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French chocolate company Cémoi joins the International Cocoa Initiative
Cémoi, the largest French chocolate and confectionery company, has joined the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) as a Contributing Partner, joining the organization and its partners in the fight against child labour and forced labour in the cocoa supply chain.
By joining ICI, Cémoi seeks to advance their current sustainability programme, Transparence Cacao, which includes...
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Cocoa company Indcresa becomes member of the International Cocoa Initiative
The Spanish cocoa producer Indcresa has joined the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) as a Contributing Partner, to help support the work of the organization in promoting child protection and tackling child labour and forced labour in cocoa.
Indcresa is a family-owned company headquartered in Barcelona that has been manufacturing cocoa products since 1915. It sources raw m...
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What works to tackle child labour?
There are an estimated 1.56 million children in child labour in the cocoa sector in Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana, that’s 50% of children living in cocoa-growing households. Child labour is a complex issue that requires a comprehensive and coordinated response from the entire cocoa sector to ensure assistance reaches all those at risk. With over 13 years of experience tackling child...
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ICI develops model to predict child labour risk at the household level
According to the most recent estimates from the NORC Report on child labour in cocoa there are 1.56 million children in child labour in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. This underlines the need to scale up effective systems to prevent and address child labour across the cocoa supply chain. The International Cocoa Initiative’s new 2021-2026 strategy, backed by all of our industry and ci...
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ICI calls for massive expansion of effort in fight against child labour to reach all those in need
Child labour in cocoa remains a significant challenge despite extensive efforts to tackle it over the past two decades. While we have made great strides in understanding how to successfully reduce child labour and in implementing activities that have real impact, support currently reaches only a fraction of those in need. At ICI, we believe that true sector-wide change will onl...
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Cocoa News
CONFECTIONERY NEWS - Following recent news that The European Union will contribute €25m to boost the sustainability of cocoa production in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Cameroon, the first session at this year’s Chocoa21 conference, held online from Amsterdam, could turn out to be one of the most important as it focussed on how data can play a crucial role in digitization an supply chain transparency. Read More
CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTION - The Chocoa cocoa and chocolate trade fair has unveiled major industry figures for its online event, including an opening address from ICCO executive director Michel Arrion, and representatives from Nestlé, Cargill, and the Solidaridad organisation, reports Neill Barston. Read More
EDIE - Chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut has an aim to make sustainable chocolate “the norm” by 2025 through its “Forever Chocolate” programme. It aims to do this through farm mapping, carbon footprint measurement and creating publicly accessible methodologies. Read More
CONFECTIONERY NEWS - Jutta Urpilainen (European Union Commissioner for International Partnerships) delivered a keynote address to the World Cocoa Foundation's Partnership Meeting mapping out the EC's new multi-stakeholder dialogue to improve sustainability in the cocoa sector. The session also included a panel discussion, moderated by Heidi Hautala (European Parliament Vice President) on how EU interventions can most effectively drive action to eliminate child labour, protect and restore forests, and ensure a living income for cocoa farmers. Read More
CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTION - US-based Mars Wrigley has released its 2020 Cocoa for Generations report, updating progress on its $1 billion investment over a decade on its drive to ensure 100% sustainability for its cocoa sourcing in key markets of Ghana and Ivory Coast, reports Neill Barston Read More
FOOD BEV - Cargill has launched CocoaWise, a digital portal for food and beverage manufacturers, which aims to boost transparency in the company's cocoa supply chain. Read More
REUTERS - Ivory Coast (Reuters) - Ivory Coast has raised the fixed farmgate price paid to cocoa farmers more than 21% to 1,000 CFA Francs ($1.80) per kg for the main crop of the 2020/2021 season starting Thursday, President Alassane Ouattara said. Read More
EU REPORTER - On 22 September, the European Commission began an initiative to improve sustainability in the cocoa sector. A new multi-stakeholder dialogue will bring together representatives of Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana – the two main cocoa producing countries accounting for 70% of global cocoa production – as well as representatives of the European Parliament, EU member states, cocoa growers and civil society. Read More
JUST FOOD - For almost 20 years, attempts to tackle the issue of child labour in cocoa production have over-promised and under-delivered. As the multi-stakeholder International Cocoa Initiative launches an ambitious five-year strategy, Ben Cooper examines why this time things could be different. Read More
FOOD INGREDIENTS FIRST - Barry Callebaut has reached a new milestone in its plan to build a sustainable cocoa supply chain by disclosing its direct cocoa suppliers in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Cameroon. The map shows the location of cooperatives and buying stations where Barry Callebaut is directly sourcing cocoa. By publicly sharing this information, the cocoa and chocolate giant says it’s boosting transparency and traceability in its cocoa supply chain. Read More
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