Tell Mars to stop child labor abuse in the cocoa industry by adopting 100% Fair Trade Cocoa now! If Mars can be Fairtrade compliant in the UK, they can be Fairtrade compliant in the US! Last year (2015), Mars Chocolate UK and The Fairtrade Foundation (UK) announced an extension of the Mars-Fairtrade global cocoa partnership with a commitment to source Fairtrade certified cocoa for all MARS® Bars in the UK and Ireland by autumn 2015.
Mars is the first UK company to announce a commitment under the new Fairtrade Cocoa Sourcing Programme, which specifically aims to deliver more opportunities for cocoa farmers to sell on Fairtrade terms and connect them with businesses that actively support efforts to improve farmer livelihoods. (source Fairtrade.net)
Mars Global Leadership: Grant F. Reid, Office of the President, Eric Minvielle, Vice President, People and Organization; Jean-Christophe Flatin, President, Global Chocolate
Mars is headquartered in Mount Olive, New Jersey, U.S., Mars Chocolate is one of the world’s leading chocolate manufacturers. “We are the first global chocolate company to promise to source 100% certified cocoa by 2020."
“Reaching the 100% certification goal. We recognize that fundamental change can't happen overnight and needs to be carefully managed. That's why we've invested millions of dollars and committed to milestones that will take us towards our 2020 goal.” (source: Mars.com)
Check out this brief Canadian news story on cocoa farmers in Ghana, Africa and the positive impact of Fair Trade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXWFXeIZY9g
