Raw Materials & Supply Chain

Cocoa Documents

Supply Chain Transparency Commitment

We aim to create a thriving supply chain that benefits farmers and their communities, and protects people and the environment.

Cocoa supply chain

Since 2020, we publish the list of suppliers and farmer groups we source our cocoa.

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Cocoa tier-1 suppliers and farmer groups FY 2021/2022

Cocoa tier-1 suppliers and farmer groups FY 2020/2021

Cocoa tier-1 suppliers and farmer groups FY 2019/2020

Responsible Sourcing Approach

Our raw materials sourcing and sustainability approach is based on a few key principles expressed in the following documents.

Cocoa Charter

The Cocoa Charter lays out our Responsible Sourcing Ambitions and Commitments through 2023

Cocoa Action Plan

A related Action Plan transforms our Ambitions and Commitments into concrete actions, highlighting key milestones

Annual Cocoa Progress Report 2021/22

Periodic Progress Reports will share the latest evidence and challenges on our journey to achieve the milestones outlined in our Action Plan

Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI)

The governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana and the world’s leading cocoa and chocolate companies signed landmark agreements called the Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI) in November 2017 to end deforestation and promote forest restoration and protection in the cocoa supply chain.

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CFI Action Plan 2022-2025

In this renewed action plan, we are focusing on the key priorities for our own supply chain – Traceability, Agroforestry, VSLA (Village Savings and Loan Association) and IGA (Income Generating Activities) – against ambitious targets for 2025 linked to these

CFI Action Plan 2018-2022

Ferrero’s Action Plan was developed in collaboration with Ferrero suppliers to fulfil CFI commitments to end deforestation and forest degradation as well as to create better lives for farmers and their communities in the cocoa sectors beginning in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana

2021-2022 CFI Progress Report - Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana

Throughout 2021-22, we have made signiﬁcant progress against our key goals for 2022. As a founding member of the CFI, we are exceptionally proud of the work we have delivered to-date to end deforestation and forest degradation in the cocoa sector, and to champion social and environmental sustainability across our entire cocoa supply chain

Ferrero 2021 Progress Report on CFI Action Plan

As we enter the fourth year of the Cocoa and Forest Initiative, we continue our journey and learn from best practices to further strengthen our programme as well as continue to support and promote sector-wide initiatives

Ferrero 2020 Progress report on CFI Action Plan

Our second CFI progress report, which looks at measures implemented in the 2019–20 crop season, reveals that we have made major steps forward from the first to the second year. The fact that we have been able to make progress against the backdrop of Covid disruption gives us extra confidence that we can deliver on our targets

Ferrero 2019 Progress report on CFI Action Plan – Ghana

Our first CFI progress report shows promising results for actions being implemented in our Ghanaian supply chain. We are on track to reach our goals and for over 30% of our CFI indicators we have already reached/exceeded our defined target for 2022

Ferrero 2019 Progress report on CFI Action Plan – Ivory Coast

Our first CFI progress report shows promising results for actions being implemented in our supply chain in Côte d’Ivoire. We are on track to reach our goals and for over 20% of our CFI indicators we are already close to reaching or have exceeded our defined targets for 2022