Contents
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Letter from the Chairman and the CEO
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The Barry Callebaut Group
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Our sustainability strategy
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Supporting cocoa farmers and their communities 10 Our approach to cocoa sustainability 12 Improving productivity 16 Community development
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20 Products
Sustainable chocolate and cocoa products 22 HORIZONS products 24 Certified products 22
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26 Non-cocoa ingredients 28 Planet
Protecting the environment 30 Environmental protection 30
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33 Addressing climate change 35 Conserving biodiversity 36 People
Caring for people 38 Developing employees 38
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41 Community engagement 44 Innovating for health
About this report Aimed at our employees, customers, and other interested members of the public, this report covers the following topics: activities related to sustainable cocoa sourcing, which currently represents about 17% of our business; sourcing of other ingredients; environmental impacts in our value chain; employee development; and health innovations. Our reporting is guided by the AA1000 principles of materiality, inclusiveness, and responsiveness. Further details on our corporate GRI indicators are available on our website. This report has been externally validated by the independent auditing organization Denkstatt GmbH. The assurance statement is available on our website. We are looking forward to your feedback, please send comments or questions to: Barry Callebaut AG, Jens Rupp, Head CSR Communications, csr@barry-callebaut.com.