Onwards and upwards in the chocolate campaign...

Today it was the turn of Mars. Don't you just love velvety, smooth Galaxy chocolate? Mmmm.... Anyway I am nothing if not a fair person so my first stop was to the Mars website to find out what they are currently doing. And it is quite impressive. Like Cadbury's they have been on to this child slavery scam for a number of years now and are working with various organisations to bring about a certification system for cocoa production. This is ongoing but it is behind schedule. This is, I think, where the likes of Stop the Traffik come into play, as a pressure group to speed things along. But Mars had lots of info about what they are doing in cocoa research, education & environmental projects as well as dealing with the social issues. I won't be too quick to demonize anyone but that is no reason to give up the fight...

Mars policy - Approach to Responsible Cocoa Farming