When Transparent Trade Meets Cacao With an Identity | #PSC 212
OVERVIEW: Episode 212 of #PodSaveChocolate takes a look at an announcement that Uncommon Cacao and Silva Cacao are “joining forces,” asking what the collab might hold for the future of transparency reporting for specialty chocolate makers. [updated]
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Episode 212
I spend a lot of time taking a look at transparency and sourcing reports of companies like Tony‘s Chocolonely, organizations like the ICI (International Cocoa Initiative), and reporting efforts like the Chocolate Scorecard. Following are two examples:
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But it’s been a long time – t he last time was in May, 2022 – since I took a look at what smaller companies are doing in this space.
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My reason for returning to this topic, now, is the recent announcement that two well-known specialty cocoa suppliers recently (April 30th) announced that they were “joining forces.” In an email sent to the US clients of Uncommon:
Transparent Trade Meets Cacao With an Identity
Want to download Uncommon’s reports? Click here.
Uncommon has produced reports from 2013-2024 (there is no 2025 report). The format has changed every year. This is not necessarily a bad thing but it does make year-over-year comparisons much harder, if not impossible.
Want to download Silva’s reports? They don’t publish any on their website.
Additional Resources Mentioned in the Episode
GIIRS is not currently a going concern as a standalone rating system. It was phased out between 2017–2018 when B Lab integrated its methodology into the B Impact Assessment (BIA). The BIA became the primary tool for measuring and reporting social and environmental performance, effectively replacing GIIRS. Today, B Analytics serves as the platform for investors to benchmark and report on impact data using the BIA framework.
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