Around 75% of the world’s cocoa is grown in West Africa. Child labour issues in West Africa for cocoa have been known for over 20 years. According to the NORC Report around 1.56 million children are estimated to be in child labour in two countries alone – Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.

We are facing the sixth mass extinction. Much of this – and in particular the insect apocalypse – is driven by chemicals in agriculture. Thus, we need to see cocoa and chocolate companies reforming their current approaches and implementing practices that do not rely on agrichemical usage.

People earning a decent living from the work they do is a basic human right.

On the surface this looks simple. So why is it so hard for cocoa farmers to earn a decent living?

When biting into a crunchy caramel-filled chocolate candy or savouring the warm aroma from a steaming mug of hot chocolate, many chocolate lovers don’t know where the cocoa ingredients in their chocolates come from, nor the costs that their production can bring on nature and the climate.