Cocoa Sustainability: A Comprehensive Report on Barry Callebaut, Cargill Gerkens, and Olam DeZaan (Review Until End of 2024)

Barry Callebaut, Cargill Gerkens, and Olam DeZaan are leading sustainability efforts in cocoa production. Barry Callebaut’s “Forever Chocolate” initiative aims to eradicate child labor, lift 500,000 farmers out of poverty, and become carbon positive by 2025. Cargill Gerkens focuses on transparency, farmer training, and environmental conservation through the “Cargill Cocoa Promise,” with goals like full traceability by 2025. Olam DeZaan’s “Cocoa Compass” prioritizes living incomes for farmers, child labor elimination, and climate-smart farming, targeting 2030. Despite unique approaches, all face shared challenges like poverty, traceability, and climate impacts. Together, they strive to make cocoa production more sustainable and equitable.

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