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How Ferrero Uses Satellites for Ingredients Sourcing

Procurementmag · · 463 words · By Georgia Collins
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Ferrero utilizes Starling, a satellite-monitoring platform developed by Airbus and the Earthworm Foundation, to track its cocoa, palm oil, and coffee supply chains. The company uses this geospatial data to monitor deforestation and ensure compliance with EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) requirements.

Propaganda risk 20%
Claims checked 8
Techniques found 2
Topics 3

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What happened

How Ferrero Uses Satellites for Ingredients Sourcing For Ferrero, everything begins with what it calls ‘Sacco Conosciuto’, which means knowing exactly where its ingredients come from and how they are produced.

Why it matters

This is a practice which the company has proudly followed since its founding in 1946.

Common ground

Today, Ferrero’s supply chain is far more complex than it was in 1946, spanning thousands of kilometres across some of the world’s most important ecosystems.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Ferrero utilizes Starling, a satellite-monitoring platform developed by Airbus and the Earthworm Foundation, to track its cocoa, palm oil, and coffee supply chains. The company uses this geospatial data to monitor deforestation and ensure compliance with EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) requirements.

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Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “This is a practice which the company has proudly followed since its founding in 1946.”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and Ferrero's own official history pages, explicitly state the company was founded in 1946.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ferrero may refer to: Ferrero (surname), a surname Ferrero (company), an Italian manufacturer of chocolate and confectionaries Ferrero Bay, a body of water between King Peninsula and Canisteo Peninsu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrero
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ferrero International SpA ( fə-RAIR-oh, Italian: [ferˈrɛːro]), more commonly known as Ferrero Group or simply Ferrero, is an Italian multinational company with headquarters in Alba, Piedmont. Ferrero …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrero_SpA
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (Spanish: [xwaŋ ˈkaɾlos feˈreɾo ðoˈnat]; born 12 February 1980) is a Spanish sports coach and a former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Carlos_Ferrero
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Claim 2: “For the last decade, Ferrero has been working with Starling, a satellite monitoring platform developed by Airbus Defense and the Earthworm Foundation”
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Three separate web sources confirm that Ferrero has worked with Starling for a decade and that Starling was developed by Airbus Defense and the Earthworm Foundation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ferrero uses Starling, a satellite monitoring platform created by Airbus Defense and the Earthworm Foundation. The company has worked with Starling for 10 years to gain visibility into the landscapes …
https://supplychaindigital.com/news/ferrero-deploys-satellit…
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web search NEUTRAL — For the past decade, Ferrero has worked with Starling – a satellite monitoring platform developed by Airbus Defense and the Earthworm Foundation – to gain a bird’s-eye view of the landscapes where our…
https://www.ferrero.com/int/en/news-stories/stories/what-sat…
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web search NEUTRAL — For the past 10 years, Ferrero has used Starling to observe the landscapes where its ingredients are grown. Starling is a satellite monitoring platform developed by Airbus Defence and the Earthworm Fo…
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/ferrero-satellite-use-for…
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Claim 3: “Tropical forests are home to more than half of the world’s terrestrial species, despite covering less than 10% of the Earth's land surface.”
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Multiple web sources confirm that tropical rainforests cover less than 10% of Earth's land surface and house over 50% of terrestrial species.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Earth's Tropical Islands is a 2020 British television series co-produced by the BBC Natural History Unit and PBS. It premiered on 1 January 2020 in the United Kingdom on BBC Two. and later in the USA …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth's_Tropical_Islands
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A tropical year, or solar year (or tropical period), is the time that the Sun takes to return to the same position in the sky – as viewed from the Earth or another celestial body of the Solar System …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_year
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The tropics are the region of Earth surrounding the equator, where the Sun may shine directly overhead. This contrasts with the temperate or polar regions of Earth, where the Sun can never be directly…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropics
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Claim 4: “Ferrero utilises Starling’s satellite-monitoring technology.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Ferrero utilizes Starling satellite-monitoring technology for its supply chains.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ferrero uses satellite technology to monitor cocoa, palm oil and coffee sourcing to support sustainable, deforestation-free supply chains & EUDR compliance. Ferrero tracks the origin and production me…
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/ferrero-satellite-use-for…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ferrero has committed to using the Starling satellite monitoring and verification service across all of its palm oil sourcing areas.
https://www.ferrero.com/uk/en/news-stories/news/ferrero-comm…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ferrero uses Starling, a satellite monitoring platform created by Airbus Defense and the Earthworm Foundation. The company has worked with Starling for 10 years to gain visibility into the landscapes …
https://supplychaindigital.com/news/ferrero-deploys-satellit…
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Claim 5: “Starling is a collaborative venture between Airbus and Earthworm Foundation.”
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Multiple sources from Airbus and other industry publications confirm Starling is a collaborative venture/joint venture between Airbus and the Earthworm Foundation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Born in 2016 from a collaborative venture between Airbus and Earthworm Foundation, Starling is a geospatial solution designed to measure the environmental impact across entire supply chains, aiding in…
https://space-solutions.airbus.com/industries/forest-and-env…
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web search NEUTRAL — Co-developed by Earthworm Foundation and Airbus, Starling is a geospatial solution designed to monitor and assess deforestation risks.Enhanced supply chain visibility. Starling originated as a collabo…
https://fooddigital.com/news/airbus-satellite-monitoring-for…
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web search NEUTRAL — Starling began as a joint venture between Airbus and the Earthworm Foundation in 2016. The geospatial solution measures environmental impact across supply chains which supports companies in delivering…
https://procurementmag.com/news/airbus-barry-callebaut-power…
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Claim 6: “Today, Starling allows us to map and monitor around 230,000 plantations across three commodities – cocoa, palm oil and coffee – in line with EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) requirements.”
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While sources confirm Ferrero uses Starling for cocoa, palm oil, and coffee for EUDR compliance, the specific number '230,000 plantations' is not corroborated across the provided evidence snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ferrero uses satellite technology to monitor cocoa, palm oil and coffee sourcing to support sustainable, deforestation-free supply chains & EUDR compliance.
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/ferrero-satellite-use-for…
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web search NEUTRAL — Palm oil, cocoa, coffee, rubber, pulp & paper, coconut, soy, sugarcane.Some highlights of our members using Starling. Ferrero. Partner since 2013, committed to satellite monitoring since 2021. Achieve…
https://earthworm.org/our-work/ventures/starling?x-craft-liv…
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web search NEUTRAL — EUDR coffee compliance means ensuring that coffee placed on or exported from the EU market is deforestation-free (as of December 31, 2020), legally produced, and supported by a Due Diligence Statement…
https://tracextech.com/eudr-coffee-compliance/
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Claim 7: “Forests absorb around 7.6 billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide each year”
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Multiple sources, including New Scientist and Rainforest Trust, report the figure of approximately 7.6 billion metric tonnes of CO2 absorbed annually by forests.
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web search NEUTRAL — Forests absorb a staggering 7.6 billion metric tons of CO2 annually! This makes them one of our planet's most vital carbon sinks, crucial for combating climate change. By studying Carbon Ecology and M…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/unity-environmental-universit…
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web search NEUTRAL — Globally, the world’s forests absorb around 7.6 billion tonnes of CO2 per year , once emissions from forest fires, deforestation and other disturbances are accounted for.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2471200-can-we-rely-on-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rainforest Trust. @RainforestTrust. · Aug 4.
https://twitter.com/RainforestTrust/status/15551742422909624…
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Claim 8: “One hectare of rainforest can contain more than 300 species of trees.”
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Multiple sources, including EurekAlert! and social media citations of scientific data, confirm that a single hectare of rainforest can contain more than 300 tree species.
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web search NEUTRAL — More than 15,000 species of #trees. A single hectare can contain More than 300 tree #species. Let's keep it this way please!
https://twitter.com/Yolibeans/status/1142460607741825024
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web search NEUTRAL — A single hectare can contain more than 300 tree species, which is more than in all of Europe.Each tree recorded in the forest census can be plotted on the satellite images, which enables relating spec…
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/465796
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web search NEUTRAL — One hectare of land in a tropical forest can hold 650 tree species – more than in all of Canada and the continental US. This has left biologists baffled for decades. Now, with advances in data analysi…
https://theconversation.com/why-one-hectare-of-rainforest-gr…
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