News from ICI
- Upcoming event: Operationalising Human Rights Due Diligence in the Cocoa Sector24 April 202424 April 2024 | 07:30 – 09:00 CEST | Warwick Hotel, 5 Rue Duquesnoy, Brussels With new EU legislation such as the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive on the horizon, there's a growing need to address the practical implementation of Human Rights Due Diligence. Competent authorities of EU Member States will need to be equipped with the necessary knowledge and tools to enforce the legislation effectively and companies need legal certainty on what constitutes acceptable due diligence. In parallel, the EU is committed to supporting cocoa-producing countries such as Ghana and Côte dRead more
- Global snacks and cereal company Kellanova joins ICI18 April 2024Kellanova , the global snacking, international cereal and noodles, and North America frozen foods company, has joined ICI as a contributing partner. The company, which is headquartered in the US andRead more
- Child protection in the Nawa region: Actors in the fight against child labour join forces5 April 2024A workshop organised to better coordinate the efforts of governmental and non-governmental actors in the fight against child labour in the Nawa region of Côte d’Ivoire was held on 3 April in SoubréRead more
- ICI empowers Ghana's Minerals Commission to combat child labour and forced labour3 April 2024The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) organised a 3-day training workshop for selected staff of the Minerals Commission of Ghana as part of the project, “Tackling Child and Forced Labour inRead more
- Working together to tackle child labour in Ghana – new collaborative projects launched25 March 2024On Wednesday, the Government of Ghana together with International Cocoa Initiative, (ICI) International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and Japan InternationalRead more
- Lindt & Sprüngli joins ICI12 March 2024Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli will join ICI as of April 1, 2024, with a view to exchanging best practice and learning with the organisation and its members in order to further strengthen itsRead more
- Investing in women to tackle child labour4 March 2024Investing in women is key to accelerating progress in the fight against child labour in cocoa-growing communities in West Africa. Women’s empowerment helps address some of the root causes of childRead more