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… Read more
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… Read more
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. Read more
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… Read more
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. Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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,… Read more
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… Read more
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. Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
World confectionery bodies and companies join together supporting cocoa communities affected by coronavirus 5 May 2020 A total of 30 companies and organisations including global confectionery groups have joined together to donate $835,000 for cocoa farmers during the coronavirus pandemic through… Read more
Jacobs Foundation joins forces with confectionery industry tackling child labour 28 April 2020 A joint venture has been launched between the Jacobs Foundation, a global youth development organisation, and major players in the chocolate sector to create a… Read more
Cocoa farmers operating in Ivory Coast and Ghana gain digital support from Cargill 17 April 2020 Farmers working in major cocoa territories based in Ghana and Ivory Coast are gaining key updates from Cargill’s digital farming tool helping amplify government measures… Read more