COCOA AND ETHICAL SOURCING
and this is likely to be exacerbated by climate change. To mitigate this, there is a need for concerted efforts between businesses, governments, farmer organisations and actors across the supply chain to ensure that communities have the infrastructure and resources they need to thrive,” continues Surmaya.
Fairtrade sets the highest minimum price of any major certification: the Fairtrade Minimum price provides a safety net for farmers in times of low market prices. The Fairtrade Premium is an additional amount that farmer organisations can decide to invest in their businesses or communities – for example, by improving access to clean water and education or funding environmental initiatives and trucks to transport cocoa beans. In conclusion, Surmaya advises
chocolatiers to look for schemes that help them meet legislative requirements, such as reducing deforestation or mitigating any human rights issues. She says: “Fairtrade
believes that the more the chocolatier gets to know the farming community that produces their cocoa, the more a partnership can be formed, working together to address the supply chain risks and their root causes.”
Supplier commitments Cargill is one supplier of chocolate that claims to be committed to sourcing cocoa in an environmentally sustainable, and socially responsible way. But, what does this mean in reality? Kate Clancy, Group Sustainability Director, Cocoa & Chocolate at Cargill, says: “We view ethical sourcing as the process of sourcing products in a more sustainable and responsible way. This definition varies by global value chain because it is specific to the issues at hand. For cocoa, we define this as part of the Cargill Cocoa Promise.” The Cargill Cocoa Promise is a program that aims to enable farmers and their communities to achieve better incomes and living standards while growing cocoa sustainably. Launched back in 2012, Kate
told us that, today the program touches the lives of approximately 220,000 farmers, spans six cocoa-producing countries and encompasses more than 100 collaborative projects aimed at addressing some of the biggest environmental, social, and economic challenges facing the cocoa sector. “Over the last decade, we have collaborated with more than 60 partners across the industry, showing that business can be an important force to deliver societal change,” she says. Part of the program has included training all Cargill Cocoa Promise farmers on more sustainable cocoa production practices, helping farming families increase their household income, and working to keep their children in school. “We have used innovative GPS polygon mapping technology and satellite data to identify and address deforestation risks and have helped farmers adopt agroforestry practices that reforest areas, supplement farmers’ incomes, and sequester carbon dioxide,” continues Kate. “We have brought financial and physical
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