India, June 11 -- The report brings together progress towards targets on farmer livelihoods, living income, protecting human rights and forest-positive sourcing.
ofis first Choices for Change impact report sets out progress against the milestone targets behind its 2030 sustainability commitments and brings together practical data and examples from across cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices. For customers facing tighter expectations around traceability, due diligence, Scope 3 emissions and the evidence behind sustainability claims, it offers a clearer view of where progress is being made and where challenges remain.
It also shows how ofi combines origin presence, sourcing insight and integration at scale to help customers build more resilient supply chains and respond to changing regulatory and market demands.
Published against a backdrop of commodity price volatility, changing regulatory timelines and rising expectations around responsible sourcing, the report shows where ofi has made progress, where challenges remain and where more work is still needed.
Key 2025 progress:
Clearer due diligence visibility: human rights due diligence systems are in place across all supply chains, with all high-risk supply chains covered by systems to identify, prevent and remediate child labor, meeting ofis 2025 milestone in this area while ongoing monitoring and remediation continue.
Livelihoods & living income: 570,000 farmer households received livelihood support in 2025, while more than 200,000 farmer households recorded a living income, influenced by a combination of ofis initiatives and higher market prices for cocoa and coffee.
Climate progress: ofis Scope 1,2 & 3 climate targets were validated by the Science Based Targets initiative, and ofi also achieved 41% renewable energy use across its tier 1 processing facilities.
Stronger traceability and sourcing insight: around 730,000 farms are geolocated on ofis EUDR-ready Track and Trace system, with deforestation risk assessments and action plans across all high-risk supply chains
Customers are asking for better visibility and more reliable data across supply chains. This report brings that information together in one place and gives a clearer view of the progress we are making across our supply chains, where more work is still needed and what we are learning as we go. Over the next five years, the opportunity is to take what weve built and scale it further - working with customers and partners to expand traceability, improve data transparency and scale specific programs such as agroforestry and living income initiatives, even in a tougher operating environment. Thats central to our purpose to be the change for good food and a healthy future. said Roel van Poppel, Chief Sustainability Officer at ofi.
Two examples of how ofi is helping build supply chain resilience and putting its ambition to be the preferred partner for positive change into practice are its living income program in Honduras with ALDI SOUTH Group and global agroforestry program with Nestl.
Rachel Vujovic, Sustainability Director, ALDI SOUTH Group, said, Strong partnerships empower us to achieve greater impact, develop better solutions, and broaden our positive influence as demonstrated by our Living Income Project with ofi. Providing direct market access, agricultural training, and tailored guidance helped farmers to increase productivity, enhance livelihoods, and support their communities"
Darrell High, Cocoa Plan Manager at Nestl, said, Were working with ofi to provide forest and fruit tree seedlings and training to farmers to support this transition to agroforestry. It helps farmers, supports the resilience of our supply chain and contributes to our shared climate goals for 2030 and beyond.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from FoodTechBiz.