Cocoa Life aims to help lift the people and protect the landscapes with the aim of bringing dynamic change to communities and landscapes where cocoa beans grow.
Launched in 2012, Cocoa Life is a ~US$1 billion investment by Mondelēz International through to 2030 to help make cocoa sourcing more sustainable in key cocoa-producing countries.
Cocoa Life’s integrated approach helps lift communities across eight cocoa-producing countries – Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Indonesia, India, Brazil, Nigeria, Cameroon and Ecuador. Together with our partners, we co-create solutions to help make transformational impact, focusing on helping to grow more profitable cocoa businesses, helping to lift cocoa communities, and helping to protect and restore forests.
Participating farmers are registered with Cocoa Life, but they are independent, are not employed by Mondelēz International or any affiliated entity, and are not limited to supplying cocoa to Mondel ēz International. Additionally, Mondelēz International does not own or operate Cocoa Life farms. Cocoa Life communities are communities engaged through implementing partners where farmers registered or participating in the Cocoa Life program reside.
Through our integrated approach, we aim to make cocoa sourcing more sustainable.
Helping to grow more profitable cocoa businesses for communities
To help increase the number of farming households reaching a living income.
We work with NGOs, suppliers, governments and other partners both in and beyond the cocoa sector to help farmers earn more from their cocoa trees and other crops with the aim to improve farming household livelihoods.
Helping to lift cocoa communities
To help enhance child protection systems and improve access to quality education in Cocoa Life communities.
We facilitate investments in Cocoa Life communities and work with governments, NGOs and sector partners on long-term initiatives that help protect children and tackle systemic challenges. We strive to ensure that our efforts reflect the diverse needs of community members.
Helping to protect and restore forests
To seek no deforestation on Cocoa Life registered farms.
We support farming communities with tree-planting activities, agroforestry techniques and farm mapping technologies. We also implement landscape-wide initiatives to support forest conservation and restoration and to help reduce carbon emissions.
This page was updated in June 2025.