This report, by the Corporate Accountability Lab (CAL) assesses the impact of Corporate Social Responsibility efforts in the cocoa industry in Cote d'Ivoire. It argues for an increase in the price companies pay for cocoa as part of a wider push for sustainability.
It findings include four main obstacles to progress: Unliveable incomes, reliance on CSR over responsible business conduct, superficial analysis of root causes and a lack of involvement of farmers, farmer groups and civil society. Interviews with farmers, tribal leaders, cocoa cooperatives and local and international NGOs form the basis of the findings.
