Fuji Oil, Blommer announce initiatives to combat child labor, deforestation
Companies aim to eliminate child labor, distribute 1M forest tree seedlings by 2030.
Fuji Oil Holdings, along with subsidiary Blommer Chocolate Co., have launched two global initiatives to address the most significant issues the cocoa idustry faces.
The first is a commitment to eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor (WFCL) in the company’s cocoa supply chain by 2025 and, ultimately, to eliminate all forms of Child Labor as defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) by 2030. The second is a commitment to distribute one million forest tree seedlings by 2030 to areas deforested as a result of cocoa farming.