Our Challenges and Social Impacts of our Cocoa Production

We want to provide transparency on the impact we make and the challenges we face, allowing us to learn and improve along the way. These results delivered in our journey toward sourcing our cocoa through Nestlé Cocoa Plan would not be possible without the support of our partners, suppliers and, our teams on the field and of course the engagement of the cocoa-farming families we work with.

Progress Report - The Nestlé Cocoa Plan

The Nestlé Cocoa Plan, launched in 2009, operates in 11 cocoa-producing countries, engaging more than a 175 000 cocoa-farming families and building on three pillars. Better Farming, improving livelihoods in communities. Better Lives, helping improving social conditions for cocoa families enhance their social conditions. And Better Cocoa, improving product traceability and certification. It helped to build the Child Labour Monitoring Remediation System (CLMRS) in partnership with the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI).

Progress Report - Cocoa Forest Initiative

Moving beyond managing deforestation risks in our supply chain to targeting a positive impact on our broader sourcing landscapes. These reports are built under the Cocoa and Forests Initiative framework and highlighting our progress on implementing specific actions like planting forest and fruit shade trees. Find more information here

Progress Report - The Nestlé Income Accelerator Program

It is an innovative family-centered approach that is aiming at closing gap to a living income and reducing child labour risks. By looking at the family, we’re placing greater value on women as agents for positive change. The program is built and designed to encourage changes in behaviour and reward positive practices – both within the home and on the farm. It rewards cocoa-farming families, not only for the quality and the quantity of their cocoa beans, but also for the benefits they provide to the environment and their local community.

We delivered the first progress report in 2023. As we scaled up the program to reach more families, we continued to share updates on our impact and challenges. The measurement and evaluation of the program is completed independently by
KIT Institute.

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Our Stories

Empowerment femminile

Empowering Women To Drive Income Diversification

Enrolling children from 6-16 years old into school is one of the central incentive pillars of the Income Accelerator Program. By helping women get their children to school, we can ensure incentives payments are used to fund what matters the most.

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Protecting and restoring West Africa’s Cavally Forest

Good Agricultural Practices

Farmer Training Program

Engagement with farmers is a key pillar of the Nestlé Cocoa Plan. We work directly with them to address gaps in their knowledge on a wide range of subjects, helping to improve safety, health and livelihoods.

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Forest Positive

Protecting and Restoring the West Africa’s Cavally Forest

The Cavally Forest Reserve is one of the largest of 234 classified forests in Côte d’Ivoire. In 2020, Nestlé began working alongside local people to protect and restore this dense landscape with great results.

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