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Compliance with laws and regulations (GRI 2-27)
	Unit	2024	2023	YOY
Total number of significant instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations during the reporting period	No.	3	1	>100%
Thereof instances for which fines were incurred	No.	3	1	>100%
Thereof instances for which non-monetary sanctions were incurred	No.	0	0	0%
Total number of fines for instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that were paid during the reporting period	No.	3	2	+50%
Thereof fines for instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that occurred in the current reporting period	No.	3	1	>100%
Thereof fines for instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that occurred in previous reporting periods	No.	0	1	–100%
Monetary value of fines for instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that were paid during the reporting period	tCHF	15	255	–94.1%
Thereof fines for instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that occurred in the current reporting period	tCHF	15	248	–93.9%
Thereof fines for instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that occurred in previous reporting periods	tCHF	0	7	–100%

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Confirmed incidents of corruption and bribery

Unit

2024

2023

YOY

Number of convictions for violation of anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws
(ESRS G1-4 24 a)

No.

0

N.A.

–

Amount of fines for violation of anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws (ESRS G1-4 24 a)

CHF

0

N.A.

–

Total number of confirmed incidents of corruption and bribery
(GRI 205-3 / ESRS G1-4 25 a)

No.

0

0%

Total number of confirmed incidents in which own workers were dismissed or disciplined for corruption and bribery (GRI 205-3 / ESRS G1-4 25 b)

No.

0

0%

Total number of confirmed incidents relating to contracts with business partners that were terminated or not renewed due to violations related to corruption or bribery
(GRI 205-3 / ESRS G1-4 25 c)

No.

0

0%

Total number of public legal cases regarding corruption or bribery brought against the undertaking and its own workers during the reporting period (GRI 205-3 / ESRS G1-4 25 d)

No.

0

0%

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Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices

Unit

2024

2023

YOY

Number of legal actions pending or completed during the reporting period regarding anti-competitive behavior and violations of anti-trust and monopoly legislation in which the organization has been identified as a participant (GRI 206-1)

No.

0

0%

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Anti-corruption and anti-bribery training

2024

Europe

Thereof Germany

North America

Thereof United States

Rest of World

Group

AMSB¹ members that have received training on anti-corruption and anti-bribery (No. and %) (GRI 205-2 d / ESRS G1-3 21 c)

No.

31

%

77.5

Employees that have received training on anti-corruption and anti-bribery, broken down by employee category and region (No.)
(GRI 205-2 e)

Manufacturing indirect²

111

17

100

77

34

245

Administration³

451

54

400

296

137

988

Total

562

71

500

373

171

1,233

At-risk functions that have received training on anti-corruption and anti-bribery, broken down by employee category and region (%)
(GRI 205-2 e / ESRS G1-3 21 b)

Manufacturing indirect²

93

89

100

97

Administration³

84

96

99

98

91

Total

86

95

99

98

92

2023

Europe

Thereof Germany

North America

Thereof United States

Rest of World

Group

AMSB⁴ members that have received training on anti-corruption and anti-bribery (No. and %) (GRI 205-2 d / ESRS G1-3 21 c)

No.

31

%

91.2

Employees that have received training on anti-corruption and anti-bribery, broken down by employee category and region (No.)
(GRI 205-2 e)

Manufacturing indirect⁵

256

149

40

445

Administration⁶

1,090

628

314

2,032

Total

1,346

777

354

2,477

At-risk functions that have received training on anti-corruption and anti-bribery, broken down by employee category and region (%)
(GRI 205-2 e / ESRS G1-3 21 b)

Manufacturing indirect⁵

42

72

63

51

Administration⁶

67

68

91

70⁷

Total

60

68

87

65

1	AMSB members include Board members of Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG including all its subsidiaries. In 2023, 91.2% of AMSB members have been trained on anti-corruption and anti-bribery. The trainings have been repeated for most AMSB members in 2024. The remaining AMSB members will be trained in 2025.
2	Change in scope: Manufacturing indirect includes all employees in the following functions: Procurement, Supply Chain, and Logistics.
3	Change in scope: Administration includes all employees in the following functions: CEO/Country Manager, Finance/Controlling, Marketing, Retail, HR, and Sales.
4	AMSB members include Board members of Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG and all its subsidiaries.
5	Manufacturing indirect includes all employees in the following functions: Purchasing and Ordering, Production Management, Scheduling and Planning, Co-packaging and Co-manufacturing, Intercompany.
6	Administration includes all employees in the following functions: Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, IT, General Services, Salesforce, Research and Development (R&D), and all others.
7	Restatement: calculation error.

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Diversity of administrative, management and supervisory bodies (AMSB)¹ during the reporting period

Unit

2024

2023

YOY

Total number of executive and non-executive members of its AMSB during the reporting period (GRI 2-9 / ESRS 2 GOV-1 21 a)

No.

7

0%

Thereof executive members

No.

1

0%

Thereof non-executive members

No.

6

0%

Percentage of Board members by gender (GRI 405-1 / ESRS 2 GOV-1 21 d)

%

100.0

100.0

0.0pp

Thereof male

%

71.4

71.4

0.0pp

Thereof female

%

28.6

28.6

0.0pp

Thereof other

%

0

0%

Thereof not reported²

%

0

N.A.

–

Ratio of female to male Board members

Ratio

0.40

0.40

0%

Percentage of non-executive Board members whether independent or not non-independent (GRI 2-9 / ESRS 2 GOV-1 21 e)

%

85.7

85.7

0.0pp

Thereof independent

%

66.7

66.7

0.0pp

1	AMSB members include the Board of Directors of Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG including its committees.
2	“Not reported” was added as a new gender category in 2024. Therefore, 2023 data is reported as “not applicable”.

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Reduction of the risk of child labor

Unit

2024

2023

YOY

Cocoa volume from risk countries where a Child Labor Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS) or other due diligence system roll-out started or is implemented, with Mass Balance included¹

%

83.3

66.1

+17.2pp

Thereof cocoa volume from risk countries where a Child Labor Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS) roll-out started or is implemented

%

61.5

N.A.

–

Thereof cocoa volume from risk countries where another due diligence system roll-out started or is implemented

%

21.8

N.A.

–

Farming households in risk countries covered by a CLMRS²

No.

90,800

88,200

+2.9%

School facilities built or renovated since start of Farming Program²

No.

75

57³

+31.6%

Children benefiting from built or renovated schools through Farming Program²

No.

14,200

11,200³

+26.8%

1	For volumes sourced through the Farming Program, determination of the roll-out or implementation of a CLMRS is based on supplier data demonstrating evidence of any of the following: household and community risk assessments, unannounced child labor–focused monitoring visits, and/or training on good social practices conducted. Volumes sourced through other responsible sourcing programs are included so long as the program criteria require a CLMRS or other due diligence system. Volumes of unknown origins are allocated to Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire and classified as non-compliant. Further information can be found in the Lindt & Sprüngli reporting criteria.
2	Data collection period based on the cocoa reporting year October 2023 to September 2024.
3	Restatement: reporting error.
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