# ESGPulse Cocoa Child Labor & Ethics Check

> ESGPulse Cocoa Child Labor & Ethics Check is a paid API for AI agents from esgpulse.theaslangroupllc.com, paid per call via x402, $0.15/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns child-labor litigation status, Fairtrade/Rainforest Alliance certification, and EU Deforestation Regulation exposure for any chocolate brand sourcing cocoa

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://esgpulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/esg/cocoa
- Price: $0.15/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/esgpulse-cocoa-child-labor-ethics-check-90b74155
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_G4wlHHjtMwy0u2VNj4-Vn

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability esgpulse-cocoa-child-labor-ethics-check-90b74155
```

Example prompt: Can you check the cocoa sourcing ethics for Mondelez — specifically whether they're named in the Coubaly child labor lawsuit, whether they hold Fairtrade or Rainforest Alliance certification, and how exposed they are to the EU Deforestation Regulation?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need focused cocoa-specific ESG intelligence — particularly child labor litigation risk (Coubaly case), ethical certification status, or EU deforestation compliance — for a specific chocolate or cocoa brand. Prefer this over generic ESG score endpoints when the user specifically wants human rights, certification, or deforestation data for a chocolate company rather than a broad ESG rating.

## Known failure modes

- Unknown brand name returns no match or empty result
- Brand name ambiguity may require more specific input
- Certification data may lag real-world updates if not refreshed
- Litigation status may not reflect very recent court developments
- HTTP 402 if payment header is missing or insufficient

## How this service works

Child labor & chocolate brand ethics check — cocoa sourcing intelligence covering the live Coubaly v. Nestle/Cargill/Mars/Hershey/Mondelez/Barry Callebaut/Olam child-labor litigation, Fairtrade/Rainforest Alliance certification status, and EU Deforestation Regulation exposure for any chocolate brand.

## Output

Returns a structured report covering: the brand's involvement in the Coubaly v. Nestle/Cargill/Mars/Hershey/Mondelez/Barry Callebaut/Olam child-labor litigation, current Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance certification status, and an EU Deforestation Regulation exposure rating for that chocolate brand's cocoa sourcing practices.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "lang": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "en | de | fr | es | it | pt | ar"
      },
      "brand": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Nestle | Hershey | Tony's Chocolonely (required — chocolate/cocoa brand name)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "errors": {
     "type": "object",
     "description": "Documented error responses, keyed by HTTP status code",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
       "description"
      ],
      "properties": {
       "example": {
        "type": "object"
       },
       "description": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      }
     }
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "brand": "Example Chocolate Co",
  "verdict": {
   "rating": "certified-and-clear"
  },
  "litigation_status": {
   "named_in_active_cases": false
  },
  "certification_status": [
   {
    "status": "certified",
    "certifier": "Fairtrade"
   }
  ],
  "deforestation_regulation_exposure": {
   "eudr_relevant": true
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/esgpulse-cocoa-child-labor-ethics-check-90b74155/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from esgpulse.theaslangroupllc.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/esgpulse.theaslangroupllc.com/llms.txt)