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- 0:00Hello
- 0:00everyone,
- 0:00this
- 0:01is
- 0:01Omnitalk
- 0:01Retail.
- 0:02I
- 0:02am
- 0:02Chris
- 0:02Walton
- 0:03and
- 0:03we
- 0:03are
- 0:03coming
- 0:03to
- 0:03you
- 0:03live
- 0:04once
- 0:04again
- 0:04from
- 0:04the
- 0:04Consumer
- 0:05Goods
- 0:06Forums
- 0:06Global
- 0:06Summit
- 0:07in
- 0:07Vienna,
- 0:08Austria.
- 0:09And
- 0:09we
- 0:09are
- 0:09of
- 0:09course
- 0:10in
- 0:10the
- 0:10CGF
- 0:11Leadership
- 0:11Studio,
- 0:11which
- 0:12is
- 0:12sponsored
- 0:12by
- 0:13Vuzion.
- 0:13Now
- 0:14joining
- 0:14me
- 0:14is
- 0:14Darren
- 0:15o'.
- 0:15Brien.
- 0:15Can't
- 0:16wait
- 0:16to
- 0:16talk
- 0:16to
- 0:16Darren.
- 0:17He's
- 0:17got
- 0:17a
- 0:17great
- 0:17personality.
- 0:18Darren
- 0:18o'
- 0:18Brien
- 0:19is
- 0:19the
- 0:19Chief
- 0:19Corporate
- 0:19and
- 0:20Government
- 0:20Affairs
- 0:20Officer
- 0:21and
- 0:22everybody,
- 0:23the
- 0:23Chief
- 0:24Cocoa
- 0:24Officer
- 0:25of
- 0:25Mondelez
- 0:26International.
- 0:26Darren,
- 0:27welcome
- 0:27to
- 0:27omnitalk.
- 0:27Thanks
- 0:28for
- 0:28joining
- 0:28us,
- 0:28Chris.
- 0:28It's
- 0:29an
- 0:29absolute
- 0:29pleasure.
- 0:29Yeah,
- 0:30so
- 0:31I've
- 0:31never
- 0:31heard
- 0:31a
- 0:31title
- 0:32like
- 0:32that
- 0:32before.
- 0:32I'm
- 0:32sure
- 0:32you
- 0:32get
- 0:33that
- 0:33all
- 0:33the
- 0:33time.
- 0:33But
- 0:34why
- 0:34the
- 0:34combination?
- 0:34What
- 0:35was
- 0:35the
- 0:35logic
- 0:35there?
- 0:36Well,
- 0:36it
- 0:36didn't
- 0:37start
- 0:37that
- 0:37way,
- 0:37okay.
- 0:38It
- 0:38started
- 0:38off
- 0:39as
- 0:39the
- 0:39Chief
- 0:39Corporate
- 0:40and
- 0:40Government
- 0:40Affairs
- 0:41Officer.
- 0:41We
- 0:42then
- 0:42had
- 0:42what
- 0:43was
- 0:43effectively
- 0:44a
- 0:44crisis
- 0:44in
- 0:45cocoa.
- 0:45And
- 0:46as
- 0:46a
- 0:46business,
- 0:46we
- 0:47buy
- 0:47a
- 0:47very
- 0:48significant
- 0:48amount
- 0:48of
- 0:49cocoa.
- 0:49I
- 0:49gotta
- 0:49imagine,
- 0:50I
- 0:50gotta
- 0:50imagine.
- 0:51And
- 0:51it's
- 0:51a
- 0:51complex
- 0:52supply
- 0:52chain,
- 0:52you
- 0:53know,
- 0:53from
- 0:53several
- 0:54million
- 0:54farms
- 0:54in
- 0:55West
- 0:55Africa
- 0:55all
- 0:56the
- 0:56way
- 0:56through
- 0:56to
- 0:56places
- 0:57like
- 0:57Brazil.
- 0:58And
- 0:58we
- 0:58want
- 0:58to
- 0:59take
- 0:59an
- 0:59end
- 0:59to
- 0:59end
- 0:59approach
- 1:00and
- 1:00take
- 1:00a
- 1:01long
- 1:01term
- 1:01strategic
- 1:02approach
- 1:03that's
- 1:03not
- 1:03just
- 1:03about
- 1:03managing
- 1:04year
- 1:04to
- 1:04year.
- 1:04But
- 1:05what
- 1:05are
- 1:05the
- 1:05things
- 1:05we
- 1:06need
- 1:06to
- 1:06do
- 1:07to
- 1:07secure
- 1:07that
- 1:08supply
- 1:08chain,
- 1:08to
- 1:09make
- 1:09it
- 1:09more
- 1:09predictable,
- 1:10both
- 1:10in
- 1:10price,
- 1:11in
- 1:11terms
- 1:11of
- 1:11supply
- 1:12and
- 1:12make
- 1:12sure
- 1:12we
- 1:12can
- 1:12still
- 1:13make
- 1:13the
- 1:13chocolate
- 1:13that
- 1:13people
- 1:14love.
- 1:14So
- 1:15hence
- 1:15we
- 1:15got
- 1:15a
- 1:15Chief
- 1:16Cocoa
- 1:16Officer
- 1:17and
- 1:17a
- 1:17cocoa
- 1:18enterprise
- 1:18that
- 1:18I
- 1:19have
- 1:19responsibility
- 1:19for.
- 1:20Do
- 1:20you
- 1:20have
- 1:20any
- 1:20idea
- 1:20how
- 1:21many
- 1:21other
- 1:21Chief
- 1:21Cocoa
- 1:22officers
- 1:22there
- 1:22are
- 1:22in
- 1:22the
- 1:22world?
- 1:23Do
- 1:23you
- 1:23like
- 1:23get
- 1:23together?
- 1:23Is
- 1:23it
- 1:24like
- 1:24people's
- 1:24sexiest
- 1:24man
- 1:25of
- 1:25the
- 1:25Year?
- 1:25Like,
- 1:25do
- 1:25you
- 1:25guys
- 1:26get
- 1:26together?
- 1:26And
- 1:26like,
- 1:27I
- 1:27would
- 1:27like
- 1:28to
- 1:28think
- 1:28so,
- 1:28but
- 1:28then
- 1:28I
- 1:29saw
- 1:29someone
- 1:29else
- 1:30with
- 1:30the
- 1:30title
- 1:30at
- 1:30Mars
- 1:31the
- 1:31other
- 1:31day
- 1:31and
- 1:31I
- 1:31was
- 1:31a
- 1:32bit
- 1:32deflated.
- 1:32Oh,
- 1:32really?
- 1:33So
- 1:33maybe
- 1:33we
- 1:33might
- 1:34have
- 1:34to
- 1:34have
- 1:34a
- 1:34Chief
- 1:34Cocoa
- 1:35Officer
- 1:35conference
- 1:35somewhere
- 1:36in
- 1:37Africa
- 1:37and
- 1:37enjoy.
- 1:38It
- 1:38definitely
- 1:38sounds
- 1:38like
- 1:39a
- 1:39happy
- 1:39hour
- 1:39brewing
- 1:40somewhere
- 1:40along
- 1:40the
- 1:41line.
- 1:41All
- 1:41right,
- 1:42CGS
- 1:42Vienna,
- 1:43CGF
- 1:43Vienna.
- 1:44Their
- 1:44theme
- 1:44is
- 1:44the
- 1:44adaptive
- 1:45edge.
- 1:45So
- 1:45it's
- 1:45about
- 1:46being
- 1:46adaptive
- 1:46for
- 1:47AI,
- 1:47being
- 1:47adaptive
- 1:48with
- 1:48supply
- 1:48chain,
- 1:49being
- 1:50adaptive
- 1:50to
- 1:50the
- 1:51needs
- 1:51of
- 1:51the
- 1:51world,
- 1:52the
- 1:52environment
- 1:53at
- 1:53large.
- 1:54So
- 1:54let's
- 1:54go
- 1:54into
- 1:55the
- 1:55cocoa
- 1:55crisis
- 1:55that
- 1:56you
- 1:56mentioned.
- 1:56What
- 1:56did
- 1:57that
- 1:57experience
- 1:57teach
- 1:58you
- 1:58personally
- 1:58about
- 1:59adaptability?
- 2:00Yeah,
- 2:00well,
- 2:01in
- 2:01many
- 2:01ways
- 2:02we
- 2:02had
- 2:02a
- 2:03good
- 2:03look
- 2:03at
- 2:03ourselves
- 2:04and,
- 2:04you
- 2:04know,
- 2:05some
- 2:05of
- 2:05the
- 2:05things
- 2:06would
- 2:06seem
- 2:06obvious,
- 2:07but
- 2:08technology's
- 2:09helped
- 2:09us
- 2:09sort
- 2:09of
- 2:09get
- 2:09a
- 2:09better
- 2:10understanding.
- 2:10So
- 2:11I'll
- 2:11give
- 2:11you
- 2:11a
- 2:11couple
- 2:11of
- 2:11examples.
- 2:12There
- 2:13are
- 2:13two
- 2:13big
- 2:13regions
- 2:14of
- 2:14cocoa
- 2:14in
- 2:14the
- 2:14world.
- 2:15Okay.
- 2:15There's
- 2:15over
- 2:15in
- 2:16West
- 2:16Africa
- 2:16and
- 2:16then
- 2:16there's
- 2:17the
- 2:17Andean
- 2:17region
- 2:18where
- 2:18there's
- 2:18places
- 2:18like
- 2:19Ecuador
- 2:19and
- 2:19Brazil
- 2:20and
- 2:20Nigeria
- 2:21and
- 2:21so
- 2:21on.
- 2:22The
- 2:22weather
- 2:22patterns
- 2:23for
- 2:23both
- 2:23are
- 2:23different.
- 2:24You
- 2:25tend
- 2:25to
- 2:25get
- 2:26different
- 2:26conditions.
- 2:27You
- 2:27never
- 2:28get
- 2:28sort
- 2:28of
- 2:28a
- 2:28simultaneous
- 2:29conversion
- 2:30of
- 2:30the
- 2:30same
- 2:30weather.
- 2:31So
- 2:31hence
- 2:31it
- 2:32makes
- 2:32sense
- 2:32to
- 2:32spread
- 2:32where
- 2:33you're
- 2:33sourcing
- 2:33from
- 2:34across
- 2:34both
- 2:34regions.
- 2:35We
- 2:35were
- 2:35heavily
- 2:36dependent
- 2:36in
- 2:36West
- 2:37Africa.
- 2:37We're
- 2:38now
- 2:38growing
- 2:38our
- 2:39origin
- 2:39diversity.
- 2:40And
- 2:41that
- 2:41seems
- 2:41like
- 2:41a
- 2:42simple
- 2:42thing
- 2:42to
- 2:42do
- 2:43until
- 2:43you
- 2:44take
- 2:44into
- 2:44account
- 2:45beans
- 2:45have
- 2:46different
- 2:46flavour
- 2:46profiles,
- 2:48they
- 2:48give
- 2:48you
- 2:48different
- 2:49types
- 2:49of
- 2:50dark
- 2:51chocolate
- 2:51notes
- 2:52all
- 2:52the
- 2:52way
- 2:52through
- 2:52to
- 2:52what
- 2:53we
- 2:53use
- 2:53in
- 2:53milk
- 2:53chocolate.
- 2:54So
- 2:54we
- 2:54had
- 2:54to
- 2:55make
- 2:55sure
- 2:55we
- 2:55had
- 2:55both
- 2:55the
- 2:56recipe
- 2:56flexibility
- 2:57as
- 2:57well
- 2:58as
- 2:58the
- 2:58sourcing
- 2:58flexibility
- 2:59to
- 3:00be
- 3:00able
- 3:00to
- 3:00bring
- 3:00that
- 3:00together.
- 3:01We're
- 3:02also
- 3:02looking
- 3:02at
- 3:02things
- 3:02such
- 3:03as
- 3:03large
- 3:03scale
- 3:03farming.
- 3:04We
- 3:04have
- 3:05around
- 3:052.2
- 3:06million
- 3:07farmers
- 3:07supplying
- 3:08cocoa
- 3:08in
- 3:08West
- 3:09Africa.
- 3:09They
- 3:10have
- 3:10a
- 3:10couple
- 3:10of
- 3:10hectares
- 3:11each
- 3:11and
- 3:11make
- 3:12about
- 3:12half
- 3:12a
- 3:12kilo
- 3:12of
- 3:13cocoa
- 3:13per
- 3:13hectare.
- 3:14Okay.
- 3:14We're
- 3:14having
- 3:15a
- 3:15look
- 3:15at
- 3:15what
- 3:15sort
- 3:16of
- 3:16technologies,
- 3:16things
- 3:17like
- 3:17irrigation,
- 3:18fertiliser
- 3:19and
- 3:19so
- 3:19on,
- 3:20and
- 3:20technology
- 3:21in
- 3:22terms
- 3:22of
- 3:22predictive
- 3:23capabilities,
- 3:24disease
- 3:24resistance
- 3:25and
- 3:25so
- 3:25on
- 3:26to
- 3:26get
- 3:26better
- 3:26productivity
- 3:27and
- 3:27yield.
- 3:28So
- 3:28expanding
- 3:28that
- 3:29is
- 3:29one
- 3:29of
- 3:29our
- 3:29sources.
- 3:30And
- 3:30there's
- 3:31some
- 3:31amazing
- 3:31technology
- 3:32coming
- 3:32through
- 3:32in
- 3:33terms
- 3:33of
- 3:33how
- 3:33you
- 3:34might
- 3:34be
- 3:34able
- 3:34to
- 3:35use
- 3:35cells
- 3:36of
- 3:36cocoa
- 3:36plants
- 3:37to
- 3:37actually
- 3:38make
- 3:38cocoa
- 3:38butter,
- 3:39which
- 3:39is
- 3:39the
- 3:39key
- 3:39ingredient.
- 3:40And
- 3:41that's
- 3:41potentially
- 3:41what
- 3:41we're
- 3:41calling
- 3:42the
- 3:42cocoa
- 3:42of
- 3:43the
- 3:43future.
- 3:43So
- 3:43where
- 3:43are
- 3:44you
- 3:44in
- 3:44that
- 3:44diversification
- 3:45journey?
- 3:45Like,
- 3:46are
- 3:46you
- 3:46at
- 3:46mile
- 3:47one,
- 3:47mile
- 3:4824
- 3:48of
- 3:48the
- 3:48marathon?
- 3:49How
- 3:49would
- 3:49you
- 3:49sum
- 3:49that
- 3:50up?
- 3:50Well,
- 3:50we're
- 3:50one
- 3:50year
- 3:51in,
- 3:51one
- 3:51year
- 3:52in.
- 3:52Okay.
- 3:52But
- 3:53we
- 3:53have
- 3:53agreements
- 3:54now
- 3:54for
- 3:54around
- 3:54about
- 3:5450,000
- 3:55hectares
- 3:56of
- 3:56large
- 3:56scale
- 3:57farms.
- 3:58We
- 3:58have
- 3:58investments
- 3:59in
- 3:59around
- 3:59four
- 4:00startups
- 4:01who
- 4:01are
- 4:01actually
- 4:02looking
- 4:03at
- 4:03this
- 4:03sort
- 4:03of
- 4:04fermented
- 4:05cocoa
- 4:06technology.
- 4:07We've
- 4:08significantly
- 4:09increased
- 4:09our
- 4:10sourcing
- 4:10capabilities
- 4:11from
- 4:11the
- 4:11Andean
- 4:12region
- 4:12in
- 4:12places
- 4:12like
- 4:13Ecuador.
- 4:14So
- 4:14it's
- 4:14only
- 4:14been
- 4:15a
- 4:15year,
- 4:16but
- 4:16we
- 4:16are
- 4:16definitely
- 4:17seeing
- 4:17a
- 4:17rapid
- 4:18sort
- 4:18of
- 4:18scale
- 4:18up
- 4:19in
- 4:19terms
- 4:19of
- 4:19the
- 4:19capability
- 4:20of
- 4:20the
- 4:20pillars
- 4:21we're
- 4:21building,
- 4:21but
- 4:22not
- 4:22necessarily
- 4:22yet
- 4:23the
- 4:23cocoa
- 4:23volume
- 4:24from
- 4:24those
- 4:24pillars.
- 4:24Got
- 4:25it,
- 4:25Got
- 4:25it.
- 4:25Okay,
- 4:25good.
- 4:25Glad
- 4:26I
- 4:26asked
- 4:26that.
- 4:27All
- 4:27right,
- 4:27so
- 4:27my
- 4:27next
- 4:28question
- 4:28would
- 4:28be,
- 4:28you
- 4:28know,
- 4:28the
- 4:29CGF
- 4:30Human
- 4:30Rights
- 4:30Coalition
- 4:31is
- 4:31also
- 4:31a
- 4:32key
- 4:32part
- 4:32of
- 4:32the
- 4:32summit.
- 4:33It's
- 4:33also
- 4:33one
- 4:33of
- 4:33the
- 4:33most
- 4:33prominent
- 4:34sessions
- 4:34here.
- 4:36And
- 4:36you
- 4:37also
- 4:37are
- 4:37very
- 4:37involved
- 4:38in
- 4:38this
- 4:38idea
- 4:38called
- 4:39Coco
- 4:39Life.
- 4:39Can
- 4:40you
- 4:40explain
- 4:40that?
- 4:40And
- 4:41how
- 4:41is
- 4:41that
- 4:41actually
- 4:41changing
- 4:42things
- 4:42or
- 4:42what
- 4:42is
- 4:43it
- 4:43designed
- 4:43to
- 4:43do?
- 4:44Yeah,
- 4:44so
- 4:45look,
- 4:45as
- 4:45you
- 4:45talk
- 4:46about
- 4:46Human
- 4:46rights.
- 4:47And
- 4:47there's
- 4:47been
- 4:47a
- 4:47lot
- 4:48of
- 4:48focus
- 4:49for
- 4:49all
- 4:49the
- 4:49right
- 4:50reasons
- 4:50in
- 4:50terms
- 4:50of
- 4:51making
- 4:51sure
- 4:51that
- 4:51we
- 4:52have
- 4:52a
- 4:52child
- 4:52labour
- 4:53free
- 4:54cocoa
- 4:55supply
- 4:55chain.
- 4:56We
- 4:56spend
- 4:57millions
- 4:57and
- 4:57millions
- 4:58of
- 4:58dollars,
- 4:58as
- 4:59do
- 4:59our
- 4:59peers,
- 4:59in
- 5:00terms
- 5:00of
- 5:01remediation
- 5:01and
- 5:02monitoring
- 5:02programs
- 5:04around
- 5:04ensuring
- 5:05that
- 5:05you
- 5:06don't
- 5:06just
- 5:06say
- 5:07you
- 5:07cannot
- 5:07have
- 5:08child
- 5:08labour,
- 5:08but
- 5:08you
- 5:08look
- 5:08at
- 5:09what
- 5:09are
- 5:09the
- 5:09causes
- 5:09of
- 5:09it
- 5:10and
- 5:10how
- 5:10do
- 5:10you
- 5:10address
- 5:11those
- 5:11causes.
- 5:11So
- 5:12how
- 5:12do
- 5:12you
- 5:12ensure
- 5:13that
- 5:13there's
- 5:13access
- 5:13to
- 5:14education
- 5:15for
- 5:15the
- 5:15children
- 5:16so
- 5:16that
- 5:16they
- 5:16actually
- 5:17can
- 5:17go
- 5:17to
- 5:17school?
- 5:18How
- 5:18do
- 5:18you
- 5:19look
- 5:19at
- 5:19technology
- 5:20that
- 5:20can
- 5:20be
- 5:21advanced
- 5:21on
- 5:21the
- 5:21farm
- 5:22to
- 5:22grow
- 5:23productivity
- 5:23and
- 5:24to
- 5:24enable
- 5:24the
- 5:24farmers
- 5:25themselves
- 5:26to
- 5:26get
- 5:26better
- 5:26yields
- 5:27potentially
- 5:28through
- 5:28improved
- 5:29farming
- 5:29methods
- 5:29and
- 5:29reduce
- 5:30the,
- 5:31let's
- 5:31call
- 5:31it
- 5:31the
- 5:31temptation
- 5:32to
- 5:32perhaps
- 5:33use
- 5:34child
- 5:34labour
- 5:35to
- 5:35actually
- 5:36get
- 5:36the
- 5:36supply
- 5:37as
- 5:38well
- 5:38as
- 5:38in,
- 5:38you
- 5:38know,
- 5:38in
- 5:39making
- 5:39investments
- 5:40right
- 5:40across
- 5:40sort
- 5:40of
- 5:41the
- 5:41cocoa
- 5:41supply
- 5:41chain
- 5:42to
- 5:42make
- 5:43it
- 5:43more
- 5:43resilient
- 5:44and
- 5:44ultimately
- 5:45to
- 5:45create
- 5:45that
- 5:46cycle
- 5:46where
- 5:46if
- 5:46you
- 5:46get
- 5:47better
- 5:47farm
- 5:48incomes,
- 5:49you
- 5:49get
- 5:50more
- 5:50choice,
- 5:50you
- 5:50get
- 5:50more
- 5:50choice
- 5:51to
- 5:51be
- 5:51able
- 5:51to
- 5:51invest,
- 5:52to
- 5:52be
- 5:53able
- 5:53to
- 5:53ensure
- 5:53that
- 5:53children
- 5:54are
- 5:54given
- 5:55and
- 5:55provided
- 5:56with
- 5:56education
- 5:57so
- 5:57they
- 5:57can
- 5:57become
- 5:58potentially
- 5:58the
- 5:59farmers
- 5:59of
- 5:59the
- 5:59future
- 6:00and
- 6:00also
- 6:01look
- 6:01at
- 6:01alternatives
- 6:02and
- 6:02other
- 6:02crops
- 6:03that
- 6:03can
- 6:04complement
- 6:04alongside
- 6:05cocoa.
- 6:06One
- 6:06of
- 6:06the
- 6:06things
- 6:06we
- 6:07have
- 6:07learned
- 6:07is
- 6:07that
- 6:08barrier
- 6:08crops
- 6:09or
- 6:09planting
- 6:09crops
- 6:10on
- 6:10the
- 6:10outside
- 6:10of
- 6:11cocoa
- 6:12plantations
- 6:13makes
- 6:13them
- 6:13more
- 6:13disease
- 6:14resistant.
- 6:15And
- 6:15disease
- 6:15of
- 6:15cocoa
- 6:16trees
- 6:16is
- 6:16one
- 6:16of
- 6:17the
- 6:17challenges
- 6:17we
- 6:17also
- 6:17face,
- 6:18really.
- 6:19So
- 6:19it's
- 6:20an
- 6:20area
- 6:20that
- 6:21we
- 6:21obviously
- 6:21put
- 6:21a
- 6:21great
- 6:22importance
- 6:22on,
- 6:22as
- 6:23do
- 6:23all
- 6:23of
- 6:23our
- 6:24peers.
- 6:25And
- 6:25we're
- 6:25looking
- 6:25at
- 6:26how
- 6:26we
- 6:26can
- 6:26have
- 6:27programs
- 6:27around
- 6:28human
- 6:28rights,
- 6:29both
- 6:29due
- 6:30diligence
- 6:30as
- 6:30well
- 6:31as
- 6:31the
- 6:31monitoring,
- 6:31the
- 6:32remediation
- 6:33programs
- 6:34that
- 6:34mean
- 6:35by
- 6:35doing
- 6:35it
- 6:35collectively
- 6:36as
- 6:36an
- 6:36industry,
- 6:37you're
- 6:37far
- 6:38more
- 6:38likely
- 6:38to
- 6:38get
- 6:39a
- 6:39better
- 6:39outcome
- 6:40than
- 6:40people
- 6:40just
- 6:41trying
- 6:41to
- 6:41do
- 6:41it
- 6:41by
- 6:42themselves.
- 6:42And
- 6:42hence
- 6:43the
- 6:43goals
- 6:43here
- 6:43of
- 6:44this
- 6:44conference
- 6:44as
- 6:44well.
- 6:44Correct.
- 6:45So
- 6:46one
- 6:46of
- 6:46the
- 6:46reasons
- 6:46I
- 6:47created
- 6:47Omnitalk
- 6:48was
- 6:48to
- 6:48give
- 6:49the
- 6:49listeners
- 6:50and
- 6:50the
- 6:50watchers
- 6:51who
- 6:51are
- 6:51watching
- 6:51on
- 6:51YouTube
- 6:52an
- 6:52inside
- 6:53view
- 6:53into
- 6:53what
- 6:54executives
- 6:54have
- 6:55to
- 6:55do
- 6:55on
- 6:55a
- 6:55daily
- 6:55basis.
- 6:56What
- 6:56are
- 6:56the
- 6:56things
- 6:56that
- 6:56confront
- 6:57them,
- 6:57how
- 6:58do
- 6:58they
- 6:58make
- 6:58decisions,
- 6:58how
- 6:59do
- 6:59they
- 6:59go
- 6:59about
- 6:59their
- 6:59day?
- 7:00And
- 7:00one
- 7:00of
- 7:00the
- 7:00things
- 7:00I
- 7:01find
- 7:01really
- 7:01interesting
- 7:01about
- 7:02your
- 7:02job,
- 7:03both
- 7:03probably
- 7:04dynamics
- 7:04of
- 7:04both
- 7:05titles
- 7:05of
- 7:05it,
- 7:06is
- 7:06you
- 7:06have
- 7:07board
- 7:07level
- 7:07update
- 7:08responsibility.
- 7:09You're
- 7:10expected
- 7:10to
- 7:10provide
- 7:11updates
- 7:11on
- 7:11what
- 7:12you're
- 7:12doing
- 7:12to
- 7:13the
- 7:13board
- 7:13regularly.
- 7:14Was
- 7:14that
- 7:14always
- 7:14the
- 7:15case
- 7:15or
- 7:15did
- 7:16you
- 7:16grow
- 7:16into
- 7:16that
- 7:17over
- 7:17time?
- 7:18No,
- 7:18I
- 7:19got
- 7:19dumped
- 7:19into
- 7:19it.
- 7:20You
- 7:20got
- 7:20dumped
- 7:20into
- 7:20it.
- 7:21Okay,
- 7:21see,
- 7:21now
- 7:22we're
- 7:22getting
- 7:22real.
- 7:22All
- 7:23right,
- 7:23this
- 7:23is
- 7:23great.
- 7:24Go
- 7:24back
- 7:2518
- 7:25months
- 7:26I
- 7:26was
- 7:26in
- 7:26Australia,
- 7:27I
- 7:27was
- 7:27running
- 7:27Australia,
- 7:28New
- 7:28Zealand,
- 7:28Japan
- 7:29as
- 7:29one
- 7:29of
- 7:30our
- 7:3020
- 7:30odd
- 7:30business
- 7:30units
- 7:31around
- 7:31the
- 7:32world.
- 7:32I
- 7:33had
- 7:33responsibilities
- 7:33for
- 7:34a
- 7:34regional
- 7:34president
- 7:35and
- 7:35I
- 7:35would
- 7:35do
- 7:35reviews
- 7:36with
- 7:36sort
- 7:36of
- 7:36the
- 7:37CEO
- 7:37on
- 7:38probably
- 7:38a
- 7:38biannual
- 7:39basis.
- 7:39The
- 7:40beauty
- 7:40about
- 7:40Australia,
- 7:41it's
- 7:41an
- 7:41island,
- 7:41it's
- 7:41a
- 7:42fair
- 7:42way,
- 7:43a
- 7:43lot
- 7:43of
- 7:43freedom
- 7:44and
- 7:44autonomy
- 7:45free.
- 7:45Fast
- 7:45forward
- 7:46to
- 7:46now.
- 7:46I
- 7:46sit
- 7:46about
- 7:4712ft
- 7:47from
- 7:48the
- 7:48CEO,
- 7:49about
- 7:498ft
- 7:49from
- 7:50the
- 7:50CFO
- 7:51and
- 7:51I've
- 7:51got
- 7:51the
- 7:51Chief
- 7:51Operating
- 7:52Officer
- 7:52on
- 7:52my
- 7:53left
- 7:53shoulder.
- 7:54So
- 7:54there's
- 7:54nowhere
- 7:55to
- 7:55hide.
- 7:56And
- 7:56every
- 7:57morning
- 7:57in
- 7:57this
- 7:58role
- 7:58now,
- 7:58particularly
- 7:59with
- 7:59corporate
- 7:59and
- 7:59government
- 8:00affairs,
- 8:01there's
- 8:01always
- 8:01something
- 8:02new
- 8:02and
- 8:02surprising.
- 8:03My
- 8:03inbox
- 8:04is
- 8:04my
- 8:05morning
- 8:05delight.
- 8:06Sometimes
- 8:06not
- 8:06such
- 8:06a
- 8:07delight
- 8:08and
- 8:08it
- 8:08often
- 8:08is
- 8:09time
- 8:09sensitive
- 8:10and
- 8:10it
- 8:10can
- 8:11cut
- 8:11across
- 8:11geographies.
- 8:12It
- 8:13can
- 8:13start
- 8:13in
- 8:13Washington
- 8:14D.C.
- 8:14and
- 8:14very
- 8:15quickly
- 8:15be
- 8:15a
- 8:16major
- 8:16issue
- 8:16in
- 8:16Europe.
- 8:18Go
- 8:18back
- 8:18to
- 8:18February
- 8:19last
- 8:19year.
- 8:20We
- 8:20were
- 8:20looking
- 8:21at
- 8:21the
- 8:21prospect
- 8:21of
- 8:22billions
- 8:22of
- 8:22dollars
- 8:23of
- 8:23impacts
- 8:24from
- 8:24things
- 8:24such
- 8:24as
- 8:25tariffs
- 8:25and
- 8:26restrictive
- 8:27trade
- 8:27and
- 8:27so
- 8:27on.
- 8:29Those
- 8:29issues
- 8:30focus
- 8:30you
- 8:30very
- 8:30quickly.
- 8:31So
- 8:32it's
- 8:32a
- 8:32fascinating
- 8:33job.
- 8:33And
- 8:33then
- 8:34as
- 8:34you
- 8:34mentioned,
- 8:35the
- 8:35board
- 8:35needs
- 8:36to
- 8:36be
- 8:36updated.
- 8:37And
- 8:37also
- 8:37if
- 8:38you
- 8:38have
- 8:38a,
- 8:39a
- 8:39good
- 8:39board
- 8:39as
- 8:39we
- 8:40do,
- 8:40the
- 8:40ability
- 8:41to
- 8:41also
- 8:41leverage
- 8:42their
- 8:43strategic
- 8:43insight
- 8:44and
- 8:44experience
- 8:44from
- 8:45other
- 8:45industries
- 8:46serves
- 8:46as
- 8:47a
- 8:47great
- 8:47sort
- 8:48of
- 8:48tool
- 8:48to
- 8:48leverage
- 8:49in
- 8:50managing
- 8:50a
- 8:50business
- 8:50like
- 8:51ours.
- 8:51So
- 8:51Darren,
- 8:52what
- 8:52are
- 8:52the
- 8:52puts
- 8:52and
- 8:52takes
- 8:53with
- 8:53that
- 8:53upscaling
- 8:54of
- 8:54responsibility
- 8:54that
- 8:54you
- 8:54just
- 8:55described?
- 8:55And
- 8:56then
- 8:56how
- 8:56have
- 8:56you
- 8:56had
- 8:57to
- 8:57adapt
- 8:57your
- 8:57leadership
- 8:58style
- 8:58as
- 8:58well?
- 8:59Yeah,
- 9:00look
- 9:00in
- 9:00terms
- 9:01of
- 9:01one
- 9:02of
- 9:02the
- 9:02things
- 9:02that
- 9:03particularly
- 9:03in
- 9:03a
- 9:03global
- 9:04role
- 9:04like
- 9:04mine,
- 9:05you
- 9:05have
- 9:06to
- 9:06be
- 9:06managing
- 9:07through
- 9:07people.
- 9:08It's
- 9:08not
- 9:08necessarily
- 9:09the
- 9:09work
- 9:09that
- 9:09I
- 9:10do,
- 9:10it's
- 9:10the
- 9:10potential,
- 9:11the
- 9:11capabilities
- 9:12I
- 9:12unlock
- 9:13from
- 9:13my
- 9:13team
- 9:13around
- 9:14the
- 9:14world.
- 9:14Hopefully
- 9:15I
- 9:15provide
- 9:16some
- 9:16insights,
- 9:17ask
- 9:17some
- 9:18questions
- 9:18that
- 9:19provoke
- 9:19some
- 9:19thinking
- 9:20that
- 9:20may
- 9:20not
- 9:20have
- 9:20otherwise
- 9:21been
- 9:21there.
- 9:22But
- 9:22fortunately
- 9:23for
- 9:23me,
- 9:23I
- 9:24rarely
- 9:24ever
- 9:24find
- 9:24myself
- 9:25in
- 9:25a
- 9:25position
- 9:25where
- 9:25I'm
- 9:26telling
- 9:26someone
- 9:26what
- 9:26to
- 9:26do.
- 9:27I'm
- 9:28trying
- 9:28to
- 9:28say
- 9:28how
- 9:28does
- 9:29one
- 9:29plus
- 9:29one
- 9:29equal
- 9:30three
- 9:30in
- 9:30in
- 9:31terms
- 9:31of
- 9:31getting
- 9:31better
- 9:32outcomes
- 9:33and
- 9:33trying
- 9:33to
- 9:34stay
- 9:34abreast
- 9:35of
- 9:35what's
- 9:36going
- 9:36on
- 9:37in
- 9:37a
- 9:37fast
- 9:37moving
- 9:38world.
- 9:39And
- 9:39one
- 9:39of
- 9:39the
- 9:39things
- 9:40particularly
- 9:40here
- 9:41at
- 9:41CGF
- 9:41and
- 9:42looking
- 9:42at
- 9:42what
- 9:43AI
- 9:43and
- 9:44that
- 9:44can
- 9:44enable
- 9:45what
- 9:45may
- 9:46have
- 9:46required
- 9:46you
- 9:46to
- 9:47send
- 9:47an
- 9:47email
- 9:47or
- 9:47make
- 9:48a
- 9:48phone
- 9:48call
- 9:48and
- 9:48wait
- 9:49for
- 9:49a
- 9:49brief
- 9:49to
- 9:49come
- 9:49back,
- 9:50read
- 9:50that,
- 9:50maybe
- 9:51have
- 9:51follow
- 9:51up
- 9:51questions
- 9:52you
- 9:52can
- 9:53get
- 9:53very
- 9:53quickly
- 9:54now
- 9:55using
- 9:55AI
- 9:56and
- 9:56then
- 9:57really
- 9:57put
- 9:57your
- 9:58efforts
- 9:58into
- 9:59what's
- 9:59the
- 9:59so
- 9:59what,
- 10:00what
- 10:00do
- 10:00we
- 10:00do
- 10:01now?
- 10:01Not
- 10:02actually
- 10:02sort
- 10:02of
- 10:03the
- 10:03gathering,
- 10:03compilation
- 10:04and
- 10:04assessment.
- 10:05You
- 10:05can
- 10:05get
- 10:05that.
- 10:05Yeah,
- 10:06Then
- 10:06you've
- 10:06got
- 10:06to
- 10:06know
- 10:07what
- 10:07to
- 10:07do
- 10:07about
- 10:07it.
- 10:07Yeah,
- 10:07right,
- 10:07right,
- 10:08right,
- 10:08right.
- 10:08Yeah.
- 10:09And
- 10:09to
- 10:09your
- 10:09point,
- 10:09like
- 10:10you're
- 10:10leading
- 10:10through
- 10:11others
- 10:11on
- 10:11your
- 10:11team
- 10:11at
- 10:12Mondelez,
- 10:12but
- 10:12also
- 10:13leading
- 10:13through
- 10:13others
- 10:14in
- 10:14the
- 10:14industry,
- 10:14which
- 10:14is
- 10:15why
- 10:15you're
- 10:15here.
- 10:15So
- 10:16I'm
- 10:16curious,
- 10:16I
- 10:16want
- 10:16to
- 10:16get
- 10:17you
- 10:17out
- 10:17of
- 10:17here
- 10:17on
- 10:17this
- 10:18with
- 10:18that
- 10:18idea
- 10:18of
- 10:19collaboration
- 10:19and
- 10:20collective
- 10:20action
- 10:21at
- 10:21the
- 10:21forefront
- 10:22of
- 10:22this
- 10:22question.
- 10:23What
- 10:23do
- 10:23you
- 10:24think
- 10:24what
- 10:24needs
- 10:25to
- 10:25happen
- 10:25in
- 10:26the
- 10:26global
- 10:26cocoa
- 10:27production
- 10:28system
- 10:28by
- 10:29say
- 10:29like
- 10:292035
- 10:30or
- 10:30the
- 10:30next
- 10:3010
- 10:31years?
- 10:31What
- 10:32change
- 10:32does
- 10:32the
- 10:32industry
- 10:33most
- 10:33need
- 10:33to
- 10:34make
- 10:34to
- 10:34improve
- 10:35things?
- 10:35Look,
- 10:36I
- 10:36think
- 10:36the
- 10:36sharing
- 10:37of
- 10:37technology
- 10:37is
- 10:38important,
- 10:38okay.
- 10:39Even
- 10:39though
- 10:40when
- 10:40it
- 10:40comes
- 10:40down
- 10:40to
- 10:41whether
- 10:41it
- 10:41be
- 10:42a
- 10:42Milka
- 10:43or
- 10:43a
- 10:44Cadbury
- 10:44chocolate
- 10:44bar
- 10:45or
- 10:45M&Ms,
- 10:46we
- 10:46compete
- 10:46at
- 10:47a
- 10:47brand
- 10:47level,
- 10:48we
- 10:48have
- 10:48consumers
- 10:49and
- 10:49a
- 10:49lot
- 10:49of
- 10:49them
- 10:49actually
- 10:49buy
- 10:50a
- 10:50couple
- 10:50across
- 10:50a
- 10:50portfolio
- 10:51of
- 10:51products.
- 10:52But
- 10:52we
- 10:52all
- 10:53depend
- 10:53on
- 10:53that
- 10:53cocoa
- 10:54to
- 10:55be
- 10:55grown
- 10:55and
- 10:55supplied.
- 10:56And
- 10:57so
- 10:57things
- 10:57such
- 10:57as
- 10:58together
- 10:58cocoa,
- 10:59which
- 10:59is
- 10:59a
- 11:00coalition
- 11:00of
- 11:00a
- 11:00number
- 11:01of
- 11:01the
- 11:01large
- 11:02chocolate
- 11:02manufacturers
- 11:03looking
- 11:04at
- 11:04what
- 11:04you
- 11:04can
- 11:05do
- 11:05in
- 11:05a
- 11:05pre
- 11:05competitive
- 11:06environment
- 11:07right
- 11:07back
- 11:08at
- 11:08the
- 11:08farm
- 11:08in
- 11:09terms
- 11:09of
- 11:09the
- 11:09practices,
- 11:10how
- 11:10do
- 11:11you
- 11:11get
- 11:11disease
- 11:11resistance,
- 11:12how
- 11:12do
- 11:12you
- 11:12potentially
- 11:13share
- 11:13cocoa
- 11:14crop
- 11:15technology
- 11:15around
- 11:16more
- 11:16resistant
- 11:17cocoa
- 11:17plants,
- 11:19what
- 11:19you
- 11:19can
- 11:19do
- 11:20and
- 11:20some
- 11:20of
- 11:20the
- 11:21methodologies
- 11:21in
- 11:21large
- 11:22scale
- 11:22farming,
- 11:23rehabilitation
- 11:24of
- 11:24areas
- 11:25to
- 11:25also
- 11:25then
- 11:25reduce
- 11:26carbon
- 11:26emissions.
- 11:27These
- 11:27are
- 11:28the
- 11:28things
- 11:28where
- 11:28we
- 11:28can
- 11:28both
- 11:29create
- 11:29a
- 11:29better
- 11:29world,
- 11:30ensure
- 11:30that
- 11:30there's
- 11:31a
- 11:31good,
- 11:32more
- 11:32predictable
- 11:33supply
- 11:33of
- 11:33cocoa
- 11:34and
- 11:34also
- 11:35one
- 11:35that
- 11:35enables
- 11:36the
- 11:36whole
- 11:37supply
- 11:37chain
- 11:38to
- 11:38benefit,
- 11:38whether
- 11:38it
- 11:39be
- 11:39the
- 11:39farmer
- 11:40incomes
- 11:40because
- 11:41they've
- 11:41become
- 11:41more
- 11:41productive
- 11:42and
- 11:42they've
- 11:42got
- 11:43better
- 11:43yields
- 11:44through
- 11:44to
- 11:44ensuring
- 11:45that
- 11:45human
- 11:45rights,
- 11:46due
- 11:46diligence
- 11:46and
- 11:47other
- 11:47things
- 11:48are
- 11:49the
- 11:49total
- 11:49norm.
- 11:50Not
- 11:51something
- 11:51that
- 11:51you
- 11:51constantly
- 11:52have
- 11:52to
- 11:52reinvest
- 11:53in
- 11:53to
- 11:53prevent,
- 11:54but
- 11:54becomes
- 11:55enabled
- 11:56because
- 11:56of
- 11:56the
- 11:57improvements
- 11:57you've
- 11:57made
- 11:58in
- 11:58the
- 11:58supply
- 11:58chain.
- 11:58That's
- 11:59really
- 11:59interesting.
- 11:59You're
- 11:59kind
- 11:59of
- 11:59painting
- 12:00the
- 12:00picture
- 12:00of
- 12:00a
- 12:00world
- 12:00in
- 12:01which
- 12:01we're
- 12:01not
- 12:01competing
- 12:01on
- 12:01the
- 12:02commodity,
- 12:03you're
- 12:03competing
- 12:03on
- 12:04what
- 12:04you
- 12:04can
- 12:04do
- 12:05with
- 12:05the
- 12:05commodity
- 12:05that
- 12:06everyone
- 12:06has
- 12:06equal
- 12:06access
- 12:07to
- 12:07and
- 12:07benefits
- 12:08from.
- 12:08Absolutely.
- 12:09That's
- 12:09interesting.
- 12:09I
- 12:09never
- 12:10thought
- 12:10about
- 12:10that.
- 12:10Well,
- 12:10thank
- 12:10you,
- 12:11Darren.
- 12:11It's
- 12:11been
- 12:12a
- 12:12pleasure.
- 12:12It's
- 12:12been
- 12:12a
- 12:12real
- 12:13pleasure.
- 12:13Yeah,
- 12:13we'll
- 12:13have
- 12:13to
- 12:13do
- 12:13this
- 12:14again
- 12:14sometime.
- 12:14I
- 12:15look
- 12:15forward
- 12:15to
- 12:15seeing
- 12:15you
- 12:15next
- 12:15year
- 12:16for
- 12:16sure.
- 12:16100%.
- 12:17Well,
- 12:17thank
- 12:17you
- 12:17to
- 12:18Darren
- 12:18and
- 12:18thank
- 12:18you
- 12:18to
- 12:19CGF
- 12:19and
- 12:20to
- 12:20Fusion
- 12:20for
- 12:21making
- 12:21all
- 12:21of
- 12:21our
- 12:21coverage
- 12:22with
- 12:22great
- 12:22executives
- 12:22like
- 12:23Darren
- 12:23here
- 12:23possible.
- 12:24And
- 12:24as
- 12:24always
- 12:25to
- 12:25all
- 12:25of
- 12:25our
- 12:25Omnitalk
- 12:26fans,
- 12:26be
- 12:26careful
- 12:26out
- 12:27there.