News from ICI
- Orkla Snacks Joins the International Cocoa Initiative as an industry member18 November 2025Orkla Snacks , a leader in confectionery, biscuits, and salty snacks across the Nordic and Baltic countries, has become a member of the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI). This development reinforces Orkla Snacks’ commitment to responsible sourcing and improving the lives of children and families in cocoa-growing communities. “We welcome Orkla Snacks to our network,” said Matthias Lange, Executive Director of ICI. “This partnership reflects a shared commitment to ethical business practices and sustainable supply chains, and we look forward to working together to deliver tangible benefits forRead more
- Ivory Community Development (ICD) joins the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) as an industry member14 November 2025Ivory Community Development (ICD), an Ivorian service company specialising in sustainability programmes for rural cocoa-growing communities, has joined the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) as anRead more
- ICI Organises Experience-Sharing Workshop for Journalists and Editors on Child and Forced Labour7 November 2025Last month, ICI, in collaboration with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and the Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA), organised experience-sharing workshopsRead more
- How gender equality and financial inclusion shape the impacts of cash transfers5 November 2025An unconditional cash transfer combined with gender equality and financial inclusion interventions has strengthened livelihoods, reduced child labour, and promoted gender equality in cocoa-growingRead more
- Improving impact: New CLMRS Core Criteria and Manual3 November 2025Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems are one of the most widely used approaches to tackle child labour in the cocoa sector. To guide the effective set-up and implementation of CLMRS, and toRead more
- The Ivorian civil society organisation IDEF joins the ICI Board30 October 2025Founded in 2014, the Initiative pour le Développement communautaire et la conservation de la forêt (IDEF) is a non-profit Ivorian civil society organisation. It works to preserve biodiversityRead more
- Building Brighter Futures: New Cohort of Children Enrolled in Apprenticeship Programme.8 October 2025Last month, ICI in partnership with Cargill enrolled 163 older children in apprenticeship programmes with the goal of providing practical skill training to 15- to 17-year-olds in cocoa-growingRead more