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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 sustainable cocoa journey 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.

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Our progress so far

85.5%

Cocoa sourced through
the Nestlé Cocoa Plan

179 399

Cocoa-farming families
in the Nestlé Cocoa Plan

178 533

Children have been supported through the Child Labor Monitoring and Remediation System

30 000+

Cocoa-farming families
in the test at scale income accelerator program

DISCOVER OUR PROGRESS REPORTS
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Progress Report - The Nestlé Cocoa Plan

The Nestlé Cocoa Plan was launched back in 2009. It has engaged more than 179 399 cocoa-farming families so far, building on three pillars. Better Farming, improving livelihoods in communities. Better Lives, improving social conditions for families. 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) that is now an industry standard.

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Progress Report - Towards Forest Positive Cocoa

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 towards forest positive cocoa. Forest positive is consisting of moving beyond managing deforestation risks in our supply chain to targeting a positive impact on our broader sourcing landscapes.

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Progress Report - The 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 on the income accelerator program pilot, which engaged with 1000 cocoa-farming families. As we scale up the program to reach more families, we will continue to share updates on our impact and challenges. You can access these updates in the progress reports via the link below. The measurement and evaluation of the program is completed independently by KIT Institute.

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