International Cocoa Initiative reports success with its child labour monitoring and remediation systems

The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) 2021 annual report is the first in the organisation's new five-year strategy with the overarching aim to cover 100% of the cocoa supply chain in Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana with systems that prevent and address child labour by 2025. Read more

ECA Cocoa Forum 2022 ends with a shared vision on transparency and traceability

With 420 million hectares of forest cover lost in the past 30 years, the debate on deforestation and traceability in the cocoa supply chain took up the last day of the ECA Cocoa Forum 2022, held in Rome. Read more

Reality check: What can we do about cocoa’s price?

In this exclusive op-ed for ConfectioneryNews by Brett Beach, Co-founder of sustainable chocolate brand Made in Africa (MIA), and Dr Kristy Leissle, a member of CN’s editorial board and the author of numerous books and articles on cocoa and industry politics, the two argue the case from their own experiences on the discussion involving cocoa farming and a fair living income for cocoa farmers in West Africa. Read more

World Cocoa Foundation meeting to look at living income and traceability

Early Bird Registration for the World Cocoa Foundation 2022 Partnership Meeting ends on 12 September. The event, the first live gathering of influential industry figures since 2019, takes place in Brussels, Belgium, from 26 to 27 October. Read more

Fairtrade America puts faces to cocoa farmers with mural campaign to highlight daily struggles

Fairtrade America is reminding consumers of the benefits of buying ethically sourced chocolate bars with a national mural campaign to celebrate Fair Trade Month, which runs globally throughout October. Read more