What is it?
Proprietary programme issued or operated by Nestlé.
Regulatory recognition~96% coverage reported vs 100% target (2025)
Standards & schemes · Proprietary programme
Nestlé Cocoa Plan
Nestlé
Which version is current?
Profile version 2. Official information last verified 22 August 2026.
Who and what does it cover?
- Geography
- West Africa, Latin America
- Sectors
- Cocoa
- Scope
- Supply chain
What does it require?
Nestlé's proprietary cocoa programme: farm mapping, child-labour monitoring (CLMRS), income-accelerator pilots and a published coverage percentage against its 100% target.
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.
How is conformity assessed?
Independent verification of KPIs; RA-certified share reported
Grievance mechanismNestlé grievance channels
Who makes the decision?
Nestlé
Assurance arrangementIndependent verification of KPIs; RA-certified share reported
Chain of custody
Mass-balance + segregated elements
ISEAL membershipNot specified in this profile
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Claims it may support
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Version record
What has changed
- Version 2Initial profile published after recorded site-owner/editor review of the complete standards batch.
- Version 1Initial private editorial draft imported from the reviewed standards handover.
Last verified 22 August 2026. This neutral profile is informational and does not recommend, rank or endorse the standard.