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Cocoa Horizons

Barry Callebaut (Cocoa Horizons Foundation)

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What is it?

Proprietary programme issued or operated by Barry Callebaut (Cocoa Horizons Foundation).

Regulatory recognitionProprietary programme funding farm-level activities

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Which version is current?

Profile version 2. Official information last verified 22 August 2026.

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Who and what does it cover?

Geography
West Africa, Latin America, SE Asia
Sectors
Cocoa
Scope
Farm group / product pool
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What does it require?

Barry Callebaut's proprietary cocoa-sustainability programme and premium fund — mass-balanced volumes sold to customers as 'Cocoa Horizons cocoa'.

What it does not demonstrateParticipation in an owner-run programme is not equivalent to independent certification and does not validate claims beyond the programme scope.

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How is conformity assessed?

Third-party verification of programme KPIs

Grievance mechanismFoundation-level channels

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Who makes the decision?

Barry Callebaut (Cocoa Horizons Foundation)

Assurance arrangementThird-party verification of programme KPIs

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Chain of custody

Mass-balance

ISEAL membershipNot specified in this profile

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Conditional relationships

Claims it may support

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All our cocoa through our own sourcing programmeMay support · Company-defined programme; claim wording should name the programme and reflect its assurance arrangements.see standards.last_verified
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Legal context

Laws referencing it

Empowering Consumers Directive (EmpCo)EU · Referenced by law · Editor to confirm the provision and purpose of the reference.
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Dictionary

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Version record

What has changed

  1. Version 2Initial profile published after recorded site-owner/editor review of the complete standards batch.
  2. Version 1Initial private editorial draft imported from the reviewed standards handover.
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Last verified 22 August 2026. This neutral profile is informational and does not recommend, rank or endorse the standard.