Oetker-Gruppe

Assessment year: 2017

Total score 
3 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
2 out of 5
Palm oil 
3 out of 5
Soy 
0 out of 5
Cattle 
0 out of 5
Pulp & paper 
3 out of 5
Operations 
4 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5

Assessment year: 2016

Total score 
3 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
2 out of 5
Operations 
4 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
4 out of 5

Assessment year: 2015

Total score 
3 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
1 out of 5
Operations 
4 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5

Assessment year: 2014

Total score 
2 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
0 out of 5
Commodity policies 
1 out of 5
Operations 
4 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5
Sector 
Packaged food
Segments 
Manufacturer
HQ 
Germany
Total revenue (in million USD)
$13,277 (2015)
Company type 
Private

Collective commitments

New York Declaration on Forests signatory
No
Consumer Goods Forum member
Yes

250 Companies

To ensure deforestation free supply chains, companies need to adopt and implement timebound and measurable policies for forest risk commodities.

For analysis of how the corporate sector is performing click here.

This assessment has been carried out following the assessment methodology developed for the Forest 500 project.

Profile 

Oetker-Gruppe is a German manufacturer of packaged food. The majority of the company’s products are frozen pizzas, baking goods, desserts, dry ready meals, beverages, and snacks. Oetker-Gruppe operates internationally with more than 400 companies working in a variety of different business segments. The company use palm oil in many of their products, and reported using 8380 tonnes of palm oil in 2015. 

Other companies

Nestle S.A.

Score
5 out of 5

Mars Inc.

Score
5 out of 5

Kellogg Co.

Score
5 out of 5

Unilever PLC

Score
5 out of 5

Orkla Group

Score
5 out of 5

Danone

Score
5 out of 5

Disclaimer

This assessment has been carried out following the methodology developed for the Forest 500 project, available here. Please see our disclaimer applicable to all information contained within this site and our citation guidance for advice on how to cite data presented here or elsewhere on this site.

Please contact us with any concerns or feedback about this or other assessments included in the Forest 500.