World Cocoa Conference side-event

How is the chocolate industry progressing in combating cocoa child labor?

By Oliver Nieburg

20-Apr-2018 Last updated on 20-Apr-2018 at 13:40 GMT

Mondelēz, Cargill, Nestlé and Tony’s Chocolonely will discuss progress and challenges in implementing Child Labor Monitoring & Remediation Systems (CLMRS) in cocoa communities at a panel during the World Cocoa Conference.

Mondelēz to monitor child labor in Côte d'Ivoire after upping volume of sustainably sourced cocoa

13-Apr-2018

By Douglas Yu

Cocoa Life will start preventing child labor from Mondelēz’s cocoa farms in Côte d'Ivoire through its Child Labor Monitoring & Remediation Systems (CLMRS), after the program reached more farmers in 2017.

Nestlé sued again for allegedly ‘using child and slave labor to make chocolate’

13-Feb-2018

By Oliver Nieburg

Nestlé USA faces a fresh class action lawsuit in the US for allegedly failing to disclose its chocolate brands may use cocoa from unlawful child or slave labor.

Fair game: How effective is cocoa certification?

20-Dec-2017

By Oliver Nieburg

Sourcing to fair trade standards, such as UTZ, Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade, is an important first step for chocolate makers towards cocoa sustainability, but will not necessarily bring farmers out of extreme poverty, say supply chain actors.