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All our cocoa through our own sourcing programme
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| Market | Typical treatment | Legal basis | What is required |
|---|---|---|---|
| European UnionEU | Restricted | View legal reasoningUCPD; self-created scheme caution under EmpCo Annex I (labels) | Proprietary programme ≠ independent Dictionary termCertificationA third-party attestation that a product, process, service, system or person fulfils specified requirements within a defined scope.Read the full definition — criteria must be published, Dictionary termVerificationThe evidence-based confirmation that a claim about events, data or results already obtained is truthfully stated within defined criteria, scope and materiality.Read the full definition independent, and no equivalence with certified labels implied; self-created 'labels' are banned practices. |
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Standards review 02 · source-linked relationship review · 24 August 2026
Company-defined programme; claim wording should name the programme and reflect its assurance arrangements.
C.A.F.E. Practices Scorecard V3.4; Verifier & Inspector Operations Manual V6.0Cocoa HorizonsProprietary programme · May support subject to conditionsCompany-defined programme; claim wording should name the programme and reflect its assurance arrangements.
Not applicable — proprietary programme, not a public versioned standardNestlé Cocoa PlanProprietary programme · May support subject to conditionsCompany-defined programme; claim wording should name the programme and reflect its assurance arrangements.
Not applicable — proprietary programme (Nestlé Cocoa Plan / Income Accelerator); no public versioned standard