How we are Leveraging Collaboration
We recognize that many of our salient human rights issues stem from socioeconomic and cultural barriers that no company or organization can solve alone. Our partnerships with nonprofit organizations and pre-competitive industry collaborations play a critical role in informing, implementing and evolving our human rights policies and programs. Some of our key collaborations include:
- Being members of and serving on the board of the and participation聽in initiatives such as CocoaAction and the
- Serving on the board and as active members of the
- Leveraging industry best practices through our membership in , where we are part of the Human Rights Steering Committee and serve as co-chairs to the Responsible Recruitment Working Group and Living Wage Working Group.
- Participating in the Responsible Labor Initiative (RLI)
- Collecting and sharing social compliance data and best practices as members of Sedex
- Working with nonprofit organizations such as the , , the , Bonsucro and the Earthworm Foundation to responsibly source ingredients in key value chains
- Our membership in and active engagement with peers and the investor community on fundamental environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, including human rights
Read more about our partnerships in our ESG Report and our Statement Against Slavery and Human Trafficking