Responsible Sourcing
Our commitment to Cocoa Cultivation
We are committed to the chocolate families in our sourcing countries and set ourselves the following objectives:
- Ensuring first-class cocoa quality
- Optimising cocoa cultivation in terms of increasing yield per unit area, environmental protection and job security
- Supporting the generation of additional income for cocoa-producing families
- Raising awareness to protect children from abusive work practices
To ensure our objectives are implemented, we visit the cultivation areas at least once a year.
Our economical & social responsibilities
The Rainforest Alliance mission is based on the three pillars of sustainability: environmental protection, social justice and economic viability. The farms we source our cocoa from are aided, trained and supported in these three areas in close cooperation with the local Rainforest Alliance organisations. This can help to achieve higher incomes from cocoa cultivation, the environment is conserved and children are protected from exploitation.
