News from ICI
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ICI joins the UN Global Compact30 October 2014The International Cocoa Initiative became part of the UN Global Compact, the largest corporate responsibility initiative with nearly 12,000 business and non-business participants in 140 countries. By joining, ICI commits to support the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact with respect to human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption;advance these principles within its sphere of influence, and make a clear statement of this commitment to its stakeholders and the general public. In a letter addressed to the UN's Secretary Genral, ICI's Executive Director Nick Weatherill expressed theRead more
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Research on impact of increased cocoa productivity launched30 October 2014As cocoa companies are seeking to increase productivity to respond to the rising demand for cocoa and the families of smallholder farmers have traditionally been the main source of household labourRead more
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ICI’s board members wins Nobel peace prize10 October 2014Kailash Satyarthi, Chairperson of the Global March Against Child Labour and a founding Board Member of ICI since 2002, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014, jointly with Malala YousafraiRead more
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ICI's board members wins Nobel Peace Prize10 October 2014Kailash Satyarthi, Chairperson of the Global March Against Child Labour and a founding Board Member of ICI since 2002, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014, jointly with Malala YousafraiRead more
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Recognition for Ghana’s top cocoa farmers19 September 2014The Ghana Cocoa Board and one of ICI’s Founding Members, the Hershey Company, recognised three of Ghana’s best cocoa farmers as part of Hershey’s Learn to Grow program, which aims to improve farmerRead more
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The International Cocoa Initiative teams up with Natra15 July 2014The Spanish multinational and European chocolate company NATRA have announced that they are joining the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), a leading organization working on sustainable solutions toRead more
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Cocoa marathon in Hune: from Amsterdam to Davos23 June 2014From the World Cocoa Conference in Amsterdam, 9 — 13 June, to Chocovision 2014 in Davos, Switzerland, 17 — 18 June, ICI was part of the debate that will shape the future of chocolate. Launching itsRead more