Mondelez International Inc. — Ethics Grade D+

Mondelez International Inc. receives an overall ethics grade of D+ (39/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Food & Beverage. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 40
• privacy: 90
• consumer: 50
• environment: 35
• humanRights: 25

Documented incidents (3)

• Cocoa Child Labor (high, 2022) — A documentary revealed children as young as 10 using machetes to harvest cocoa for Mondelez's Cadbury brand in Ghana.
• Continuing Russia Business (medium, 2023) — The Ukraine National Agency on Corruption Prevention designated Mondelez an 'international sponsor of war' for continuing to operate in Russia.
• Orangutan Habitat Destruction (high, 2018) — Greenpeace linked Mondelez to the destruction of 70,000 hectares of rainforest through its palm oil suppliers in Indonesia.

Documented good deeds

• Cocoa Life Expansion — The company invested additional funds into its Cocoa Life program aimed at improving the livelihoods of cocoa farmers.

Ethical alternatives

• Tony's Chocolonely — Specifically designed to be 100% child-labor free with total supply chain transparency.