Ferrero sustainability score: 44/100
Better than 58% of Food & Beverage (non-meat)
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Ferrero is a Luxembourg-based confectionery and food manufacturer with €19.3bn revenue and 48,697 employees. It produces chocolate, hazelnut spreads, and packaged foods globally, owning brands including Nutella, Ferrero Rocher, and Tic Tac.
More about Ferrero
Founded in 1946, it is one of the world's largest cocoa and palm oil buyers.
Founded 1946Head office LuxembourgStaff ~48,697 (2025)Revenue €19.3B (FY2025)Website ↗
Ferrero has made genuine progress on operational emissions (21.7% Scope 1&2 reduction) and renewable energy (90% globally), but Scope 3—where most emissions live—is tracked only by intensity, not absolute cuts. Supply chain deforestation risk persists despite 'deforestation-free' claims. Child labour in hazelnuts and greenwashing criticism undermine credibility.
Ferrero scores 44/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified May 2026.
That places Ferrero joint 306th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 16th of 51 in Food & Beverage (non-meat).
What is Ferrero doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Energy Source and Carbon Footprint: Operations (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (4/10, 5/10).
Where Ferrero lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- Its effect on waterMeasure its water footprint and set reduction targets.
- Emissions from its supply chainMeasure most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions.
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations6/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain5/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- Whether its emissions are falling5/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is7/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature5/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water4/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets6/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports6/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
- Its record on controversies6/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Ferrero's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Ferrero's score based on?
13 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
31% of them were published by Ferrero itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 11 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
9 of 13 sources are independent of the company.
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How does Ferrero compare with other food & beverage (non-meat) companies?
Where Ferrero sits among food & beverage (non-meat) peers.
Among the 51 major food & beverage (non-meat) brands we've scored, Ferrero is tied =16th of 51, with 6 others.
Who scores higher in Food & Beverage (non-meat)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Ferrero.
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