The ABBL rewarded for its social corporate responsibility
Source : ABBL
On 8 May 2012, the iNDR, the National Institute for Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility, awarded the ABBL with its label for socially responsible companies. With this CSR label, the iNDR aims to promote an economic growth model that incorporates sound governance principles and respecting social and environmental interests.
Mars on track to meet sustainable cocoa target
Source : Procurement Leaders
Confectionary giant Mars has announced that it is on track to meet its pledge made in 2009 to purchase all its cocoa supplies from certified sustainable sources by 2020.
In making its announcement Mars said that it had met its 2011 goal of purchasing 10% of its cocoa from sustainable sources and that it will beat its 2012 target of 20%, meaning it will buy some 90,000 tonnes of certified cocoa.