Mars Wrigley touts progress on cocoa sustainability in 2021 Cocoa for Generations report
Company reached 58K women in cocoa farming communities.
Mars Wrigley has published its Cocoa for Generations progress report, detailing the company’s advancement toward an inclusive, sustainable cocoa supply chain and 100 percent of its cocoa being responsibly sourced and traceable from farm to first point of purchase by 2025.
"Too many cocoa farmers continue to face a series of challenges from poverty to child labor and deforestation," said Andrew Clarke, Mars Wrigley global president. "The impacts of climate change and global crises are exacerbating existing vulnerabilities across cocoa farming communities and beyond. This is why we aim to accelerate the transformation of the cocoa supply chain so that it benefits both people and the planet. To get there, we’re working to protect children, preserve forests and improve farmer incomes. We are challenging ourselves and the entire sector to evolve and adopt approaches that deliver greater impact where it matters most — in cocoa farming communities across Latin America, West Africa and Southeast Asia.”