Ferrero documents its progress in its 13th Sustainability Report, which highlights the steps taken toward environmental and social targets during 2021.

Mars says more than half of its cocoa is traceable to farmer groups as of the end of 2020.

Smallholder cocoa and coffee farmers and their cooperatives in Honduras are accessing new markets and making better business decisions through IBM Food Trust and IBM Watson Decision Platform for Agriculture, working with Heifer International and IBM.

Cargill has launched CocoaWise, a digital portal that allows food and beverage manufacturers to have increased knowledge of the origin of the products they source from Cargill’s direct supply chain.

Swiss chocolate and cocoa products manufacturer Barry Callebaut has established traceability for a third of its global cocoa volume. 

Olam International has updated the Olam Farmer Information System (OFIS), giving 100,000 smallholder farmers access to detailed information about their farms. 

Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli announced last week it has achieved its goal of making its entire Ghana cocoa bean supply chain traceable and verifiable through its focus on farming initiatives.