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In 2016, we partnered with World Wildlife Fund

(WWF) to assess the long-term environmental

and social sustainability risks of our raw materials

supply chain. The prioritized risk assessment run

by WWF examined raw materials by source

country based on publicly available, secondary

data, covering our largest raw materials volume

and spend. The assessment confirmed cocoa and

palm oil as top priorities from a human rights

risk perspective. p. 13

 

Independent reports show a risk of forced labor

affecting both adult and children in the West

African cocoa supply chain. Research by Verité

commissioned by the International Cocoa Initiative

(ICI), concluded that poverty, price volatility in

cocoa, low levels of education, the nature of smallscale farming and limitations in law enforcement

are root cause factors that drive forced labor. p. 17

 

Research, including this Fair Labor Association

report commissioned by the Consumer Goods

Forum, have confirmed that forced labor is an

issue affecting the Malaysian palm oil sector.

To better understand how the issue is affecting

migrant workers across the sector, in November

2020 we commissioned an independent

assessment from Embode, together with

suppliers Bunge Loders Croklaan and Cargill.

Embode’s findings and recommendations

continue to inform our approach and the

sector’s actions more broadly.

Recognizing the systemic nature and

its prevalence among migrant workers,

we complement this support to palm oil

suppliers with engagement of key actors of

the Malaysian recruitment market, as well

as joint advocacy towards the Malaysian

government and the government of migrant

workers’ country of origin. p. 19

 

Most of the world’s hazelnut production comes from

Turkey. Research, including studies conducted by

the US Department of Labor and the Fair Labor

Association have confirmed the risk of child labor in

the Turkish hazelnut sector, which relies on migrant

workers during the harvest season, who often travel to

the hazelnut growing regions with their families.

We joined CAOBISCO’s partnership with the

International Labor Organization to help combat

child labor in seasonal harvesting. This Public-Private

Partnership Agreement contributes to overall policy

advocacy and implementation, expansion of the

knowledge base and improvement of institutional

capacity for the elimination of child labor in the hazelnut

sector. Key outcomes from the program during the

2021 harvest season include awareness raising sessions

with seasonal workers and their families, outreach to

hazelnut orchard owners and labor intermediaries. p. 20