Fairtrade
Fairtrade creates human rights and environmental risk map revealing cocoa sector’s key issues
Fairtrade is set to enhance its sustainability work with plans for a new online mapping system in a bid to identify human rights and environmental risks in some of its core supply chains, including the cocoa sector, in a bid to combat ongoing major industry issues, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability
Fairtrade moves to enhance human rights and tackle child labour with improved cocoa standard
Fairtrade has moved to enhance its support for human rights within supply chains through updating its Cocoa Standard terms of operating including geolocation mapping of farms enabling greater transparency, reports Neill Barston.
World Confectionery Conference Brussels 2022: event review
This year’s World Confectionery Conference was successfully held in Brussels, Belgium, covering a broad spectrum of
key topics for our industries, as editor Neill Barston reports
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Fairtrade joins with Mars and Ecookim for Ivory Coast cocoa farmer support venture
Fairtrade has joined with Mars and co-operative organisation ECOOKIM for a key initiative seeking to drive the delivery of improved wages for farmers within Ivory Coast, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Fairtrade releases human rights and environmental due diligence guide for farming communities, including cocoa workers
The Fairtrade movement has taken a significant step to assist smallholder farmer organisations, including those within cocoa markets, in introducing a new guide raising awareness of human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD), reports Neill Barston.
Fairtrade Foundation makes strides with cocoa co-operative report
One of the most prominent initiatives making headlines this week has been with Fairtrade Foundation in releasing its latest report seeking to drive major change in the cocoa industry.
Fairtrade appoints Sandra Uwera as new global CEO
Fairtrade International has appointed Sandra Uwera as its new global CEO to lead its ongoing social justice and sustainability mission, including improving conditions for communities serving cocoa supply chains, writes Neill Barston.
Sales of Fairtrade ranges, including cocoa, have shown continual growth levels
Sales of Fairtrade items including cocoa-based products have experienced a sustained pattern of growth amid the pandemic, owing to greater consumer awareness, according to latest industry research, reports Neill Barston.
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Fairtrade Fortnight pushes for greater farmer income and consumer awareness
This year’s annual Fairtrade Fortnight campaign, beginning 21 February, has set out plans calling for fairer incomes for producers, including those in the cocoa sector, and further educate consumers on measure to tackle global climate challenges, writes Neill Barston.
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World Confectionery Conference interview exclusive: Ferrero’s Francesco Tramontin
This year’s World Confectionery Conference takes place in Brussels. Neill Barston speaks to our latest keynote speaker, Ferrero’s Francesco Tramontin, on key issues facing the industry
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Cocoa coalition looks to EU Commission to deliver after further delays to human rights due diligence
This past week saw key action of support from of one of the most notable new joint ventures from industry with a formation of a cocoa coalition of chocolate companies including Ferrero, Hershey, Mars Wrigley, Mondelēz International, Nestle, and Tony’s Chocolonely, alongside Fairtrade International and Rainforest Alliance.
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Cocoa coalition of key confectionery brands welcomes EU progress on deforestation legislation
A cocoa coalition of chocolate companies including Ferrero, Hershey, Mars Wrigley, Mondelēz International, Nestle, and Tony’s Chocolonely, alongside Fairtrade International and Rainforest Alliance have welcomed EU progress on deforestation regulations, reports Neill Barston.
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Fairtrade expresses concerns over COP26 results, branding them a ‘cop out’ on climate change goals
Fairtrade joined environmental groups in expressing concerns over the UN’s COP26 global climate summit, labelling the event’s claimed gains with agreed policies as ‘a cop out’ on its prime goal of urgently cutting global warming, reports Neill Barston.
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Fairtrade forms key farming sustainability venture, as COP26 climate event seeks final deal
The Fairtrade movement has confirmed a key sustainability venture with Grow Ahead, an established crowd-funding platform addressing the local challenges of climate change, to deliver environmental mitigation solutions for smallholder farmers with projects including cocoa-focused initiatives, reports Neill Barston.
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