RAINFOREST ALLIANCE
The Rainforest Alliance seal certifies that all cocoa for Ritter Sport comes from certified sustainable cultivation. Rainforest Alliance Cocoa sets ecological, social, and economic sustainability standards for cocoa farming.
FSC®
All our fibre materials used are FSC® certified. The seal certifies that the materials were produced with wood from sustainable forestry, which means using forests according to the social, economic, and ecological needs of present and future generations. ID: FSC® N002880
IFS food
The IFS certificate certifies that our production facilities in Waldenbuch and Breitenbrunn meets the requirements of the IFS Food. The IFS's focus is on the safety of the products and the quality of the processes and products.
GERMAN INITIATIVE ON SUSTAINABLE COCOA (GISCO)
We are an early member of the German Initiative on sustainable cocoa. The German Federal Government, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), the German confectionery industry, the German food trade, and civil society have joined forces. As a so-called multi-stakeholder initiative, that pursues improving the living conditions of cocoa farmers and their families and increasing the cultivation and marketing of cocoa certified according to sustainability standards.
ZNU (Center for sustainable leadership)
The ZNU Standard certifies through third-party certification that we make our business more sustainable and that we are contributing actively and measurable to a sustainable change in the economy and society (and have a functioning management system for this).
FONAP
The Forum for Sustainable Palm Oil currently includes companies, non‐governmental organisations, associations, the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The aim of FONAP is to boost significantly the proportion of sustainably produced palm oil on the German, Austrian and Swiss markets and to improve existing standards and certification schemes.
Climate Alliance BW
In 2020, we were one of the first companies to sign up for the Baden-Württemberg Climate Alliance. The goal of the joint, voluntary partnership between the state of Baden-Württemberg and us as a company is to implement corporate climate protection systematically. Together all Climate Alliance partners, who have set themselves ambitious goals, enter into exchange, support each other and work together cooperatively.
OUR COCOA
Since 2018, we have been sourcing 100% of our cocoa from certified sustainable sources according to the Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade Cocoa Program. We believe it is an important step in the right direction, but we have not yet reached our goal. To improve the living conditions of cocoa farmers, we collaborate with local programs.
