In 2018, the International Cocoa Initiative worked to support communities, reinforce supply chains, engage with national authorities and advocate internationally for cocoa that is sustainable and free of child labour.
By the end of 2018, ICI’s direct action had benefited 287,762 children, and the organisation is on course to realise its target of directly assisting 375,000 children, as part of its broader goal of improving child protection for 1 million children in cocoa growing areas by 2020. ICI also launched new innovation projects in three core areas in 2018 — quality education, expansion of due diligence systems, and forced labour risk-management – which will increase the knowledge and power of the sector to scale up models that drive real impact.
Read ICI’s Annual Report for 2018 (pdf) or view ICI’s Annual Report microsite.