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Sustainability

Barry Callebaut wants to talk about chocolate's child labor

The chocolate company offers an up-close look at its operations in Ghana, and how it wants to eradicate all child labor in its supply chain.

Crystal Lindell

February 26, 2020

In the last year, Barry Callebaut has found 3,867 cases of child labor in its global supply chain. And of those, 2,333 — 60 percent — are in the process of being remediated.

International Cocoa Initiative nearly meets child labor intervention goal halfway through six-year progress period

Organization has helped 188,000; goal is 200,000.

Christian Metzger

June 12, 2018

The International Cocoa Initiative has nearly met its goal of reaching 200,000 children with child protection measures half-way through its six-year strategy.

Appellate court upholds decision to toss Mars child-labor labeling suit

Ninth Circuit court affirms California district court’s decision to dismiss claims made against chocolate manufacturer.

Alyse Thompson

June 6, 2018

A federal appeals court has agreed that Mars, Inc. and other food manufacturers have no duty under California consumer protection laws to disclose on product packages that their supply chains may contain child labor.

UTZ steps up partnership with International Cocoa Initiative

Cocoa certification organization will continue incorporating children protection practices in cocoa supply chain.

Alyse Thompson

August 30, 2017

Cocoa-certifying organization UTZ has intensified its partnership with the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), an organization focused on protecting children in cocoa-growing communities.

Boots on the ground

Barry Callebaut commits to eradicating child labor, lifting 500,000 farmers out of poverty.

Bernie Pacyniak

November 26, 2016

It’s been a long journey to and from Cote d’Ivoire, known to some as the Ivory Coast. Having just completed the final leg of a four-day Barry Callebaut press tour featuring 10 journalists, I wanted to share my experiences and thoughts on an incredible journey.

2.03 million: Cocoa industry needs to respond to rising child labor numbers

As new report shows an increase in child labor in the cocoa fields, it’s time to turn up the heat.

Bernie Pacyniak

August 19, 2015

It’s not what the industry expected. Not what people heavily committed to the cause expected.

World Cocoa Foundation weighs in on child labor

Tulane survey reveals improvements, but WCF seeks faster progress.

Alison Soley

August 5, 2015

Unfortunately, child labor is still a reality in today’s world.

Sustainability

How do we get enough certified cocoa by 2020? Change the definition of 'certified'

Reaching the 2020 goal will mean relying on multiple certification organizations, programs

Crystal Lindell

September 4, 2013

The thing about the 2020 sustainability goal is that everyone already knows there’s no way every single company will be able to get 100 percent “Fairtrade” chocolate.

Are we doing enough?

Editor-in-Chief Bernie Pacyniak's reaction to child labor issues has evolved and so has the industry's response.

Bernie Pacyniak

May 2, 2012

When I first started working for Candy Industry more than a decade ago, my knowledge about the industry was at best rudimentary. It was also unbiased. Hence, when the first headlines about child labor began to surface, I did what every good journalist should: research the hell out of the topic.