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- Tackling child labor: Cargill Cocoa Sustainability Director updates on 2025 goals9 July 2018Almost two decades ago, the International Convention on the Rights of the Child declared that all children should be protected from dangerous work or anything that might harm their health or education. There is a very long way to go on this journey, however, as stark statistics reveal. Today, there are still 152 million child laborers worldwide, many of whom are carrying out harmful and exploitative tasks on a daily basis. More than two million of these children work on cocoa farms in West Africa; a region where Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate (Cargill Cocoa) sources most of its cocoa beans. CargillRead more
- Cocoa Life wins Global Development Award at BITC Responsible Business Awards4 July 2018Cocoa Life, Mondelez International’s sustainable cocoa-sourcing programme has achieved industry-wide recognition, being named the winner of the Unilever Global Development Award at the prestigious Business in the Community Responsible Business Awards 2018 held.Read more
- Child labour in Africa’s cocoa sector: Why it’s so hard to combat and what Olam Cocoa is doing about it15 June 2018Published by ICI Board Member Olam on the World Day Against Child Labour (June 12th) By Simon Brayn-Smith, Global Head of Sustainability, Olam Cocoa 60% of child labour is in the agricultural sectorRead more
- Barry Callebaut and Hershey team up to eradicate child labour12 June 2018Article published by Barry Callebaut towards WDACL Monitoring the cocoa farmer communities from whom we source from on cases of the worst forms of child labor, is one example of how Barry CallebautRead more
- Cargill: Breaking the cycle of child labor in cocoa production12 June 2018On the occasion of World Day Against Child Labor, Taco Terheijden, Director of Cocoa Sustainability at Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate, reflects on efforts so far to tackle child labor in the cocoa sector.Read more
- Cocoa Life 2017 Progress report11 April 2018Mondelez's sustainable cocoa supply reached 35% of its global needs, an increase of over 14 points compared with 2016. This is what emerges from our partner's 2017 annual report, which you can readRead more
- Mondelez signs new deal with Ghana COCOBOD to reduce deforestation19 February 2018The Mondelez sustainability program, CocoaLife, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ghana COCOBOD to help reduce emissions in its supply chain. CocoaLife previously signed a letter ofRead more