Sustainability

Global chocolate and confectionery giant Mars Wrigley has announced a new partnership with 12Tree and ECOM to develop a 2000-hectare climate-smart sustainable cocoa project in Latin America. The American multinational says the…
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Fairtrade, a global label for social justice and sustainability, and the New York-based B Lab are set to announce a new partnership aimed at advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through responsible business…
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Top officials of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire say they have received calls from a number of cocoa-producing countries to join their recently launched joint initiative on cocoa. The formal commencement of operations of the headquarters and…
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Solidaridad, an international civil society organization, has launched its RECLAIM Sustainability! programme at a brief ceremony in Accra. The five-year programme, which is implemented by Solidaridad and TrustAfrica with funding from the…
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Cocoa of Excellence (CoEx) has announced the 50 finalists shortlisted for the 2021 International Cocoa Awards, where Ghana has repeated its 2019 feat with three spots. Entries by Seth Yirenkyi and Charlse Oppong, both from Suhum in the…
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Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA), Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co KG, Fuchs & Hoffmann and Ascot Amsterdam are collaborating on setting up an economically viable and resilient cocoa production system that will improve the lives of cocoa…
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Cocoa buying and processing company, Cargill, has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Cargill Schools Project at Adjeikojo, a suburb of the Ghanaian capital, Accra. The Project which is being executed in partnership with CARE…
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Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has reported promising results from its pilot cocoa farm irrigation project launched two years. Data from the COCOBOD indicate that farmers who signed on to the pilot phase of the irrigation programme in the…
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The Executive Director of the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO), Mr Michel Arrion, has reiterated calls for a unified cocoa sector sustainability agenda that prioritises fair pricing for cocoa growers. Mr Arrion was among the…
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Ivory Coast and Ghana are escalating action against cocoa buyers refusing to pay a $400-per-tonne Living Income Differential (LID) with a threat to name and shame top chocolate brands undermining the scheme. The two leading cocoa…
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