{"id":20637,"date":"2024-03-20T11:26:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T11:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/?p=20637"},"modified":"2024-03-20T13:51:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T13:51:53","slug":"is-your-easter-chocolate-ethically-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/is-your-easter-chocolate-ethically-made\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your easter chocolate ethically made?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20637\" class=\"elementor elementor-20637\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6208d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6208d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-424ba09\" data-id=\"424ba09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-647b9fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"647b9fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-271feee\" data-id=\"271feee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a640216 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a640216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>As Easter approaches, important questions about the sourcing of the 80 to 90 million chocolate easter eggs estimated to be sold in the UK this holiday are raised.<\/p><p>Is the chocolate we consumers buy ethically made, or are we unwittingly buying chocolate made through exploitation and child labour?\u00a0<\/p><p>The annual\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chocolatescorecard.com\/\">chocolate scorecard<\/a>, a survey of the world\u2019s major chocolate companies and retailers, shines a light on the ethical practices \u2013 and shortcomings \u2013 of the world\u2019s largest chocolate companies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a30d357 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a30d357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chocolatescorecard.com\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">view the scorecard<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc855b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc855b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This year\u2019s research reveals that steps are being taken to eliminate modern slavery from chocolate supply chains, but more action is needed to tackle child labour.<\/p><p>Each year,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chocolatescorecard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the scorecard<\/a> rates major chocolate companies and retailers on their sourcing policies and practices, providing insight into whether our favourite Easter chocolate is ethically made.<\/p><p>With categories covering six issue areas: traceability and transparency; living income; child labour; pesticide use; deforestation and climate; and agroforestry, the scorecard reveals the companies committed to tackling human rights and environmental issues in their supply chains.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f34ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44f34ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/choc-scorecard-2024-web-article-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20644\" alt=\"child holds a cacao pod\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/choc-scorecard-2024-web-article-2.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/choc-scorecard-2024-web-article-2-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/choc-scorecard-2024-web-article-2-768x523.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81ba452 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81ba452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">child labour: policy vs practice\n<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84fc32a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84fc32a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The exploitation of children is a long-running issue in the cocoa industry.<\/p><p>While all surveyed companies now have policies to address child labour, only around 55% of their supply chains are currently covered by monitoring programmes.<\/p><p>This glaring gap underscores the urgent need for transparency and accountability throughout the industry. Policy must translate into tangible action that eliminates the exploitation of children.\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-fd03742 );\">Almost 70% of these companies can provide evidence that their programmes are reducing the prevalence of child labour, though stronger verification processes are needed. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-fd03742 );\">In further positive developments, 18% of respondent companies have successfully identified and remediated cases of forced labour and human trafficking in the past 12 months \u2013 a promising increase in transparency and action.<\/span><\/p><p>Companies should be encouraged to increase their efforts to prevent child labour, rather than be condemned for finding it. Transparency and action are crucial in combating these serious issues.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58434fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58434fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/choc-scorecard-2024-web-article-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20645\" alt=\"woman dry cacao beans\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/choc-scorecard-2024-web-article-3.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/choc-scorecard-2024-web-article-3-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/choc-scorecard-2024-web-article-3-768x523.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-362c570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"362c570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gender inequality\n<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef9437 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aef9437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the first time, the scorecard survey included questions about gender. Female cocoa farmers often have lower incomes, own less land, and lack decision-making power, all while carrying out most of the labour.<\/p><p>Addressing gender inequality in cocoa has been shown to not only benefit women in the cocoa-growing communities, but also reduce child labour, increase school attendance, and improve the community as a whole.<\/p><p>Unfortunately, less than one in three companies received full marks for having a gender strategy in their cocoa. Scaling up monitoring, evaluation, and collaboration among stakeholders will be key in driving progress and ensuring a fair and safe working environment for all individuals involved in cocoa production in the chocolate supply chain.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9841a3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9841a3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">what can we do?<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b800277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b800277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By evaluating companies on social and environmental criteria, the Chocolate Scorecard provides valuable information for consumers to make ethical purchasing decisions and incentivises companies to improve their performance in these areas.\u00a0<\/p><p>Andrew Wallis, CEO of Unseen, a partner NGO of Be Slavery Free, which coordinates the Chocolate Scorecard, said: \u201cChild labour and modern slavery remain present in the cocoa industry. While companies are becoming increasingly aware of their responsibility to ensure that their supply chains are free from forced and child labour, the programmes created to address these issues need to be scaled up.<\/p><p>\u201cThe root causes of modern slavery, such as poverty, must be addressed to eradicate child labour in all supply chains. Consumer demand for more ethical chocolate is making a positive impact, so we urge people to continue making ethical choices based on the findings of the Chocolate Scorecard. 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