Lindt & Sprungli AG

"Lindt & Sprüngli is a member of the UN Global Compact. As such, Lindt & Sprüngli reports yearly on the progress made regarding the principles of the UN Global Compact.""Lindt & Sprüngli is a member of RSPO and thereby contributes to the increase of sustainable palm oil. The Group reports yearly on the progress made.""Lindt & Sprüngli is a member of WCF since 2015, and regularly supports specific projects and initiatives of the organization. These projects are for example the Climate Smart Cocoa Initiative, the Covid-19 Response and the Cocoa & Forest Initiative." "In 2015, Lindt & Sprüngli started working with Earthworm Foundation as external assessment partner and became an official member in June 2016. At least once a year, Earthworm Foundation visits and evaluates each of the Lindt & Sprüngli Farming Programs for cocoa beans. Progress is regularly communicated on the Earthworm Foundation Transparency Hub." "Lindt & Sprüngli is a signatory of the Cocoa & Forests Initiative and has published multi-year targets for its sustainable sourcing programs in Ghana & Côte d’Ivoire, including for example the target to plant 2.7 million shade trees until 2022. As active member of the CFI, Lindt & Sprüngli reports on progress on an annual basis"

"Tropical forests have inherent value, and they also provide critical ecosystem services for neighbouring agricultural production. Biodiverse forests absorb carbon dioxide, help to stabilize the climate, and regulate the water cycle by contributing to local rainfall. They also protect farmers against floods, drought, and soil erosion, among countless other benefits. Yet, forests continue to be lost and degraded at alarming rates"

"Due to the long-term nature of our engagement with farmers, tackling the topic of deforestation is crucial to maintain the supply security for our most important ingredient, cocoa, and in specific, cocoa from the farmers in our Farming Program." "Agroforestry – the deliberate inclusion of shade trees in cropping systems – can increase the sustainability of cocoa production by supporting high levels of biodiversity, buffering cocoa from climate changes, mitigating future climate change through carbon sequestration, and encouraging agricultural intensification without deforestation. Because of these advantages, and in response to supply-chain and reputational risks, chocolate producing companies are increasingly engaging in efforts to implement cocoa agroforestry in major producing countries"

"At Lindt&Sprüngli, all issues relating to sustainability are dealt with by the highest level of management. Our Corporate Sustainability Committee of the Board consists of three members of the Board of Directors. It supports the Board of Directors in setting the strategic course for company activities, while promoting comprehensive sustainable management. The Committee is responsible for the development and adoption of all globally valid corporate policies in this area and monitors compliance. It meets as often as required, but at least once a year"

In their Forest and Restoration Commitments, Lindt & Sprungli commit to "Public-private collaboration to identify good practices, technical guidance and incentive mechanisms for forest restoration and agroforestry. Support distribution and planting of native trees for off-farm restoration (reforestation)" with 2 hectares restored through direct investment in 2019 and 40 hectares in 2020. 

"Building on existing efforts to reduce energy consumption and emissions in our production processes, we aim to reduce our total emissions footprint across our global operations and value chain in line with climate science. This is an important contribution to curb climate change, which we recognize as a threat to our environment...Define a science-based target with a goal to reach net-zero emissions in the long term, to be announced in 2023 latest. In the meanwhile, 2% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the production process per year from 2020, per ton produced"