Cocoa, Ethical Sourcing
“The development of effective traceability systems is a multi- layered undertaking”
commitment to making sustainable chocolate the norm by 2025. Traceability to farm level, knowing where the cocoa we source is grown, plays a crucial role in addressing some of the structural sustainability issues in the cocoa supply chain. Accurate insights into cocoa sourcing, gathered through polygon mapping and geo-localisation based on satellite images, are imperative for us in our efforts to eliminate deforestation from the cocoa supply chain,” says a Barry Callebaut representative. However, establishing sector-wide traceability is no easy
feat. According to the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), around half of world bean supply is sourced indirectly by cocoa and chocolate companies from independent exporters and traders, mostly due to the regulatory and licensing requirements in origin countries. This makes the development of effective traceability systems a multi-layered undertaking. “An effective sustainability strategy has to incorporate a robust government-mandated traceability system, one that combines industry data with government data and is made accessible to all stakeholder groups,” says Steven Retzlaff, President Global Cocoa.
What are the benefits of sector-wide traceability? Tackling the complexity of the cocoa sector and enabling full traceability requires multi-stakeholder commitment and action, connecting origin and consuming countries to cooperate closely on a broad spectrum of necessary actions. These include precise mapping of farms through polygon mapping, data collection on farmer communities and the setup of human rights and environmental risk assessments. Outlining the boundaries of a farm through polygon mapping helps establish its proximity to forests and potential risks of expansion into protected areas. Combining this information with additional data on the farmer, their family and the community gives a solid picture of what specific farms need to transition to sustainable agricultural practices. These datasets are a cornerstone in developing robust risk assessments for environmental and human rights abuses in compliance with upcoming due diligence legislation, thus advancing efforts to tackle the main sustainability challenges in the cocoa sector.
Making transformative change Kate Clancy, Group Sustainability Director at Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate says: “Our commitment to cocoa sustainability stretches back nearly two decades, to when we offered our first quality seminars to cocoa farmers. In 2012, we launched the Cargill Cocoa Promise to formalise and solidify our sustainability efforts in our cocoa direct supply chain. This is how we execute on improving the lives of cocoa farmers and their communities, while securing a thriving cocoa sector for generations to come. “As a leading supplier, we have a responsibility and an
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