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- Gender equality and child well-being in cocoa-growing communities25 April 2022Listening, asking questions, and discussing sensitive topics in a safe environment is what regularly brings together members of the Assemanou community, 37km from Abengourou in Côte d’Ivoire. Over the last year, Nestlé and ICI, supported by the World Cocoa Foundation and USAID’s Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Initiative, have been organizing dialogue sessions for couples to explore topics related to gender equality in Assemanou and other cocoa-growing communities, within the framework of Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs). VSLAs have been used for several years to increase theRead more
- ONLINE EVENT - EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive applied to the cocoa sector31 March 2022April 13th, 4pm – 5:30pm CET On 23 February, the European Commission, published a proposal for a Directive on human rights and environmental due diligence. The Directive has been designed to improveRead more
- Can cash transfers reduce child labour in cocoa-growing communities?16 February 2022A cash transfer programme in Ghana has reduced child labour in cocoa-growing households and helped them to cope during difficult times, according to recent research from the International CocoaRead more
- Bridging classes in Guémon: ICI, TRECC and Nestlé support access to education in cocoa-growing communities24 January 2022Tobly Bangolo1 is a cocoa farming community located 15 km from Duékoué. At the start of the 2021-2022 school year, a group of students who had graduated from bridging classes (classes organized toRead more
- Matthias Lange to become new ICI Executive Director24 November 2021Matthias Lange has been appointed ICI’s new Executive Director as Nick Weatherill departs after ten years at the head of the organization.Read more
- International food company Meiji joins the International Cocoa Initiative24 November 2021Meiji, an international food company based in Japan, has become the first Japanese company to join the International Cocoa Initiative as a contributing partner, to address the issues of child labour in the cocoa supply chain.Read more
- Cocoa processor GCB joins ICI as a contributing partner22 November 2021Malaysia-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.Read more