Easter Scorecard Methodology  2020

The 2020 Easter Scorecard methodology assesses the largest chocolate companies across six sustainability categories: due diligence, transparency and traceability, deforestation and climate, agroforestry, living income, and child labor. Companies are graded using a color-coded system (green, yellow, red) based on survey responses, with individual 'egg scores' contributing to a final 'bunny score'. The framework emphasizes the need for mandatory regulation over voluntary efforts and evaluates specific metrics such as traceability to the farm level, net zero carbon targets, and the implementation of child labor monitoring and remediation systems.

• The scorecard evaluates companies based on six core sustainability categories: mandatory due diligence regulation, transparency and traceability, deforestation and climate, agroforestry, living income, and child labor.
• The methodology for 'Due Diligence' prioritizes mandatory regulation over voluntary industry efforts, awarding a green score only to companies that publicly support mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence regulation.
• The 'Deforestation & Climate' category assesses companies on their use of science-based targets for net zero carbon emissions, their investment in addressing deforestation in 2019 and the following five years, and the percentage of cocoa sourced from deforested areas since 2017.
• The 'Living Income' assessment focuses on whether companies pay the 'living income differential price' in West Africa, implement income diversification or crop yield programs, and share the measured impact of these programs.
• The 'Addressing Child Labor' category measures the presence and scale of child labor monitoring and remediation systems (CLMRS), including the percentage of cocoa sourced through such systems and the associated monetary investments.

APA

Jones, S. (2020). Easter Scorecard Methodology  2020. Mighty Earth. https://mightyearth.org/article/easter-scorecard-methodology-2020/

Chicago

Jones, Sydney. Easter Scorecard Methodology  2020. Mighty Earth, 2020. https://mightyearth.org/article/easter-scorecard-methodology-2020/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{jones2020easter, author = {Jones, Sydney}, title = {{Easter Scorecard Methodology  2020}}, institution = {Mighty Earth}, year = {2020}, month = apr, url = {https://mightyearth.org/article/easter-scorecard-methodology-2020/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }