“Mondelez tolerated deforestation in supply chains”

Food multinational Mondelez is facing criticism over deforestation in its cocoa and palm oil supply chains. According to an analysis by environmental organisation Aidenvironment, more than 4,100 hectares of forest have disappeared in areas that could be linked to the company, even after Mondelez’s own deforestation deadline.

Six cases in four countries

The organisation has identified six cases (in Brazil, Cameroon, Indonesia and Ivory Coast) that may have an indirect or even direct link to the multinational’s supply chains, Lebensmittel Praxis reports.