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Then he turns his fire back on me."I have worked with the World Cocoa Foundation, with the FLA, with countless NGOs and journalists, and you come here and talk about 2001?" he says, raising his arms in mock exasperation. "Well fine, fine."Throughout our discussion, you never get the sense that Lopez is genuinely annoyed. This is a game. The journalist from a liberal publication versus the corporate big-shot. He frequently takes on the role of educator, telling me about Africa, Nestle's business model and, his favorite word, "sustainability." All the while, he is trying to be in control of the conversation.He tells me Nestle invested $110 million back in 2009 to establish the Cocoa Plan, a project designed to improve the lives of cocoa farmers in West Africa and decrease the incidence of child labor. He talks up his company for inviting in FLA inspectors to map out Nestle's supply chain and report annually on incidents of child labor.Trending on Noisey: Until the Light Takes Us: Reflecting on the Film That Captured Norway's Ruthless Black Metal Scene
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