Together
towards 100%
regenerative!

OUR CHOCOLATE FOODPRINT 2021

Together, the expanding Original Beans community of chocolate lovers and cacao growers who dare to be rare is making an ever larger impact. On our way, we aim to leave small shoes to fill and large forests to grow.

#TasteTheRareAndPreserveIt

Food and the way it is grown can make a huge difference in preserving nature. As we search for rare cacaos (the original beans), we find them exclusively in biodiversity hotspots, the world’s wildest nature spots. Together with the local villagers we register beans and forests of distinction and save them from extinction. We are just in time.

8

biodiversity hotspots regenerated

27,908

soccer fields of rare rainforests protected

It is the way we grow cacao in organic forest gardens, climate-optimize our value chain – from Europe’s most climate-conscious paper mill to saving energy in our warehouse -, and protect old-growth forests that results in climate-positive products and CO2 drawdowns. The One Bar : One Tree Programme is adding hundreds of thousands of new trees each year.

14,467

tons of CO2
drawn-down

1,657,032

trees
grown in origin

Becoming an Original Beans grower is like moving from a part-time job into a long-term employment – at twice the income! Cacao becomes a source of security and pride, not exploitation. In addition to multi-year cacao purchase agreements with Original Beans, families grow their own food and sell surpluses in the local farmers markets.

1.78x

Fairtrade cacao
price paid directly

5,272

cacao growing
families’ lives improved

Cacao is a pure superfood and superpure is how we make our chocolates. We don’t blend beans – not on the farm, not in our manufactory. We don’t add additives: no emulsifiers, false fats, no aromas. Most importantly: we emphasize cacao over sugar. It gives you a better high and health, and distinguishes Original Beans quite a bit from other brands.

8%

less sugar than other
chocolate brands

100%

free from additives &
pesticides

Since 2012, we have been offering retail chocolates in zero waste packaging. In 2020, we launched the world’s first zero waste couverture pack for leading restaurants and hotels. Life cycle analysis shows that our packs are more than 80% better for nature and people than conventional packaging.

10

years leadership in compostable packaging

2,517

tons of packaging
waste eliminated

THE FOODPRINT EXPLAINED

Read more about the Chocolate Foodprint and regeneration in “12 Solutions to end the climate crisis in one generation”, our new brand catalogue in collaboration with Paul Hawken. Read more >

THE BAR CHARTS EXPLAINED

Bar charts represent the % of total by place. Please refer to the map above. Discover the Origins >

THE FOODPRINT EXPLAINED

Read more about the Chocolate Foodprint and regeneration in “12 Solutions to end the climate crisis in one generation”, our new brand catalogue in collaboration with Paul Hawken. Read more >

THE BAR CHARTS EXPLAINED

Bar charts represent the % of total by place. Please refer to the map above. Discover the Origins >

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