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"With the Easter weekend now around the corner, the sixth edition of the global
Chocolate Scorecard has just been released.
This is an annual initiative produced by Be Slavery Free, in collaboration with
two Australian universities and a wide range of consultants and sustainability
interest groups.
It ranks companies across the entire chocolate sector – from major
multinational producers through to retailers – on a wide range of
sustainability policies and practices.
This year, there have been some improvements across the board.
Transparency has increased, with 82% of companies now fully disclosing child
labour data, up from 45% in 2023. The data reported also shows the discovery of
child labour is down in the sector.
On other measures, the sector is less commendable. Deforestation is still high,
with more than a third of cocoa bought by companies coming from deforested or
unknown sources.
Companies reported that 84% of cocoa farmers in their supply chain are not
earning a living income – or their income is unknown. And there hasn’t been
enough progress on the use of pesticides to address the chronic exposure of
communities to harmful chemicals."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
