Concerns over human rights have also convinced more consumers to be discerning about the choices they make when purchasing chocolate. Companies have responded in kind, as many have started to partner with nonprofits on projects ranging from mapping tools to supply chain transparency.

One company pledging to improve its chocolate supply chain performance is Italy-based Ferrero. The owner of many brands, including Kinder, Nutella, the famous gold foil-wrapped Ferrero Rocher — and soon, several Nestle products made here in the U.S. — recently issued its latest sustainability report.

Ferrero says it is striving to address where the concerns of its stakeholders, and the company’s potential business impacts, converge. Four of these most pressing issues are product safety, human rights, responsible sourcing and nutrition.

To that end, Ferrero has outlined several sustainability goals the company seeks to complete by the end of this decade — some of them have already been met. On the environmental front, the company pledged last year to end all and any deforestation within its supply chain.

Read the full article about Ferrero's effort at sustainable chocolate by Leon Kaye at TriplePundit.