News from partners
- Barry Callebaut publishes 2019/20 Forever Chocolate report3 December 2020Barry Callebaut, a partner and board member of the International Cocoa Initiative, has released its Forever Chocolate report. It provides a comprehensive and transparent look at the company’s progress towards its commitment of a sustainable cocoa supply chain free from child labour by 2025. Key to achieving Barry Callebaut’s objective is the continued roll-out of Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems (CLMRS) across its supply chain in West Africa, a process that ICI continues to support. Results and findings noted in the report: Barry Callebaut’s CLMRS now covers 113 farmer groupsRead more
- Ferrero launches 2019 sustainability report29 October 2020Ferrero, a partner of the International Cocoa Initiative, has launched its 2019 sustainability report, highlighting ongoing efforts to strengthen sustainability in its cocoa supply chain. In 2018/19Read more
- Mars Wrigley launches protecting children action plan29 October 2020Mars Wrigley, a partner, and board member of the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), has released its 2020 Cocoa for Generations report which includes a Protecting Children Action Plan, detailingRead more
- Fair Labor Association evaluates Nestlé’s CLMRS in Côte d’Ivoire9 October 2020The Fair Labor Association has released a social impact assessment of Nestlé’s Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems in Côte d’Ivoire, implemented with the International Cocoa InitiativeRead more
- GAWU receives human rights award5 October 2020The General Agricultural Workers Union of Ghana (GAWU), a partner of the International Cocoa Initiative, has recently been awarded a Labor Rights Defenders Award by the International Labor RightsRead more
- Cocoawise: Cargill launches digital tool to increase transparency and accountability in cocoa supply chain2 October 2020Cargill, an ICI partner and board member, has launched a new tool, CocoaWise, that aims to increase transparency and accountability in its cocoa supply chain. CocoaWise is a digital platform thatRead more
- Olam achieves 100% traceability over its direct cocoa supply chain21 September 2020Olam Group, an ICI partner and board member, has achieved 100% traceability across its direct cocoa supply chain. Olam sources its cocoa from nine countries, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana among them. ThisRead more