Barry Callebaut Cites HACE’s Corporate Child Labour Benchmark
We are pleased to see Barry Callebaut take a proactive step in transparency by citing their inclusion on the HACE Corporate Child Labour Benchmark in their latest annual reporting.
A Commitment to Disclosure
The HACE Corporate Child Labour Benchmark is the definitive assessment of how leading public companies address Child Labour within their high-risk supply chains. It provides a data-driven, independent metric designed to help businesses and investors evaluate governance, policies, and systems.
We believe that public disclosure and external validation are powerful drivers of corporate social responsibility. When a major industry player like Barry Callebaut references the Benchmark in their formal reporting, it reinforces the importance of this work. It signals that the commitment to eliminating Child Labour is an integrated part of their business strategy and stakeholder engagement.
It is highly rewarding to see industry leaders embrace this rigorous assessment and openly share their position on this critical social issue. Transparency lays the groundwork for accountability and continuous improvement across the entire sector.
Fostering Sector-Wide Collaboration
While the Benchmark provides a critical scorecard, HACE’s overall mission involves facilitating lasting, positive change for children and communities. The scale and complexity of Child Labour risks require shared intelligence and collective action.
For this reason, HACE established the HACE Child Labour Network: a professional community where organisations from all sectors can collaborate, share best practices, and work together in an action-oriented forum to accelerate the eradication of Child Labour.
We encourage all companies committed to making real progress and establishing best practices to join the Network. It is through collective efforts, reinforced by the transparent metrics provided by the Benchmark, that we can make sustainable supply chains the norm and move closer to eradicating Child Labour.
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