Ethics and the chocolate business
What is corporate social responsibility?
Making chocolate involves processing cocoa, milk and sugar. Social and environmental issues arise from supplying chocolate. Child and cheap labour
Read about enslaved children in Ghana and Ivory coast. Reflect on trafficked child labour for cocoa farming. |
Environmental degradation
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ActionsLearn about and how organisations have endorsed a commitment to ethical sourcing. Find out about ethical consumerism and the Rainforest Alliance which conserves global forests. Read about the International Cocoa Initiative and the World Cocoa Foundation which promote initiatives to grow cocoa trees while maintaining biodiversity. Visit Canegrowers to take virtual bus tours on topic such as environmental stewardship and irrigation efficiency. What can I do?Find out about Fair trade chocolate. Make the choice to demand ethical chocolate. Take part in the Don't Trade Lives campaign. |