Focus on climate, environment, and raw materials

Especially in the fight against climate change, it is important to act today in order to preserve the planet for future generations. And we accept this responsibility. The first step is to reduce energy consumption. Some of our plants achieve this with an energy management system, among other things. We have also converted our plants to predominantly green electricity and operate an efficient combined heat and power plant. We have made production climate-neutral for some of our private label products already by carbon offsetting. Our long-term objective is to achieve climate neutrality for the company. Throughout the KRÜGER GROUP, we account for greenhouse gas emissions and reductions in accordance with the GHG Protocol in all three scopes during the accounting year 2022.

Chocolate products and confectioneries are sensitive products that must be ideally protected for the period from production to transport to consumption – throughout the entire minimum shelf life. This guarantees enjoyment and food safety and prevents food waste from packaging that does not adequately protect the product. After all, the most crucial task of packaging is to ensure that products can be consumed with enjoyment during the entire shelf life. Since this requires high-performance packaging, the objectives conflict with sustainability. However, we are working hard to increase packaging recyclability while maintaining optimal product protection. We have achieved first successes here.

The basis for the highest enjoyment are choice raw materials. We use established certifications, the solution-oriented cocoa sustainability program cocoa commitment, and we are involved in sustainability institutions. For us, the sustainability of raw materials like cocoa and palm oil means that families in the countries of origin can make a good living from cultivation while at the same time trading in a manner that is compatible with nature – also in view of the livelihoods of future generations. We keep excellent quality and social responsibility in mind for our raw materials.

cocoa commitment is our own solution-oriented sustainability program for fair trade, which considers the entire cocoa supply chain: From the living conditions of farmers to eco-friendly farming methods and the end product. cocoa commitment builds on established standards such as Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade, and supplements these with further measures around environmental protection and the improvement of people’s living conditions.

With plant-based alternatives, we offer consumers choices for an even more sustainable lifestyle. To provide clear orientation for consumers, most of our products for the European Union markets are marked with the “vegan” variant of the V-Label. We use alternative labels in other countries.