Sustainability

Zimbabwean sustainability expert, Professor Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, has been approved by shareholders to Nestlé's Board of Directors at the company's 154th Annual General Meeting held at Vevey, Switzerland. Prof. Sibanda was proposed by…
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Mars, Incorporated, in partnership with sustainability consultancy Guidehouse, has today announced the formation of a new coalition, the Supplier Leadership on Climate Transition (Supplier LoCT), to mobilize suppliers on climate action.…
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Ghana's Forestry Commission and the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) have agreed to speed up their collaboration on forest protection and restoration in cocoa communities. The development means the WCF, representing cocoa and chocolate…
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Innovation indeed has no limit. And the cocoa industry seems to be proving that each passing day. From the chocolate bar up to the recent cocoa pulp juice becoming a healthier substitute to sugar in your favourite bar. Now, what about…
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On July 6, 2020 we carried an article by our UK-based contributor, Kwame Asamoah Kwarteng, titled "Is Fairtrade Fair To Cocoa Farmers", which has generated quite a debate on and off our platform. Fairtrade West African Network has taken…
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Partner cocoa farmers of Cocoa Life Ghana, Mondelēz International's sustainability program, will receive over 6 million dollars in premium payment for the 2020/2021 crop season. This year's total premium of $6,115,000 marks a 14 percent…
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Research conducted by the Stanbic Bank Research Team has revealed that out of Ghana’s estimated production of 812,000 tons of cocoa beans, only 30 percent is processed locally although the country’s installed capacity for processing the…
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"Old and unproductive", that is how Francis Oko Lanquaye described his 4 and half-acre cocoa farm when he acquired it some years back. It is located at Otwebediedua, near Suhum in the Eastern Region, about 65 kilometres northwest of…
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* Company builds on existing 2025 goals with new aim to cut virgin plastic use in rigid plastic packaging by at least 25% * Part of broader efforts to eliminate, reduce, replace and recycle plastics across portfolio * Calls for more…
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Meet Stella Anokye, a middle-aged cocoa farmer who owns a five-acre plot in Wamase, Ghana’s Ashanti Region. Stella is an anti-child labour champion and leads the Nyame Ne Yen Boafo (“God is our helper”) village savings group. Prior to…
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