ESGJun 11, 2026, 04:06 PM
Mondelez Achieves 100% Child Labor Monitoring in West Africa
AI Summary
Mondelez International released its 2025 Human Rights Due Diligence and Modern Slavery Report, detailing significant progress in preventing and addressing human rights and modern slavery risks across its operations and value chain. The company achieved approximately 100% Child Labor Monitoring and Remediation Systems coverage in its West Africa Cocoa Life communities and 100% SMETA audit coverage across its owned manufacturing plants. Mondelez also expanded Human Rights Due Diligence coverage to over 1,200 prioritized suppliers and trained 50,000 colleagues on human rights issues.
Key Highlights
- Achieved ~100% Child Labor Monitoring & Remediation Systems (CLMRS) coverage in West Africa Cocoa Life communities.
- Reached ~100% SMETA audit coverage across owned manufacturing plants over the past 3 years.
- Expanded Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) coverage, auditing ~1,200+ prioritized tier-1 suppliers in 2025.
- ~100% of owned manufacturing sites and ~99% of prioritized tier-1 suppliers completed third-party SMETA audits.
- Trained ~50,000 colleagues on human rights issues since launching its Human Rights Policy in 2021.
- Engaged ~100 strategic suppliers in joint industry trainings across key sourcing countries since 2024.
- Joined Bonsucro for sustainable sugarcane and supported ILO partnership for hazelnut child labor risks.
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