Behind the promises of ‘responsible’ chocolate: a bleak future for cocoa farmers and an unsustainable #food industry
▻http://multinationales.org/Behind-the-promises-of-responsible
Deforestation, #child_labour, underpaid farmers: in the countries where it’s grown, cocoa isn’t really synonymous with social well-being. Whilst chocolate giants such as , Mondelez or Nestle have never been doing so well, the cocoa industry is failing both socially and environmentally. The food multinationals are trying to react by announcing a shift towards ‘responsible’ cocoa, with a number of #fair_trade certifiers offering them customised labels. But for #Mars and others, these moves are (...)
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