cocoa

Cargill releases Decade of Impact report with global charity CARE on cocoa sustainability

22 February 2021

The Cargill group has unveiled its latest report with global humanitarian organisation CARE on progress assisting cocoa communities in Ghana and Ivory Coast, including targeting…

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Fairtrade raises concerns for farmers rights relating to new UK Environment Bill

13 November 2020

he Fairtrade Foundation is seeking greater assurances from the UK government over its new Environment Bill, which delivers due diligence measures banning British firms from…

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Trend focus: Creating product transparency rises to the top of the agenda

21 October 2020

Transparency emerges as a clear winner in Innova Market Insights’ Top Ten Trends for 2021 with brands upping their game to meet evolving ethical, environmental…

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Cargill creates new digital supply chain mapping tool for consumers

6 October 2020

The Cargill group has unveiled a new digital portal demonstrating traceability in its cocoa supply chain and allowing consumers the chance to more closely examine…

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Fairtrade confirms major five year rebranding move for its activities

29 September 2020

The Fairtrade movement has begun a major rebrand of its activities in a bid to reinforce the scale of its work across the world, including…

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Fairtrade Foundation calls on UK companies to back greater due diligence of global supply chains

23 September 2020

The Fairtrade Foundation has called on British companies to increase their efforts to tackle human rights violations within global supply chains, including the cocoa sector.

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The Fairtrade Foundation gains key grants including support for Ghana cocoa farmers

24 August 2020

The Fairtrade Foundation has won two out of eight grants launched today by the UK Government, including an agricultural support scheme backed by Mondelēz International…

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Muriel Korter named as Caobisco director general

20 August 2020

Caobisco, the European chocolate, biscuits and confectionery industry association has appointed Muriel Korter as its new director-general.

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Peruvian cocoa producers benefit from Fairtrade coronavirus fund

5 August 2020

A Fairtrade fund established by the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Fair Trade Small Producers and Workers (Clac) is reportedly proving effective at assisting…

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Nestlé confirms ending Fairtrade KitKat deal after meeting cross party parliamentary group

29 July 2020

Nestlé has confirmed that it intends to drop its decade-long cocoa sourcing deal with Fairtrade in favour of Rainforest Alliance, following a meeting with a…

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Co-Op re-purposes funding for Fairtrade farmers around the world

9 July 2020

The UK-based Co-op group has re-purposed a total of £310,000 funding to directly support Fairtrade cocoa sector producers around the world, including farmers in Peru,…

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International Cocoa Initiative report highlights need for urgent joint action

12 June 2020

The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) is marking World Day Against Child Labour today (12 June), in releasing its 2019 annual report highlighting progress made and…

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Cargill president Harold Poelma elected as chairman of the European Cocoa Association

27 May 2020

The European Cocoa Association (ECA) has elected Harold Poelma, President of Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate, as its chairman for the next two years.

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Fairtrade report identifies greater combined initiatives required on key cocoa sustainability schemes

19 May 2020

A major research project from Fairtrade has identified that the cocoa sector requires greater levels of joint working on sustainability ventures to help effectively tackle…

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Fairtrade establishes producer resilience funds to combat coronavirus impact

11 May 2020

Fairtrade International has unveiled the launch of multi-million funding streams known as “Fairtrade producer Relief Fund” and a separate producer resilience initiative in response to…

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