> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://thechocolatelife.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # UPDATED: TheChocolateLife :: LIVE – Deconstructing “Transparency” Reports - URL: https://thechocolatelife.com/thechocolatelife-live-deconstructing-transparency-reports/ - Published: 2022-05-06T18:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-06-25T19:42:11.000Z - Description: Episode 39 streams LIVE worldwide from Brooklyn, NY from 12:00 EDT on Friday, May 6th. - Author: TheChocolateWire - Tags: Live Stream, The Wire 👉🏼 It came to my attention as I was preparing for the Constructing Transparent Transparency Reports that I drew some incorrect assumptions about the two Dandelion reports I covered in the live stream. It turns out that because of a technical problem displaying the PDF in Safari, pages were missing in the 2020-2021 report. Except they were not missing, they were just not being displayed. As a result, I drew some incorrect conclusions and made some assertions there were, in fact, incorrect. I acknowledge that I was in error and I apologize to Dandelion – and to my followers and members – for this mistake. I do my best to report accurately and fully and I did not do my due diligence in this case. I know, now, what went wrong, and will endeavor never to make this same mistake again. It should come as no surprise that not all reports are created equally. And, often, so-named transparency, sourcing, or annual reports appear to be carefully crafted to present a narrative that is quite opaquely drawn. It takes some experience and skill to look between the lines behind some reports, to see what’s really going on. Which is what we’ll be doing in this episode of TheChocolateLife::LIVE, comparing examples from Uncommon Cacao, Taza, Dandelion, and Tony’s Chocolonely, and the first topic I will address is what I think it means to be “transparent.” The following resources informed the discussion: ### **Uncommon Cacao** [ UncommonCacao TR2018 Final UncommonCacao\_TR2018\_Final.pdf 43 MB download-circle ](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/files/2022/05/UncommonCacao%5FTR2018%5FFinal.pdf "Download") [ UncommonCacao2018XparencyReportAnalysis Building a model using the numbers in the 2018 report UncommonCacao2018XparencyReportAnalysis.xlsx 71 KB download-circle ](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/files/2022/05/UncommonCacao2018XparencyReportAnalysis.xlsx "Download") [ UncommonCacao TR2019 Final UncommonCacao\_TR2019\_Final.pdf 3 MB download-circle ](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/files/2022/05/UncommonCacao%5FTR2019%5FFinal-1.pdf "Download") [ UncommonCacao TR2020 Final UncommonCacao\_TR2020\_Final.pdf 3 MB download-circle ](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/files/2022/05/UncommonCacao%5FTR2020%5FFinal.pdf "Download") ### **Taza Chocolate** [2021 Transparency ReportTAZA CHOCOLATE DIRECT TRADE CERTIFIED CACAO We are chocolate pioneers. Taza makes stone ground chocolate that is seriously good and fair for all. From farm to factory, we do things differently. We do things transparently. It starts with Taza Direct Trade. We said no to opaque supply chains and low-…![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0974/7668/t/11/assets/favicon.png?v=138272226645966088371628814836)Taza Chocolate![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0974/7668/t/11/assets/logo.png?v=107020486410659523981628814864)](https://www.tazachocolate.com/pages/2021-transparency-report?ref=thechocolatelife.com) As near as I can tell, there is no PDF version of these reports. [ Taza DT Commitments Dec2017 What Taza means by“Certified Direct Trade” Taza\_DT\_Commitments\_Dec2017.pdf 319 KB download-circle ](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/files/2022/05/Taza%5FDT%5FCommitments%5FDec2017.pdf "Download") [OriginsDetails about how each producer ferments, dries, and gets their cocoa products to Dandelion Chocolate.![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2434/0841/files/baricon_32x32.png?v=1522361618)Dandelion Chocolate![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2434/0841/files/Dandelion-Chocolate-Logo_large_01763f4a-37a0-4723-b085-d15a8fc87876_1200x1200.png?v=1513591279)](https://store.dandelionchocolate.com/pages/origins?ref=thechocolatelife.com) Links to all of Dandelion’s sourcing reports are on this page. [2020 Partner ReportABOCFAGhana In Suhum, Ghana the pandemic-related lockdown eliminated ABOCFA’s meetings and training activities, and the usually large annual general meeting of farmers was held at the community level. There were several supply chain disruptions preventing product from getting to port, but during t…![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0974/7668/t/11/assets/favicon.png?v=138272226645966088371628814836)Taza Chocolate![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0974/7668/t/11/assets/logo.png?v=107020486410659523981628814864)](https://www.tazachocolate.com/pages/2020-partner-report-abocfa?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [2020 Partner ReportPISAHaiti Thankfully, the region where PISA is located seems to have been spared a major COVID-19 outbreak to date. But demand for their high-quality, organic Haitian cocoa was erratic during 2020\. At the beginning of the pandemic, small manufacturers who use organic cacao cut back on buying. This…![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0974/7668/t/11/assets/favicon.png?v=138272226645966088371628814836)Taza Chocolate![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0974/7668/t/11/assets/logo.png?v=107020486410659523981628814864)](https://www.tazachocolate.com/pages/2020-partner-report-pisa?ref=thechocolatelife.com) ### **Dandelion Chocolate** [ Dandelion Sourcing Report 2017 2018 Dandelion Sourcing Report 2017-2018.pdf 64 MB download-circle ](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/files/2022/05/Dandelion-Sourcing-Report-2017-2018.pdf "Download") [ Dandelion Sourcing Report 2019 2020 Dandelion Sourcing Report 2019-2020.pdf 13 MB download-circle ](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/files/2022/05/Dandelion-Sourcing-Report-2019-2020.pdf "Download") ### **Tony’s Chocolonely** [ Tonys2021XParencyReport Tonys2021XParencyReport.pdf 7 MB download-circle ](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/files/2022/05/Tonys2021XParencyReport.pdf "Download") [ TonysChocolonely2019 2020 en compl TonysChocolonely2019-2020\_en\_compl.pdf 5 MB download-circle ](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/files/2022/05/TonysChocolonely2019-2020%5Fen%5Fcompl.pdf "Download") [ Tonys Annual Report 2018 2019 en Tonys\_Annual\_Report\_2018-2019\_en.pdf 5 MB download-circle ](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/files/2022/05/Tonys%5FAnnual%5FReport%5F2018-2019%5Fen.pdf "Download") [Tony’s Chocolonely finds 1,700 CHILD workers in its supply chainChocolate brand Tony’s Chocolonely has revealed some 1,701 child labourers helped make its sweets last year, in spite of its goal to help root out exploitation in chocolate production![](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/favicon.ico?v=2)Daily MailStewart Carr![](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/02/06/16/53847057-0-image-a-53_1644165239695.jpg)](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10482579/Tonys-Chocolonely-finds-1-700-CHILD-workers-supply-chain-ethical-chocolate-maker.html?ref=thechocolatelife.com) ### Mighty Earth/Be Slavery Free (Easter) Chocolate Scorecard [ 2021 ME Easter Scorecard 2021 ME\_Easter-Scorecard.pdf 4 MB download-circle ](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/files/2022/05/2021-ME%5FEaster-Scorecard.pdf "Download") [ ChocolateScorecard2022 Eng ChocolateScorecard2022-Eng.pdf 11 MB download-circle ](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/files/2022/05/ChocolateScorecard2022-Eng.pdf "Download") ## Live Stream Links ### **Watch/Participate on YouTube, Facebook, or LinkedIn.** ⁉️ Want to participate? *Ask questions and post comments *during* the live stream* or afterwards in the post comments! 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