Cocoa sustainability programs such as Mondelez’s Cocoa Life are critical to tackling deforestation, child labor and long-term supply risks. Beneath the pull of flavor, convenience and price, it’s sustainability, climate change and the demand for cleaner supply chains that are now steering the industry. Global yields of wheat are around 10% lower now than they would have been without the influence of climate change, according to a recent study. The cocoa challengeCocoa faces a slightly different set of sustainability concerns, linked to deforestation and child labor as well as climate change. Leading cocoa brands have pledged to source 100% sustainable cocoa through programs like Mondelez International’s Cocoa Life.