News from ICI
- New Framework to accelerate actions to tackle child labor in cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana27 November 2024Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – November 27, 2024 A new Framework of Action was signed today by the cocoa and chocolate industry (represented by the World Cocoa Foundation), the Governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, and the United States Department of Labor to coordinate and accelerate the prevention and progressive elimination of child labor in cocoa-growing communities of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. The 2024 Framework of Action recognizes that contributing to addressing the root causes of child labor requires immediate and comprehensive multistakeholder action and effective coordination. TheRead more
- Child Protection: A New Parental Approach for Positive Child Development26 November 2024Families Make the Difference (FMD) is a parenting skills programme originally developed by the International Rescue Committee (IRC). It has since been implemented by the International Cocoa InitiativeRead more
- Global snacking company Feastables joins ICI21 November 2024The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has welcomed its newest member, the global snacking company Feastables. Founded in 2022, with the purpose of becoming a force for good, the company works withRead more
- Landscape approaches to tackle child labour: challenges and promising practices29 October 2024Landscape approaches and area-based approaches aim to enhance sustainable development through systemic change, by actively involving all stakeholders in a defined geographic zone. While increasinglyRead more
- Human Rights Due Diligence in the Cocoa Sector: What is the role of retailers?10 October 2024The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), in collaboration with the European sustainable cocoa platforms * recently organised the webinar on the topic of human rights due diligence in the cocoa sectorRead more
- Learning into Action: What works to implement bridging classes effectively30 September 2024In cocoa-growing communities, not all children may have had the chance to attend school, and others may have dropped out. Bridging classes help these children (re)integrate the formal school system byRead more
- One million smallholder cocoa-farming households in West Africa covered by ICI and its members with systems to tackle child labour18 September 2024In a drive for increased transparency in the cocoa sector, ICI and its members annually report details of activities to tackle child labour in cocoa. The results from the October 2022 – September 2023Read more