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THE INTEGRATED SUPPLY CHAIN
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COCOA COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
ICAM is committed to producing sustainable chocolate and as a result has been embedded in the areas of origin for many years. The path to achieve excellence in the product starts far away, through the identification of the best cocoa plantations where the raw materials are carefully selected. ICAM purchases cocoa in many countries worldwide, mainly from Central America and Africa. It has established a solid and successful partnership with the plantation growers, with a financial and technological commitment aimed at improving working methods and cocoa quality, the income of the people involved
24,000
34% Conventional 34% 66% Organic and Fairtrade
and their social and economic conditions. Important partnerships, based on a precise ethical code that follows on a daily basis the guiding values of respect, the growth of relationships, sustainability, fairness and transparency. To this end, ICAM is committed to ensuring the traceability of all raw materials, creating partnerships with growers. This means that ICAM can implement a process of independent verification of their sustainability programme, as demonstrated by projects launched in the Dominican Republic, Uganda and Peru.
TONNES OF COCOA BEANS PURCHASED IN 2020
MEXICO
GUATEMALA
ECUADOR PERU
SIERRA LEONE
62% Africa NIGERIA
DEM. REP. CONGO
66%
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
38%
38% Central America Latin America
62%
TOGO SÃO TOMÉ
CAMEROON
UGANDA
TANZANIA CONGO
MADAGASCAR