News from ICI
- ICI’s snapshot session at the 13th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights27 November 2024On November 26th, ICI together with the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, organized a snapshot session on “Groups at risk: lessons and good practices on a smart mix of measures in the agricultural sector ” at the 13th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. In a fully packed room, Sarah Dekkiche (Director of Policy and Partnerships at ICI) and Peter Antwi (Deputy Director at the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations of the Republic of Ghana, and focal point on Child Labour) reflected on the drivers and obstacles of a “smart mix of measures”Read more
- 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’IvoireRead 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