Our Hazelnuts
Basic Requirements and Beyond
Towards our aim to be a driving force behind a hazelnut industry that creates value for all, we published the Ferrero Hazelnut Charter which outlines our requirements and commitments based on three priority areas: Human Rights and Social Practices, Environmental Protection and Sustainability, and Supplier Transparency.
Ferrero Farming Values
Our Hazelnut Ferrero Farming Values programme works to make more quality sustainable hazelnuts available, with a focus on sustainable agricultural and social practices, and on enhancing traceability. We share our know-how from FFV so we can improve hazelnut cultivation in all the countries where we are present.
Improving the sustainability of our Hazelnuts
The Ferrero Hazelnut Company (HCo), which brings together all hazelnut supply chain activities, is committed to sourcing responsibly, with care for people and planet. Follow each step of our hazelnuts to learn more.
Tracing our hazelnuts to the farm
We are committed to achieving full traceability to farm-level in our global hazelnut supply chain by crop 2023 (crop 2024 for southern hemisphere). This is a key step in ensuring hazelnut production creates value for all. As of crop year 2022/23, we have already achieved full traceability in six of our hazelnut sourcing countries: Argentina, Chile, France, Georgia, Serbia and United States.
Commitment to traceability
Ferrero is committed to achieving full traceability and greater transparency of its sourced hazelnuts and to support this, has partnered with Sourcemap, a leading software provider, to enhance traceability using the most advanced technologies.
Hazelnut know-how
The Ferrero Hazelnut Company has strong expertise in the hazelnut sector, developing and sharing its know-how and experience in hazelnut cultivation to improve quality, productivity and enhance sustainability.
Farming with Nature
We are commited to promote the development, practical application and expansion of the principles of regenerative agriculture in hazelnut production, through our farms and in collaboration with third party growers’ associations and to build capacity for regenerative hazelnut production across farms and supply chains through guidance and research.
Continuous improvement
We know that a long-term commitment is required to address the challenges and social issues due to agricultural working conditions in some countries. We are engaged in a range of initiatives and activities as we are convinced that every child has the right to education, protection from harmful work and exploitation, and a safe environment that fosters a child’s playful spirit and healthy development.
Working with the ILO to Eliminate Child Labour
Ferrero is supporting the International Labour Organization (ILO),a specialised agency of the UN, to implement a 76-month project in Turkey to contribute to the elimination of the worst forms of child labour in seasonal agriculture during hazelnut harvesting. The partnership is a public private partnership (PPP) bringing together national, regional and local authorities, as well as the private sector and civil society.
Ready for Ferrero’s facilities
Once the hazelnuts have been sorted, cracked and selected, they are packed and stored under strict conditions and undergo further quality checks before being roasted in our chocolate manufacturing plants and then combined with other ingredients to create the inimitable Ferrero Rocher.
