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Brazil is an example of how we are committed to supporting the livelihoods of cocoa farmers by continuing to purchase, deliver and process cocoa whilst practicing social distancing and hygiene practices.

As a leader and trusted partner in the global food Supply Chain, Barry Callebaut plays a critical social role in continuing to produce food products during these challenging times.

The Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI) is the commitment made by the world’s largest cocoa producing countries - Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, civil society and leading chocolate companies to end deforestation and restore forests. Today, we release our CFI Progress Report 2019.

Ghana: a cook stove might not seem the obvious tool for change to address health and deforestation issues. But ‘clean cooking’ is an important piece of the puzzle to protect forests, reduce harmful smoke emissions and improve women’s empowerment.

In 2016 we launched Forever Chocolate, our plan to make sustainable chocolate the norm by 2025.

Barry Callebaut has succeeded in fiscal year 2018/19 to reduce its carbon footprint by -6.7 %, from 9.10 million tonnes to 8.49 million tonnes, despite increased production. The Group's carbon reduction strategy was validated a Science Based Target.