Resources

This brief presents two innovative cash transfer projects implemented by ICI in cocoa-growing communities in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. It also provides practical action points to overcome common challenges.

On 26th February 2025, the European Commission unveiled its proposal for an omnibus simplification package, which aims at reducing regulatory burden through simplifying and therefore amending the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D), and taxonomy delegated acts. Building on recommendations of the last year’s “ Draghi report” which addresses EU’s competitiveness, this proposal follows announcements made by Ursula von der Leyen in November 2024 and the European Commission’s vision to make EU’s economy more prosperous and

This qualitative study, commissioned by ICI and conducted by Ipsos Limited-Ghana, evaluates the implementation and impact of community-based grievance mechanisms set up by ICI in 89 cocoa-growing communities in Ghana.

The Protective Community Index is a simple tool, developed by ICI, to rapidly assess access to services that help protect children in cocoa-growing communities. It captures factors related to children’s fundamental rights, such as quality education and safe water, as well as other community characteristics that are associated with lower levels of child labour. To increase accessibility and transparency, ICI has developed an interactive Web Map where stakeholders can view and explore data collected using the Protective Community Index. By making this information publicly available, the map

In this Call to Action, the Cocoa Coalition identifies several key priorities for developing a sustainable cocoa sector.