Opinion

With global sales expected to reach US$161billion by 2024, our appetite for chocolate has never been greater. But despite its sugar-coated success, the international cocoa industry remains dogged in controversy amid accusations of enforced child labour, slavery and deforestation. Here, in this exclusive article for The London Economic, the journalist, author and campaigner Mia Bo reveals the dark side of the world’s most beloved treat and explains the small changes we can all make towards a genuine fair trade.

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