Haribo GmbH & Co. KG sustainability score: 23/100
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Haribo GmbH & Co. KG is a German confectionery manufacturer founded in 1920, headquartered in Grafschaft. With ~7,000 employees, €2.9B revenue (2020), and 16 factories across 26 countries, it is a mid-to-large FMCG player specializing in gummy bears and sweets.
More about Haribo GmbH & Co. KG
Sugar, gelatin, and wax-based ingredients drive material water, land, and supply chain impacts.
Founded 1920Head office Grafschaft, GermanyStaff ~7,000–8,500Revenue €2.89B (FY2020)Website ↗
Haribo discloses no group-level carbon emissions, Scope 3 data, or science-based targets. The company appears persistently on Surfers Against Sewage's plastic polluter list (2021–2025) and has not publicly resolved 2017 supply chain exposés on gelatin and wax sourcing. Fragmented regional reporting masks a lack of formal sustainability governance.
Haribo GmbH & Co. KG scores 23/100 (Significant gaps) 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 Haribo GmbH & Co. KG joint 925th of 1,023 companies scored, and 53rd of 57 in FMCG / Consumer Goods.
What is Haribo GmbH & Co. KG doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Energy Source (4/10, 3/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Emissions Trajectory (1/10, 1/10).
Where Haribo GmbH & Co. KG 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
- Emissions from its supply chainAssess where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow its emissions are falling, even from energy bills or mileage.
- Its climate targetsSet emissions reduction targets.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations2/10No emissions figures for its own operations, not even an estimate from energy bills.
- Emissions from its supply chain1/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling1/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is3/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature2/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste3/10No active waste reduction, reuse or repair shown.
- Its effect on water2/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets1/10No emissions reduction targets.
- How openly it reports2/10No published sustainability data, or no one named as responsible for it.
- Its record on controversies4/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Haribo GmbH & Co. KG's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Haribo GmbH & Co. KG's score changed?
Haribo GmbH & Co. KG's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 23.
- 23 → 237 November 2026
Correction, 7 November 2026: removed an unsourced emissions figure. Score unchanged.
- Scored 2311 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Haribo GmbH & Co. KG's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
17% of them were published by Haribo GmbH & Co. KG 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.
10 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
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How does Haribo GmbH & Co. KG compare with other fmcg / consumer goods companies?
Where Haribo GmbH & Co. KG sits among fmcg / consumer goods peers.
Among the 57 major fmcg / consumer goods brands we've scored, Haribo GmbH & Co. KG sits 53rd of 57.
Who scores higher in FMCG / Consumer Goods?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Haribo GmbH & Co. KG.
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