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Farmforce set to place sustainable production in conference limelight

17 September 2023

The Farmforce organisation has confirmed its World Confectionery Conference speaker for 2023 will be its head of sustainability, Pilar Castillo, who will draw upon her…

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Cargill places sustainability at the World Confectionery Conference’s core

8 July 2023

This year’s World Confectionery Conference is set to be hosted in Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK, drawing together a wealth of dynamic industry speakers representing the full…

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Mighty Earth says sector needs to pay more for cocoa to deliver sustainability

30 December 2022

Not-for-profit organisation Mighty Earth has offered a key cocoa sector assessment, claiming sustainability initiatives are destined to fail unless the industry pays more for crops,…

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Olam releases sustainability strategy for supporting cashew nut farmers globally

24 June 2021

Olam Food Ingredients (OFI) has moved to release sustainability targets tackling challenges within the global cashew supply chain, focused on improving farmer livelihoods.

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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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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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Fairtrade report claims key progress on training West African cocoa farmers

5 June 2020

A series of schemes from Fairtrade International designed to assist cocoa farmers in Ghana and Ivory Coast has made notable gains in improving conditions for…

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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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Caobisco calls for collective due diligence to support cocoa sector sustainability

3 March 2020

Caobisco, the trade association for the European chocolate, biscuits and confectionery manufacturing sector, has issued a statement calling for collective due diligence across the industry’s…

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