Ferrero Group has published its 17th Sustainability Report for the 2024/25 financial year, coinciding with the company’s 80th anniversary. The report details the integration of sustainability initiatives across the group's global operations, with a primary focus on the "Ferrero Farming Values" framework, which guides the company’s approach to sourcing and supply chain resilience.

The framework, rooted in the group’s "sacco conosciuto" (knowing what is in the bag) philosophy, focuses on five core elements: supplier due diligence, supply chain traceability, certification, farming practices, and sector transformation. This structure is applied to key ingredients, including cocoa, palm oil, hazelnuts, coffee, and dairy.

Supply Chain Traceability and Sourcing

A central focus of the report is the advancement of traceability across the group's raw material supply chains. Ferrero has utilised EUDR-aligned monitoring processes to analyse nearly 230,000 supply chain polygons for coffee, palm oil, and cocoa.

Reported traceability figures for 2025 include:

• Coffee beans: 100% traceability to plantation polygon maps.

• Palm oil: 98.6% traceability to plantation.

• Cocoa: 98% traceability to farm polygon maps.

• Hazelnuts: 97% traceability to farmer.

The group also reported that 99% of cocoa volumes were sourced through certified or independently managed standards, such as Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade. All palm oil volumes were RSPO-certified, and all coffee beans were certified under the Rainforest Alliance segregated supply chain model.

Climate and Environmental Stewardship

Ferrero reported a 7.2% year-on-year reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions, attributed to energy transition efforts, including the use of 100% renewable electricity from the grid at 24 manufacturing plants.

The group’s climate strategy is supported by the recently launched Decarbonization Hub, a tool designed to facilitate the development and implementation of decarbonization roadmaps across manufacturing sites. Regarding scope 3 emissions, the company launched a supplier data campaign covering approximately 60% of raw material volumes, achieving a 93% supplier submission rate.

In terms of packaging circularity, Ferrero reported that:

• 92.9% of total packaging was designed for recyclability, reusability, or compostability.

• The redesign of Ferrero Rocher boxes has resulted in a 14.7% reduction in the plastic-to-product ratio compared to the 2019/20 baseline.

Responsible Consumption and Community Impact

The company has introduced science-based Ferrero Nutrition Criteria to guide future product innovation and portfolio management. Furthermore, the report highlights the group's continued commitment to social impact programmes, noting that the "Joy of Moving" programme, which focuses on youth activity and movement, reached 4.9 million children in 2025.

Within its operations, Ferrero reported strong employee engagement metrics, with an 86% participation rate in its annual internal survey and the implementation of inclusion and respect training programmes across 61 countries.