«As a company, we are committed to contributing to a sustainable cocoa industry and
a sustainable cocoa supply chain,» Gaby Tschofen vice-president for corporate communications at Barry Callebaut recently told ConfectioneryNews.com.
Four concrete and relevant targets by 2025 In order to secure the future of chocolate, Barry Callebaut's new sustainability strategy includes four targets that the company expects to achieve by 2025 and that address the biggest sustainability challenges in the chocolate
supply chain: • Eradicate child labor from its
supply chain • Lift more than 500,000
cocoa farmers out of poverty • Become carbon and forest positive • Have 100 %
sustainable ingredients in all its products CEO Antoine de Saint - Affrique says: «The targets we have set ourselves after a thorough materiality analysis are bold, and we recognize that we do not have all the answers.
The Barry Callebaut Group, the world's leading manufacturer of high - quality chocolate and
cocoa products, today announced its engagement in three key industry initiatives strengthening its engagement in the development of
sustainable global
supply chains and agriculture.