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Sustainability starts with the raw materials. To obtain high quality cocoa beans, nuts, milk and all the other delicious ingredients used in its chocolates, Lindt & Sprüngli needs to know exactly where they come from and who produces them. This enables the company to identify the best ways of supporting local farmers and communities – and to maintain a level of biodiversity that guarantees future environmental health and commercial success.
Traceability: a pre-requisite for trust
Where do the raw materials come from? Lindt & Sprüngli has launched a programme to track raw materials and better understand the farmers' and suppliers’ needs. This section contains information on the origin of raw materials, packaging materials and the company’s Supplier Code of Conduct. It also addresses related topics such as Lindt & Sprüngli’s position on genetically modified organisms (GMO) and the control of pesticides.
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Better lives for farmers and communities
Lindt & Sprüngli is committed to a production chain that is ecologically, economically, and socially sustainable for everyone involved. As a member of several international sustainability initiatives, the company has also launched a programme with the aim of ultimately being able to trace every bag of cocoa beans from the chocolate factory back to the village where they were grown.
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Local knowledge: enabling close collaboration
Through a number of partner organisations, Lindt & Sprüngli supports cocoa farmers in growing in a sustainable and traditional manner. The company empowers them by reintroducing the knowledge that might have been lost, or by teaching them new practices to help prevent tree diseases and increase yield while preserving the environment. Lindt & Sprüngli continuously evaluates opportunities to work with local and governmental bodies and to support public research institutes in the growing regions. The aim is to create a positive knock-on effect down the supply chain, to add value at every stage and to develop local expertise in the source region.
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Biodiversity: the key to success
Sustaining rich biodiversity and creating opportunities to move away from monocultures is an important cornerstone of the company’s strategy to ensure the long-term growth of raw material supply and sustainable land use. Lindt & Sprüngli uses an exceptionally high percentage of ‘flavour’ cocoa beans because of their unique taste and supports organisations specialised in the field of biodiversity.
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Our Premium Promise in Sourcing
Premium quality in sourcing means the best choice of raw material and strict quality control at source, coupled with the best recipes.
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