News from ICI
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Agro-commodity trading company ETG joins ICI3 May 2022The Netherlands-based company Export Trading Group (ETG), a trader and processor of agricultural commodities, has joined ICI in its efforts to better tackle child labour and forced labour in its cocoa supply chains. Known as a diversified agricultural conglomerate operating across the globe, the company’s portfolio includes cashew nuts, grains, sugar, coffee and cocoa, in addition to agricultural inputs, logistics, merchandising and processing. Its sustainability projects are led by the Beyond Beans Foundation, which works to develop and implement sustainability projects across ETG’s commodityRead more
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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 theRead more
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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