SUSTAINABLE COCOA SOURCING


protection projects, and helps farmers adapt to climate-related challenges to ensure cocoa production remains viable in the mid to long term. Our ambitious agenda is closely aligned with the forthcoming European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), for which Barry Callebaut and Cocoa Horizons have adopted an approach based on robust sourcing principles, innovative due diligence toolbox and forest protection efforts. By August 2024, 88% of Cocoa Horizons cocoa was sourced deforestation free,” concludes John.


Highlighting challenges Cargill highlighted some of today’s cocoa 18 Kennedy’s Confection April 2025


farming challenges, citing climate change       weather conditions affecting both yields and farmer incomes. Cargill is actively working to decarbonise its operations and supply chain and has already surpassed its goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its operations by 10% by 2025 – achieving a 15.8% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions as of 2023 (vs. A 2017 baseline). “In addition, we are also addressing emissions in our cocoa supply chain by planting trees and implementing agroforestry programs that not only sequester carbon but also enhance biodiversity,” says Aedo van der Weij, Cargill’s Sustainable Operations


Lead. “Since 2021, we have distributed four million multi-purpose shade trees in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire and are working towards rehabilitating cocoa landscapes globally.” Cargill is also committed to be free of deforestation in its cocoa supply chain. Today, it is able to boast that 99% of mapped cocoa plots in West Africa have shown no primary forest loss since 2014. “To protect water resources and improve community access to clean drinking water, we have established 27 water facilities and   96,000 people. These efforts align with our goal of achieving a water-positive impact across our operations, supply chains, and


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