Mondelēz International launched its sustainable cocoa sourcing program, Cocoa Life, in 2012. Since then, the company says it has observed some significant impacts of weather changes across the regions that produce much of its cocoa.
Cocoa farming has been found to be a significant source of carbon emissions. Mondelēz conducted an environmental impact assessment in 2016 and learned that the biggest driver of its end-to-end carbon footprint is the deforestation within its supply chain.