News from ICI

Malaysia-headquartered cocoa processor Guan Chong Berhard (GCB) has joined ICI as a contributing partner, as part of its focus on tackling child labour in the cocoa supply chain.

We, a group of companies (Ferrero, Mars Wrigley, Mondelēz International, Nestle, Tony’s Chocolonely), certification organisations (Fairtrade International, Rainforest Alliance), NGOs (Fair Trade Advocacy Office, VOICE Network) and multi-stakeholder organisations

Encouraging women’s empowerment and diversifying their income-generating activities is the motivation behind this innovative pilot project, set up by ICI and financed by Nestlé. The creation of the project, to promote the hydroponic cultivation of tomatoes, builds on the success and enthusiasm of a number of already existing women’s village savings and loans groups (VSLAs) and brings together 120 women from Ahondo (12km from Taabo) divided into groups of 30 women.

The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) and the Department of Children (DoC) under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, recently undertook awareness-raising on child labour and

ICI has joined both the Dutch Sustainable Cocoa Initiative (DISCO) and the Belgian Sustainable Cocoa Partnership (Beyond Chocolate) with the aim of supporting further alignment and coordination within

A community development approach is one way to tackle child labour. Following a participatory model, it brings communities together and allows them to play an active role in implementing child-centred