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 aimed at securing 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.
Cocoa Sustainability
Learn more about our latest progress in areas such as direct sourcing, traceability, deforestation, and farmer resilience. Read about our evolved 2030 Goals for the Cargill Cocoa Promise – and the partners we’re working with to achieve them, turning challenges into opportunities and creating long-term shared value.
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Report Highlights & Downloads
- Cocoa Sustainability Report
- Cocoa Promise in Action
- Re-defining our goals
See the Cargill Cocoa Promise in action
See how we’re already making a concrete impact in our five origin countries.
Affordable Truck Finance
Our award-winning “Doni Doni” initiative bridges the needs of farmers and our customers’ sustainability goals
Coop Academy
Increasing professionalism and efficiency in cocoa farming and bringing better results to farmers
Women in Cocoa Farming
Working with partners to help understand and overcome barriers for women cocoa farmers
Tackling Child Labor
Reducing child labor in West Africa is a critical priority for us, and an important issue for both consumers and customers. We are working with the industry to eradicate child labor in cocoa farming.
Identifying child labor
We have established an industry-leading monitoring system to identify and protect children in Cargill’s cocoa supply chain.
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
Mobile banking in Côte d’Ivoire
We work to foster financial inclusion and transparency
Traceability through mobile banking
Creating the first fully traceable cocoa supply chain in Ghana