Barry Callebaut | Sustainability Performance
Produces chocolate and cocoa products for the food industry, including confectionery and beverages.
1996
Switzerland
10,001+ employees
Food Production
$10B+ in revenue
$100M - 500M in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#282
Overallⓘ#19
in Switzerlandⓘ#5
in Food ProductionⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
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Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWater ManagementNature and biodiversitySocial
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Leading
Aligned
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Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Industry Benchmark
701.5
B/M 914.2
80.2
B/M 286.8
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Controversy level
- Barry Callebaut AG, Swiss/Belgian world's largest cocoa/chocolate producer, has faced sustained NGO criticism over alleged Ivorian/Ghanaian child labor in cocoa supply chain including the historic 2021 US Supreme Court ruling (Nestlé USA Inc v Doe) limiting plaintiff Ivorian/Malian child labor victims' claims affecting Barry Callebaut's institutional ESG investor concerns, plus 2024 Salmonella contamination scandal at Wieze Belgium.
Sustainability employees
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11+
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