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Social Impact, Published on 11/30/20

Supporting Education in Ghana

Since 2017, Valrhona and FEDCO have carried out a far-reaching program to improve educational conditions in their eight sourcing communities, benefitting 4882 children.

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Social Impact, Published on 11/30/20

Rebuilding a village in Madagascar

As part of their historic relationship of trust, Valrhona and the Millot Company agreed in 2014.

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Social Impact, Published on 11/30/20

Promoting agroforestry in Haiti

Since 2017, together with its partner Feccano and French NGO AVSF, Valrhona launched a project to regenerate mixed-crop gardens (agricultural plots) for the period up to 2020. This multi-disciplinary approach aims to intensify ecological diversity and contribute to families’ food security!

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Social Impact, Published on 11/30/20

Action to improve producers' income

Given the diversity of the countries we work in and the types of data available, defining and assessing what constitutes a fair income for cocoa producers is a very complex task.
However, this reinforces our commitment to setting guaranteed minimum incomes through our long-term partnerships – th...

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Social Impact, Published on 11/30/20

Long-term partnerships: Valrhona's approach

Valrhona maintains long-term partnerships with its suppliers. More than just a business relationship, we share a common vision, values and principles with our cocoa-producing partners.

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Social Impact, Published on 11/30/20

Carbon Neutrality - Acting Against Global Warming

We are taking action against climate change. That's why our goal is to become carbon neutral from plantation to plate by 2025.

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Social Impact, Published on 11/30/20

Visiting the plantation: meeting our stakeholders

Bringing people closer together, forging connections. Since 2013, 233 partners, customers and 153 employees have travelled to meet our producers. They have looked at their profession differently ever since, changing the way they work for good.

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Social Impact, Published on 11/30/20

Tackling our energy use

One of our key strategies to reduce our environmental impact is to cut our energy consumption, while also promoting alternative energy sources.

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Social Impact, Published on 10/28/20

Valrhona and the Cocoa and Forest Initiative

Since May 2018, Valrhona has been a signatory to the Cocoa and Forests Initiative (CFI), which commits chocolate and cocoa companies, governments and NGOs to eradicating deforestation and promoting forest protection and restoration in the cocoa sector.

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