Mondelēz International Scales Up Due Diligence and Sector Collaboration to Promote Human Rights; Releases Annual 2024 Progress Report

Core Insights - Mondelēz International, Inc. released its 2024 Human Rights Due Diligence and Modern Slavery Report, highlighting progress in addressing human rights and modern slavery risks across its operations and value chain [1] - The company emphasizes the importance of human rights due diligence as part of its "Snacking Made Right" mission, focusing on meaningful partnerships and a culture of care and integrity [2] Human Rights Due Diligence Efforts - Mondelēz International is enhancing its human rights due diligence (HRDD) across its operations and supplier network, with a focus on prioritized ingredients like cocoa [3] - The Cocoa Life program aims to make cocoa farming more profitable, protect forests, and empower local communities, including initiatives for women's empowerment and entrepreneurship [3] Sector Collaboration - The company is investing approximately $3 million from 2022 to 2026 in the Child Learning and Education Facility (CLEF) to combat child labor in the West African cocoa supply chain, targeting over 4 million children [4] - A new public-private partnership, the System Change Architecture for Learning Excellence (SCALE), is being supported with an investment of around $1 million over the next four years to improve education quality in Ghana [5] Audit and Training Statistics - Approximately 96% of owned manufacturing sites and 98% of prioritized suppliers have undergone third-party SMETA audits in the past three years [6][7] - Since the launch of its Human Rights Policy in 2021, the company has trained over 50,000 employees on human rights issues, including 7,000 in manufacturing and logistics [7] Child Labor Monitoring - By the end of 2024, about 89% of Cocoa Life communities in West Africa, representing approximately 2,480 communities, will be covered by the Child Labor Monitoring & Remediation System (CLMRS) [7] - The company aims to cover all West African Cocoa Life communities with a CLMRS by the end of 2025, having conducted over 240,000 interviews to prevent child labor [7] Broader Human Rights Initiatives - Mondelēz International is committed to respecting human rights throughout its value chain, guided by the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) [8] - The company collaborates with various industry coalitions to enhance its human rights efforts, including partnerships to combat child labor and improve education in cocoa-producing regions [10]