In April of 2012 Ferrero sent out a press release in which it announced its goal to achieve independent and credible third-party verification of the sourcing of all of its cocoa by 2020. The press release can be downloaded from this page.
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Mars and cocoa sustainability - securing cocoa's future
Mars is one of the world's major food manufacturers, and its long-term business depends on a sustainable supply of high-quality cocoa. As part of its commitment as a responsible global company, Mars is striving to make cocoa a vibrant, environmentally sound industry from farm to factory.
ADM: 2010 Corporate Responsibility Update - Promoting better lives and livelihoods for African cocoa farmers
On this web page ADM presents some of its efforts to help improve the social, environmental and economic standing of cocoa growers, labourers and their surrounding communities in West Africa. Among them are : the Socially and Environmentally Responsible Agricultural Practices program (SERAP),...
Wienco Agriculture
Wienco specializes in the importation and distribution of high quality agro-inputs that meet international standards. As part of Wienco's commitment to improving productivity of smallholder farmers in Ghana, input packages are given to organized groups of farmers in the form of credit facilities...
Fairtransport for sustainable transport... the only sustainable alternative!
Three tonnes of biological chocolate produced by the Grenada Chocolate Company were shipped carbon-neutrally by the sailing vessel Tres Hombres of Fair Transport. Read more about this green way of cargo transport on this website.
Sustainable Tree Crops Program
The Sustainable Tree Crops Program (STCP) started in 2000. It is a public-private partnership and innovation platform that seeks to generate growth in rural income among tree crop farmers in an environmentally and socially responsible manner in West/Central Africa. This is achieved by...
UPCOCOA Cameroon
The UPCOCOA project in Cameroon came into existence in October 2006. It is a four-year project which focuses on upgrading the capacities of cocoa farmers and their organisations. The UPCOCOA project aims at creating professional and sustainable cocoa businesses. This involves tackling problems...
Roundtable for a Sustainable Cocoa Economy: Towards a sustainable world cocoa economy
The Roundtable for a Sustainable Cocoa Economy (RSCE) is an initiative for dialogue and sustainability amongst all stakeholders in the cocoa economy: cocoa farmers and cooperatives, traders, exporters, processors, chocolate manufacturers, wholesalers, governmental and non-governmental...
Cocoa - Rainforest Alliance
The Rainforest Alliance works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. The Rainforest Alliance, in partnership with cocoa and chocolate companies, public institutions, local organizations and farmer...
IMO - Fair for life - Fair for all. Worldwide. Social responsibility & fair trade.
Fair for life is a brand neutral third party certification programme for social accountability and fair trade in agricultural, manufacturing and trading operations. The programme complements existing fair trade certification systems.
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