Barry Callebaut moves to sustainable carton in EMEA

Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, now purchases 95% of its corrugated carton boxes as Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified in the EMEA Region.

This applies to the carton boxes used by Barry Callebaut in its sites in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, UK, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Poland, Germany and Switzerland. This is good progress towards Barry Callebaut’s packaging target as defined under its sustainability strategy “Forever Chocolate” to ensure that all packaging comes from sustainable sources by 2025.

Forest Stewardship Council certification

FSC certification ensures that products come from well-managed forests that provide environmental, social and economic benefits. FSC certification is regarded internationally as a guarantee of responsible forest management.

The ten FSC principles and criteria

Barry Callebaut’s vision on sustainability
In order to make sustainable chocolate the norm, Barry Callebaut has committed itself to have 100% sustainable ingredients in all of its products by 2025 and that includes packaging.

Massimo Selmo, Head of Global Sourcing at Barry Callebaut, explains: “Annually, we’re talking about 12 million square meters of packaging with FSC certification, the equivalent of 1875 football fields. This amounts to 7497 tonnes.

“FSC, is a recognised standard internationally and part of our continuous efforts to ensure that our products, ingredients and packaging come from sustainable sources.”