Although the production of cow’s milk has serious impacts on dairy cows and their calves, the environment, the climate and our health, cow’s milk is not as criticized as other chocolate ingredients such as palm oil because of rainforest deforestation or cocoa in relation to slave labor.
Although the chocolate industry does not disclose how much milk goes into chocolate production, it is estimated that it must be several million tons of milk annually.
The Chocolate Challenge, which is part of the Atlas Challenge ranking series, focuses on the welfare of dairy cattle in the chocolate industry’s production chains and their contribution to the climate crisis.
analyzed the chocolate manufacturers’ product range, sustainability guidelines (CSR) and marketing strategies to find out if they are aware of the impact of their milk consumption and have set measures and targets to minimize it.
By comparing 18 selected chocolate manufacturers in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the USA and South Africa, shows how the efforts of the individual companies should be classified. would like to encourage them to reconsider their policies and strategies to clearly highlight and implement milk reduction as part of their animal welfare and climate goals.
How do the manufacturers of your favorite chocolate score?