What’s really going into the chocolate we buy?
We eat chocolate for comfort, celebration, and indulgence. Cocoa is the key ingredient in chocolate. What is really going on with the sourcing of cocoa? We surveyed the world’s biggest chocolate companies to find out!
Chocolate Scorecard: Brands & Suppliers
Companies are listed by performance
Scorecard Key
Leading the industry on policy.
Making progress on implementing policies.
Lacking in transparency: Did not respond or complete survey.
Needs to catch up with the industry.
Starting to implement good policies.
Chocolate Scorecard: Retailers
Companies are listed by performance
Scorecard Key for Retailers
Developing their own programs and partnerships to address the issues
Doing something more than certification
Relying entirely on certification
Lacks transparency: either did not respond or complete
No significant initiatives
Original Beans for their regenerative approach to growing and making chocolate
Tony’s Chocolonely for seeking to bring structural change to the entire cocoa sector through collaboration
General Mills and Walmart for their lack of public policies and commitment for their cocoa procurement. A general lack of transparency in implementing their policies makes it difficult to hold them accountable.
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