"Mars Wrigley delivers progress on human rights to create inclusive, modern and sustainable cocoa supply chain"

" \n Today Mars Wrigley, part of Mars, Incorporated, published its cocoa human rights report entitled,\u00a0 Respecting Human Rights in the Cocoa Supply Chain . In addition to updates on progress toward the target of 100 percent of its cocoa being sourced under its Responsible Cocoa program by 2025, this report contextualizes Mars Wrigley\u2019s human rights goals within the cocoa sector.\u00a0 \n \n\n \n The momentum detailed in today\u2019s report lives under Mars Wrigley\u2019s $1B\u00a0Cocoa for Generations\u00a0strategy, specifically the Responsible Cocoa pillar, focused on protecting children, preserving forests and improving farmer income. \n \n\n \n Mars Wrigley\u2019s Purpose-led ambition to create a more inclusive, modern and sustainable cocoa supply chain requires shared accountability across suppliers, partners and governments. Its human rights report outlines the innovative approaches and joint action from industry, governments and civil society organizations needed to address inequality, poverty and human rights risk in cocoa farming communities. \n \n\n \n 2021 has been declared by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labor. Mars Wrigley firmly believes child labor and forced labor have no place in the cocoa supply chain, and in 2020 launched its\u00a0Protecting Children Action Plan\u00a0to tackle root causes of this challenge head-on. \n \n\n \n Advances, learnings and insights against the four-point approach to identifying, preventing and mitigating human rights risks with a focus on child labor and forced labor in its extended cocoa supply chain are included in today\u2019s report. Notable progress includes: \n \n\n \n Expanding coverage of child labor monitoring and remediation systems to nearly 70%\u00a0(from 51% in 2019) of volumes sourced in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana, across 58,000 households. \n \n\n \n Championing \u00a0the Living Income Differential (LID), Mars Wrigley was the first chocolate company to support the LID fee enacted by the governments of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and Ghana, has consistently purchased its cocoa with the LID to support cocoa farmers, and has been vocal in calling on others to do the same.\u00a0 \n \n\n \n Empowering women socially and economically\u00a0by doubling the Village Savings and Loans Associations program membership in 2020, reaching more than 24,000 members, plus a $10M commitment to CARE to reach more than 60,000 by 2025; and with new\u00a0research with KIT\u00a0Royal Tropical Institute\u00a0on gender, including a unique\u00a0empathy study\u00a0grounded in the voices of women and girls in cocoa communities and their views on actions to address gender inequality and disempowerment. \n \n\n \n Promoting quality education and early childhood development\u00a0and nutrition with an investment of $3.3M to support the Jacobs Foundation\u2019s creation of two new public-private education funding facilities. \n \n\n \n Andrew Clarke, Mars Wrigley Global President sees this cocoa human rights report as a critical tool for opening more dialogue, sharpening focus and invoking collective effort to transform the cocoa supply chain.\u00a0 \n \n\n \n \u201cPublishing our experience \u2013 sharing what we believe works and what doesn\u2019t \u2013 is essential to confront the realities of the cocoa supply chain. While we take pride in our individual efforts, sustainable cocoa farming cannot exist when farmers\u2019 rights are not respected and when they are not paid fairly for their labor across the entirety of the sector. \n \n\n \n \u201cTo achieve meaningful impact that enables cocoa farmers to thrive, public-private partnerships coupled with appropriate due diligence legislation where needed will be essential. Together these enablers can help improve farmer income and advance respect for human rights in cocoa growing communities,\u201d said Mr. Clarke. \n \n\n \n About Mars Incorporated \n \n\n \n For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us. \n \n\n \n Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world\u2019s best-loved brands including DOVE \u00ae , EXTRA \u00ae , M&M\u2019s \u00ae , MILKY WAY \u00ae , SNICKERS \u00ae , TWIX \u00ae , ORBIT \u00ae , PEDIGREE \u00ae , ROYAL CANIN \u00ae , SKITTLES \u00ae , BEN\u2019S ORIGINAL\u2122, WHISKAS \u00ae and COCOAVIA \u00ae . \n "

"Mars Wrigley delivers progress on human rights to create inclusive, modern and sustainable cocoa supply chain"

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