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Child labor is a symptom of underlying systemic

issues in the cocoa supply chain such as poverty

and slow rural development. Our Cocoa Life

program’s holistic approach addresses these root

causes through interventions to increase income,

empower communities to advocate for their

development, and the empowerment of women

at household and community level. Our goal is to

set up a Child Labor Monitoring and Remediation

System (CLMRS) in all Cocoa Life communities

in West Africa by 2025, including Côte d’Ivoire

and Ghana, where third-party studies including

independent assessments commissioned by

Mondelēz International confirmed a significant

risk of child labor.

 

In 2021, we made significant progress in rolling

out CLRMS, expanding coverage to 1,548

communities, bringing us to 61% coverage in West

Africa. A Cocoa Life community is considered

covered by a CLMRS, when people have been

sensitized to the dangers of child labour and

remediation is under way for identified vulnerable

children.

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At the end of 2021, 75% of the cocoa volume for

our chocolate brands was sourced sustainably

through our Cocoa Life program, and we aim

to deliver 100% by 2025. The program invests

in cocoa farming communities in Côte d’Ivoire,

Ghana, Indonesia, Brazil, the Dominican Republic

and India, and already works with more than

200,000 farmers. Our main cocoa suppliers

are listed as partners on our Cocoa Life

website, and the full list of our tier 1 and tier

2 suppliers is also available. We have mapped

78% of Cocoa Life farms in an effort to gain a

deeper understanding of the needs of farming

communities and the boundaries of farms. Our

interactive farm map is available here. 5