Chocolate industry hails latest cocoa sustainability initiative

AFRICA: Industry in new cocoa sustainability pledge

Hershey, Mars and Nestle - plus cocoa suppliers Barry Callebaut and Cargill - are among 12 companies to set up…

Confectionery: Why cocoa can only be sustainable without child labour

Child labour is intrinsically linked to cocoa's broader sustainability challenges. If the cocoa sector is successful at boosting production during…

Sustainability Watch – Andy McCormick, Hershey

Hershey has become the latest major chocolate company to make a bold public commitment to sustainable cocoa. Andy McCormick, Hershey's…

Comment: Child labour hangs over chocolate sector’s CSR programmes

Cadbury owner Mondelez International has pledged US$400m to try to improve the lives of cocoa farmers and, crucially, help shore…

Comment: Nestle takes responsibility on child labour

Ben Cooper believes Nestle's response to the investigation into its Ivory Coast cocoa supply chain by the Fair Labor Association…