News from ICI
- Global snacking company Feastables joins ICI21 November 2024The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has welcomed its newest member, the global snacking company Feastables. Founded in 2022, with the purpose of becoming a force for good, the company works with farmers and their families in cocoa-growing communities throughout West Africa to combat child labour through projects to improve access to education. “We know this cannot be done alone,” underlined Global Head of Ethical Sourcing for Feastables, Adriaan Verbeke, emphasising the power of collaboration with organisations like ICI to foster change. “The International Cocoa Initiative is a shiningRead more
- Landscape approaches to tackle child labour: challenges and promising practices29 October 2024Landscape approaches and area-based approaches aim to enhance sustainable development through systemic change, by actively involving all stakeholders in a defined geographic zone. While increasinglyRead more
- Human Rights Due Diligence in the Cocoa Sector: What is the role of retailers?10 October 2024The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), in collaboration with the European sustainable cocoa platforms * recently organised the webinar on the topic of human rights due diligence in the cocoa sectorRead more
- Learning into Action: What works to implement bridging classes effectively30 September 2024In cocoa-growing communities, not all children may have had the chance to attend school, and others may have dropped out. Bridging classes help these children (re)integrate the formal school system byRead more
- One million smallholder cocoa-farming households in West Africa covered by ICI and its members with systems to tackle child labour18 September 2024In a drive for increased transparency in the cocoa sector, ICI and its members annually report details of activities to tackle child labour in cocoa. The results from the October 2022 – September 2023Read more
- Lutte contre la traite des personnes et le travail forcé dans la région du Tonkpi : Une cinquantaine d’acteurs mise à contribution29 July 2024Une cinquantaine de participants composés de Travailleurs Sociaux et de membres des Organisations de la Société Civile (autorités coutumières et religieuses, associations, ONG, etc.) a été formée àRead more
- Solar-powered borehole installed at elementary school funded by Twinings Ovaltine22 July 2024It's the borehole's solar panel that immediately catches the eye under the blazing sun in the courtyard of the public elementary school in the canton of Guizato (Man, Cote d’Ivoire). Completed lastRead more