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Approved Verification Organizations

Choose a country from the list below to see the entities approved for verifying Cocoa Practices for Starbucks suppliers in that country. Additional organizations will be added as they are approved. Provisionally approved verifiers are qualified to complete Cocoa Practices verifications pending full approval by SCS. Please contact SCS if you have questions about verifiers and their status.

If you are a verifier and can perform verifications in a country where you are currently not listed please notify SCS.

South America

• Colombia

West Africa

• Ivory Coast

South America

Colombia

CERES Certification
Contact: Luz Dary Ruiz Valhor - Gerente, Albrecht Benzing, Representative
e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Tel: +57 315-5396013, +57 313-6565857
Fax: +57 (2) 8935295
Address: Cra 4 No. 4-43 Of. 202
               Santiago de Cali, Colombia
Colombia
(Provisionally Approved)

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West Africa

Ivory Coast

Bureau Veritas
Contact: Séraphin KOUAME
e-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +225 20-31-25-40, +225 20-31-25-41
Address: 01 BP 1453 Abidjan CI
Ivory Coast
(Provisionally Approved)

Institut für Marktökologie, IMO
Contact: Ute Eisenlohr
e-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +41 (0)71 626 0 626
Fax: +41 (0)71 626 0 623
Address: IMO Group Office
               Weststrasse 51
               CH-8570 Weinfelden, Switzerland
Ivory Coast
(Provisionally Approved)

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Please note that the following documents are currently in revision.  Please direct questions to [email protected] or for Supplier questions, please contact Starbucks Coffee Agronomy Company at [email protected]

Program Documents

Program Documents

• Cocoa Practices Scorecard (English) (new)
• Cocoa Practices Scorecard (Spanish)
• Cocoa Practices Scorecard (French) Updated
• Cocoa Practices Field Notes (English)
• Cocoa Practices Field Notes (Spanish)
• Cocoa Practices Field Notes (French) Updated

Application Documents

• Cocoa Practices Verification Organization Approval Procedure
• Cocoa Practices Verification Organization Application Form

Participants

• Cocoa Practices Supplier Operations Manual

About

Starbucks Cocoa Practices sourcing guidelines were developed in consultation with representatives from the cocoa industry and are modeled after Starbucks C.A.F.E. Practices. The Cocoa Practices program ensures that Starbucks sources sustainably grown and processed cocoa beans.

The Cocoa Practices program is a continuous improvement model that rewards the members of the supply chain for increasing scores year over year.

Starbucks plans to update the criteria in Cocoa Practices based on feedback from verifiers, suppliers and the program auditor. For additional information on the Cocoa Practices program please visit the Starbucks Cocoa Practices website.