Securing a thriving cocoa sector for generations to come
At Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate, we believe that improving the lives of cocoa farmers goes hand-in-hand with our business success. This is the vision which underpins our Cargill Cocoa Promise: a commitment creating a thriving cocoa sector for generations to come.
The Cargill Cocoa Promise builds on our decades-long commitment to sustainability in the cocoa sector, working with partners to effect concrete, positive change in cocoa communities around the world. Our activities focus on improving farmer and community livelihoods, encompassing training and coaching, environmental protection, technology and innovation, and the value of partnerships.
In the following pages you can learn more about our latest progress in areas such as direct sourcing, traceability, deforestation, and farmer resilience. You can also read about our evolved 2030 Goals for the Cargill Cocoa Promise – and the partners we’re working with the achieve them.
Cocoa Sustainability
We are working closely with our partners to turn challenges into opportunities and to create long-term shared value.
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Business Fundamentals
- The Changing World of Cocoa
- Cargill Cocoa Promise
- Partnerships
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Report Highlights & Downloads
- The Cargill Cocoa Promise Report
- Cocoa Promise in Action
See the Cargill Cocoa Promise in action
See how we’re already making a concrete impact in our five origin countries.
Affordable Truck Finance
Bridging the needs of farmers and the sustainability goals of our customers with this award-winning sustainability initiative of the year
Coop Academy
Improving efficiency and achieving better results for farmers
Women in Cocoa Farming
Partnering on projects to help overcome barriers for women cocoa farmers
Addressing Child Labor
Working towards a transparent cocoa supply chain where no children are subjected to dangerous or forced work on cocoa farms
Village Savings and Loan Associations
Empowering women in cocoa-growing communities by providing access to finance
Seedling Program
Improving farm productivity through better quality and more resilient seedlings
Training Coaches
Improving farmer livelihoods through one-to-one coaching
Improving nutrition
Helping to improve livelihoods through better nutritional standards
Brazil Smallholdings
Improving livelihoods while supporting the environment
Crop Protection
Helping farmers achieve higher revenues and better yields
Cacao Allyie
Supporting long-term farm productivity, not just increased yields