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Callebaut publishes GRI report

11 Jan 2016

Barry Callebaut has published its 2014/15 GRI report which documents the company’s progress in its social and environmental performance, in compliance with the requirements of the Global Reporting Initiative.

Callebaut publishes GRI report

Barry Callebaut has published its 2014/15 GRI report which documents the company’s progress in its social and environmental performance, in compliance with the requirements of the Global Reporting Initiative. The GRI Guidelines are the world's most trusted and widely used standards for sustainability reporting.

Barry Callebaut’s 2014/15 GRI Report provides detailed indicators on the sustainability topics that the company says are material to the company and its stakeholders, including economic and environmental performance,

labour practices, human rights, society, and product responsibility.

The current version is Barry Callebaut’s fourth GRI report. The company says it has been successfully checked by the GRI Application Level Service to meet the requirements of GRI G3.1, level C.

The report complements the 2014/15 Chocolate Sustainability Report.

Highlights from Barry Callebaut’s progress in its recent sustainability activities include the launch of the Cocoa Horizons Foundation and sustainable HORIZONS cocoa and chocolate products; sourcing of 159,000 tonnes of sustainable cocoa – up 21% compared to previous year; training of 70,000 farmers in better farming practices to improve yields, income, and livelihoods, in line with CocoaAction; CHF 20 million in sustainability premiums handed out to farmers and farmer groups; and the opening of a Cocoa Learning Centre in West Sumatra to teach farmer trainers and disseminate knowledge in modern agricultural practices across Asia.