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The Council of the European Union has given its final approval for its Deforestation Regulation aimed at reducing deforestation associated with key EU market imports. The regulation is targeted at cocoa, palm oil, cattle, wood, coffee,…
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The European Union (EU) Parliament Tuesday morning passed a new law that will ban the import of commodities linked to deforestation. The EU Due Diligence law demands that products such as cocoa, coffee, soy, and beef, among others, meet…
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A Position Paper by Cocoa Post The European Commission in November 2021, tabled a proposed legislation before the EU parliament that will enforce regulation on certain imported products on its market deemed to be associated with…
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A group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have called on the European Commission to "rapidly engage in formal negotiations" with Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire towards the establishment of an Economic Pact on Sustainable Cocoa. "The…
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At the recently held Africa- EU Week celebration from the 14th to 18th February 2022, young Fairtrade producers were part of a series of side events organised by the youth on key thematics relating to integrated development on the African…
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The European Union (EU) in Ghana will hold a high-level conference as part of its Sustainable Cocoa  Dialogue series expected to be addressed by Ghanaian president, Nana Akufo-Addo. The series has served as a crucial platform to discuss…
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Global commodities giant Olam has said cutting ties with some unaffiliated exporters, traders and cocoa farmers in its supply chain may be inevitable in the nearest future, Reuters has reported. According to the report the move comes on…
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The European Commission has undertaken a key initiative aimed at delivering tangible improvements to sustainability policies within the cocoa sector, reports Neill Barston. Among the core measures being put forward is a new…
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