Barry Callebaut collaborates with SAP on a sustainability data management tool

Coupled with this announcement is the launch of an innovative cloud-based solution for cocoa bean traceability and better sustainability data management using solutions from SAP.  

The solution was developed with SAP and combines desktop and mobile access, allowing usage in the most remote locations. Information on farmers, their farms and their communities can be recorded digitally at every level of the supply chain. Farmer registration, cocoa buying, processing and transportation records enable the traceability of cocoa beans from the farmer to Barry Callebaut’s warehouse.

The SAP Rural Sourcing Management Solution running on the SAP HANA® Cloud platform s went live on June 13th 2016 with the ambition to cover all cocoa farmers participating in Barry Callebaut’s sustainability activities in Côte d’Ivoire – currently about 65,000 farmers.