Barry Parkin

Mars Chief Sustainability Officer and CocoaAction Chairman

new-barry-parkin “As a founding member of the International Cocoa Initiative, MARS has consistently valued and benefitted from ICI’s knowledge and expertise in tackling child labour in cocoa. Most recently, ICI has greatly assisted the industry’s collective efforts by ensuring that our CocoaAction strategy integrates tried and tested good practices for community development and child protection. As a result, our positive impact on farming families and their children will be maximised.

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