Introducing Cocoa for Good

We aim to:

• Increase access to nutritious foods. Families need access to nutritious foods to live healthy lives and avoid issues like anemia, which affects 1.6 billion people worldwide.
• Eliminate child labor. A symptom of poverty in cocoa communities, children aged 14–17 are at the greatest risk.
  • In 2018, we introduced Child Labor Monitoring and Remediation Systems (CLMRS) in our supply chain.
• Economically empower women. West African women are 45% of cocoa farm labor, but have less access to training, financial services and land than men.
• Increase agroforestry and shade-grown cocoa. Cocoa grown in the shade is productive for up to 15 years longer than cocoa grown in full sun.

Cocoa For Good builds on the work we’ve already done in cocoa-growing communities by helping to feed families, equipping young people with the skills to succeed, empowering women and men to prosper, and protecting our forests.

We believe a more sustainable cocoa supply will move us toward a more sustainable world. There is much work to be done, and we’re committed to doing our part. Cocoa For Good is our strategy to get there.

Learn more about Cocoa For Good:

• Download and share our infographic (get printer friendly version).
• Read our press release.
• Read our blog.