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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Sustainability has been integral to the mission of most smaller brands from their advent, earning them top marks from Green America, but global players lagged behind.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[As the dominant industry in Ghana, cocoa also contributes heavily to deforestation, which has been exacerbated by climate change and shifting prices. Pic: Getty Images/AGE Photography]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The lawmakers said the issue of cacao imports made with child labor can be solved by neither by industry self-regulation, nor by lax or nonexistent enforcement. Pic: Getty Images/ca2hill]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Barry Callebaut was one of the only food companies to earn top marks for its sustainability efforts, which Sustainalytics described as well-managed and adequately effective. Pic: Getty Images/matejmo]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Through its products sourced from more than 45 countries, the program has returned more than $551m to farmers since its founding in 1998. Pic: Getty Images/RyanJLane]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[MOCCA will help improve livelihoods for farmers and their families in Latin America. Pic: LWR]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Members from Cocoa Action Brasil companies join Pedro Ronca on stage at the WCF conference in Sao Paulo to make the announcement. Photo: Anthony Myers]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Lake Champlain is based in Vermont, New England and seen as a pioneer of American Chocolate]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[A Ghanaian farmer spreads his cocoa beans for drying after harvesting a successful crop. Pic: Flickr/http://www.kbprize.org]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Divine Chocolate's new organic range. Pic: Divine Chocolate]]></image:caption>
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