Turkish hazelnuts sourced with Rainforest Alliance certification

 

%

 

22.9

 

0.0

 

+22.9pp

Thereof Turkish hazelnuts sourced through other sustainability programs

 

%

 

77.0

 

99.9

 

–22.9pp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Soy lecithin

Soy lecithin (total) sourced

 

Metric tons

 

1,015

 

1,071

 

–5%

Thereof sourced ProTerra certified (total)

 

%

 

96.7

 

100.0

 

–3.3pp

Thereof sourced ProTerra certified (excl. Russell Stover)

 

%

 

96.6

 

100.0

 

–3.4pp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eggs 3

Eggs (total) sourced 4

 

Metric tons

 

44

 

48

 

–8%

Thereof sourced cage free (total)

 

%

 

72.7

 

70.8

 

+1.9pp

Thereof sourced cage free (excl. Russell Stover)

 

%

 

100.0

 

100.0

 

+0pp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanilla

Vanilla (total) sourced

 

Metric tons

 

31

 

42

 

–26%

Thereof sourced Rainforest Alliance certified

 

%

 

22.6

 

0.0

 

+22.6pp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pulp and paper

Pulp and paper (total) sourced

 

Metric tons

 

90,502

 

97,567

 

–7%

Thereof sourced FSC or PEFC certified

 

%

 

55.6

 

4.7

 

+50.9pp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sugar

Sugar (total) sourced

 

Metric tons

 

142,252

 

140,305

 

+1%

Thereof cane sugar

 

Metric tons

 

48,282

 

44,792

 

+8%

Thereof sourced Bonsucro mass balanced certified

 

%

 

29.1

 

0.0

 

+29.1pp

Thereof sourced Bonsucro credit compensated

 

%

 

2.8

 

0.0

 

+2.8pp

Thereof sourced through other certification scheme benchmarked equivalent to FSA silver level or comprehensively aligned to the Bonsucro Production Standard

 

%

 

0.1

 

0.0

 

+0.1pp

Therof conventional cane sugar

 

%

 

67.9

 

100.0

 

–32.1pp

Thereof beet sugar

 

Metric tons

 

84,585

 

92,397

 

–8%

Thereof sourced FSA silver level verified

 

%

 

88.5

 

56.9

 

+31.6pp

Thereof sourced through other certification scheme benchmarked equivalent to FSA silver level or comprehensively aligned to the Bonsucro Production Standard

 

%

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

+0pp

Thereof conventional beet sugar

 

%

 

11.5

 

43.1

 

–31.6pp

1

Production subsidiaries, co-manufacturing and co-packaging. See the Lindt & Sprüngli reporting criteria for a more detailed breakdown of the KPI scope

2

Methodology change in 2023 to report supplier score average weighted by their procurement expenditure (invoiced spend). Simple average score in 2023 based on previous methodology: 56.0

3

Eggs volume sourced for Lindt & Sprüngli own production.

4

The decline in total volume can be explained by a reduced use of cage-free eggs in the subsidiaries, while Russell Stover non-cage-free egg volumes remained stable.

*

Cocoa 1

 

 

Unit

 

2023

 

2022

 

YOY

Cocoa beans equivalent sourced (cocoa beans, powder, butter, and chocolate mass/bean equivalents according to ICCO conversion rates)

 

Metric tons

 

159,914*

 

155,226

 

+3%

Thereof sourced through sustainability programs
(Farming Program or other sustainability program, verified or certified by third party)

 

Metric tons

 

115,573*

 

104,001

 

+11%

 

%

 

72.3*

 

67.2

 

+5.1pp

Thereof sourced through Farming Program (verified or certified by third party)

 

%

 

68.2*

 

61.2

 

+7.0pp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cocoa beans equivalent sourced through sustainability program per type of product

Cocoa beans

 

%

 

100.0

 

100.0

 

+0pp

Cocoa butter

 

%

 

50.2

 

44.4

 

+5.8pp

Cocoa powder

 

%

 

31.3

 

5.3

 

+26.0pp

Chocolate mass

 

%

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

+0pp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Traceability level (based on bean equivalent, see traceability definition in Glossary)

Identity preserved

 

%

 

50.8

 

48.2

 

+2.6pp

Segregated

 

%

 

15.9

 

13.5

 

+2.6pp

Mass balance

 

%

 

5.6

 

4.5

 

+1.1pp

Conventional

 

%

 

27.7

 

33.8

 

–6.1pp

1

Excludes volumes purchased by licensees and by co-manufacturers from third parties.

*

Rural development

Cocoa sustainability

 

 

Unit

 

2023

 

2022

 

YOY

Annual investment in cocoa sustainability programs (cocoa beans, powder, butter, and chocolate mass)

 

m CHF

 

29.8

 

27.5

 

+8%

Thereof in Farming Program sustainability premiums (cocoa beans, powder and butter)

 

m CHF

 

26.8

 

23.6

 

+13%

Total investment in cocoa sustainability programs since 2008 (cocoa beans, powder, butter, and chocolate mass)

 

m CHF

 

140.1

 

110.3

 

+27%

Thereof in Farming Program sustainability premiums (cocoa beans, powder and butter)

 

m CHF

 

111.8

 

85.0

 

+31%

Cocoa origins (countries) covered by Farming Program

 

No.

 

7

 

7

 

+0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Farming Program 1

Farmers participating in Farming Program

 

No.

 

131,000

 

113,000

 

+16%

Thereof women

 

%

 

22.8

 

25.5

 

–2.7pp

Field staff in the Farming Program (GRI 2-8)

 

No.

 

990

 

780 2

 

+27%

Farms within Farming Program

 

No.

 

131,000

 

113,000

 

+16%

Thereof GPS or polygon mapped

 

No.

 

131,000 3

 

109,000

 

+19%

Thereof GPS or polygon mapped

 

%

 

99.7

 

97.0

 

+2.7pp

1

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

2

Restatement due to more restrictive indicator definition

3

Numbers of GPS or polygon mapped farms slightly lower than total farms in Farming Program (same number indicated due to rounding)

Increased resilience of farming households 1

 

 

Unit

 

2023

 

2022

 

YOY

Farmers reached by training programs

 

No.

 

104,000

 

97,000

 

+7%

Farmers supported with individual coaching

 

No.

 

19,400

 

17,300

 

+12%

Model farms & demonstration plots

 

No.

 

2,300

 

2,400

 

–4%

Improved cocoa seedlings distributed per year

 

No.

 

397,000

 

714,000 2

 

–44%

Improved cocoa seedlings distributed since start of Farming Program

 

No.

 

7,670,000

 

7,270,000 2

 

+5%

Individuals participating in training that promotes Income Generating Activities (IGAs) per year

 

No.

 

15,500

 

11,600

 

+34%

Individuals participating in training that promotes IGAs since start of Farming Program

 

No.

 

55,800

 

40,300

 

+38%

Members of Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) groups in the current year

 

No.

 

15,700

 

10,500

 

+50%

VSLA groups established and still active in the current year

 

No.

 

640

 

460

 

+40%

Drinking water systems built and functioning (boreholes and larger systems) since start of Farming Program

 

No.

 

250

 

230 2

 

+9%

Community members having access to safe drinking water through Farming Program

 

No.

 

158,000

 

119,000 2

 

+33%

1

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

2

Restatement due to change in indicator definition