Country × sector × commodity · Source-linked evidence
cocoa from Ivory Coast
Agriculture & Food sourcing evidence brief
Country context
highSector-adjusted
moderateCommodity evidence
highSector evidence
severeAnswer first
Enhanced evidence is indicated before supplier onboarding, award or renewal.
[S/1] records 4 source-linked signals relevant to cocoa in Ivory Coast's agriculture & food sector. The most elevated subject-specific evidence is rated high. Country context is high and sector-adjusted context is moderate. Enhanced evidence is indicated before supplier onboarding, award or renewal.
Published 22 August 2026 · Evidence version 24 August 2026
Source-linked evidence
Commodity, material or product matches are separated from broader sector context. Every row states its scope, source and vintage; unavailable evidence is never treated as low risk.
| Evidence | Scope | Level | Observation | Provenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deforestation | Sector context | severe | 3.69%/yrEffective 31 December 2023 | World Bank — Forest area indicatorDerived by Salient One · forest-area-trend-1.0S1 relative annual trend derived from World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS forest area as a percentage of land area; it is not a Global Forest Watch tree-cover-loss measure. |
| Child labour | Cocoa | high | CocoaEffective 5 September 2024Status listed | US DOL TVPRADerived by Salient One · tvpra-sector-map-1.0US DOL-listed good mapped to the S1 Agriculture & Food sector. The high band routes enhanced verification and is not a finding about a specific supplier or shipment. |
| Forced labour | Cocoa | high | CocoaEffective 5 September 2024Status listed | US DOL TVPRADerived by Salient One · tvpra-sector-map-1.0US DOL-listed good mapped to the S1 Agriculture & Food sector. The high band routes enhanced verification and is not a finding about a specific supplier or shipment. |
| EUDR evidence-review scope | cocoa | not rated | Recorded signalEffective 22 August 2026 | Salient One derived EUDR scope flagDerived by Salient One · eudr-scope-screen-1.0S1 screening scope flag for cocoa; the cited regulation defines the relevant commodity scope, while the country–commodity pairing is an internal evidence-review flag. It is not the EU country benchmark or an externally published severity rating. |
Priority evidence domains
Environmental
severeSector profile significantly intensified environmental harm risk (×2.5), elevating the effective risk rating from high to severe.
Governance
highRegulatory enforcement risk is intensified by sector-specific governance deficits (×1.2).
Forced Labour
highSector intensified forced labour exposure (×1.6) — jurisdictional forced labour indices include: Cocoa, Coffee, elevating the effective risk rating from moderate to high.
Corruption
moderateIntensified corruption exposure driven by sector-specific opaque procurement (×1.3).
What to verify next
- 1Reconstruct ownership and actual control, including material historical changes and opaque jurisdictions.
- 2Verify licences, banking route, tax or distress signals and the operating facts material to the engagement.
- 3Preserve the approval rationale, evidence dates, limitations, owner and next review trigger.
- 4Execute verification of correspondent banking stability and document de-risking impacts on settlement latency.
- 5Formally document Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), including UBO verification and source-of-wealth analysis.
- 6Initiate Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)
- 7Execute Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) verification
- 8Perform forensic Forced Labour supply chain assessment
- 9Run comprehensive Sanctions and Export Control screening
Questions this brief answers
What should a buyer verify before sourcing cocoa from Ivory Coast?
Enhanced evidence is indicated before supplier onboarding, award or renewal. Establish the supplier's legal identity and current status, reconstruct ownership and control, screen connected parties, verify operating capacity and preserve the evidence dates, limitations and review trigger.
What evidence does [S/1] record for cocoa from Ivory Coast?
The agriculture & food sector has deforestation evidence for Ivory Coast, rated severe. The recorded value is 3.69%/yr (2023). The interpretation is derived by Salient One under method forest-area-trend-1.0. cocoa is directly matched to child-labour evidence for Ivory Coast, rated high. The source vintage is 2024. Reference: Cocoa. Source status: listed. The interpretation is derived by Salient One under method tvpra-sector-map-1.0. cocoa is directly matched to forced-labour evidence for Ivory Coast, rated high. The source vintage is 2024. Reference: Cocoa. Source status: listed. The interpretation is derived by Salient One under method tvpra-sector-map-1.0. cocoa is directly matched to EUDR evidence-review scope flag for Ivory Coast, with no published risk level. The source vintage is 2026. The interpretation is derived by Salient One under method eudr-scope-screen-1.0.
Where does the cocoa sourcing evidence come from?
The matching observations come from World Bank — Forest area indicator, US DOL TVPRA, Salient One derived EUDR scope flag. Each evidence row shows its source vintage or observation date and links to the source where available.
Does this brief clear a Ivory Coast supplier?
No. This is a country-, sector- and commodity-level routing aid. It does not establish the identity, ownership, sanctions status, operating capacity, legality or suitability of any supplier or transaction.
Recommended citation
Salient One (2026-08-24). cocoa from Ivory Coast: sourcing risk evidence brief. https://s1.salientone.eu/sourcing-risk/ivory-coast/agriculture/cocoa