Prof. John Dumay 7/4/22 Prof. John Dumay 7/4/22

HOW WE ASSESS TRACEABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY

Cocoa is cheap – dirt cheap, so much so that most cocoa farmers barely eke out an existence. The average cocoa farmer earns under US$1.20 per day, and women cocoa farmers are thought to earn around 50 cents per day.

Dr Cristiana Bernardi 7/4/22 Dr Cristiana Bernardi 7/4/22

AGROFORESTRY IN THE CHOCOLATE SCORECARD

Though cocoa has been a major driver of deforestation worldwide, it can become the reverse - an agent of re-greening around the planet.

Fuzz Kitto 7/4/22 Fuzz Kitto 7/4/22

CHILD LABOUR AND EMERGING TRENDS ON MONITORING SYSTEMS

Around 75% of the world’s cocoa is grown in West Africa. Child labour issues in West Africa for cocoa have been known for over 20 years. According to the NORC Report around 1.56 million children are estimated to be in child labour in two countries alone – Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.

Etelle Higonnet 7/4/22 Etelle Higonnet 7/4/22

GRADING AGRICHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

We are facing the sixth mass extinction. Much of this – and in particular the insect apocalypse – is driven by chemicals in agriculture. Thus, we need to see cocoa and chocolate companies reforming their current approaches and implementing practices that do not rely on agrichemical usage.

Carolyn Kitto 7/4/22 Carolyn Kitto 7/4/22

EARNING A DECENT LIVING THROUGH COCOA - WHY IS IT SO HARD?

People earning a decent living from the work they do is a basic human right.

On the surface this looks simple. So why is it so hard for cocoa farmers to earn a decent living?

Anna Jun 7/4/22 Anna Jun 7/4/22

ASSESSING DEFORESTATION AND CLIMATE

When biting into a crunchy caramel-filled chocolate candy or savouring the warm aroma from a steaming mug of hot chocolate, many chocolate lovers don’t know where the cocoa ingredients in their chocolates come from, nor the costs that their production can bring on nature and the climate.