environment
Godiva becomes latest confectionery brand to join Earthworm Foundation
The global Godiva confectionery brand has been confirmed as the latest premium brand to join the not-for-profit Earthworm Foundation, as part of its ongoing campaigning for key environmental improvements for the cocoa supply chain sector.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Environmental and human rights groups unite for declaration urging cocoa sustainability action
A total of 350 environmental, human rights and NGO groups have combined as signatories for a landmark letter urging the governments of Ivory Coast and Ghana to take key steps ensuring environmental sustainability and support for farmers within the cocoa supply chain. Neill Barston reports.
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Uelzena retains focus on local ingredient sourcing with sustainability report
Sourcing natural local ingredients emerged as one of the key priorities from the Uelzena Group in its fifth sustainability report examining its global business operations.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability
Mars Incorporated joins key sustainable farming project for Asian palm oil and cocoa markets
The global Mars, Incorporated group has joined with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), for a five-year research-in-development project, Sustainable Farming in Tropical Asian Landscapes (SFITAL), and World Agroforestry (ICRAF) to support small-scale Indonesian and Philippines palm oil and cocoa producers.
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ADM joins global flavour and fragrance groups for sustainability charter
The US-headquartered ADM ingredients and solutions group has joined with nearly one hundred fragrance and flavour companies in signing an ambitious new Sustainability Charter seeking to drive major environmental improvements across the sector.
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Rainforest Alliance releases new sustainability certification programme
The Rainforest Alliance has released a new sustainability certification system featuring more robust criteria, measurement, and impact featuring several key innovations.
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Nestlé decision to cease Fairtrade cocoa sourcing sparks major concern from Ivory Coast farmers
Fairtrade cocoa producers in Ivory Coast have expressed key concerns over a Nestlé UK and Ireland decision to switch from buying cocoa and sugar on Fairtrade terms, as the multinational company moves to a new deal with Rainforest Alliance. Neill Barston reports.
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Key trends: Delivering on sustainability messaging offers key to packaging success
Clearly and successfully communicating sustainability credentials to consumers is key to developments across food and drink sector packaging, including for confectionery and bakery ranges. This benchmark has been crowned by Innova Market Insights as the Top Packaging Trend in 2020.
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Food and Drink Federation report outlines sector plans for 2050 carbon neutrality
The UK’s Food and Drink Federation (FDF) and consultancy firm SLR have unveiled a report on how the sector can achieve the ambitious target of a net-zero carbon footprint by 2050, highlighting an urgent need for government support.
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Cargill’s target to eliminate deforestation from its palm oil supplies remains on track
A key environmental target is in sight for Cargill, with plans to track and eliminate deforestation within all its commercial palm concessions in its third-party supply chain by the end of 2020 on course. Neill Barston reports.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability
Olam marks World Environment Day with measures to enhance its operations
The UN-backed World Environment Day is celebrated today (June 5) each year as a means of driving engagement on protecting the environment. This includes key issues relating to the cocoa and confectionery sector, including deforestation and climate change. Chris Brown, Vice President and Global Head of Environment, Olam International, offers his view on progress being made
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Mars joins major global firms seeking climate change measures amid pandemic response
Mars CEO Grant F. Reid has joined over 100 CEOs of global firms including confectionery and ingredients sector companies in calling on governments to consider climate action as part of economic recovery plans from the impact of coronavirus.
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Digital tool from BillerudKorsnäs could cut tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from packaging
A new digital tool from BillerudKorsnäs evaluating the environmental impact of packaging could help reduce confectionery brands and retailers avoid thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide being emitted, claim its developers.
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Rainforest Alliance releases annual reports on progress towards key sustainability and environmental goals
The global Rainforest Alliance organisation has released its latest annual report, detailing projects with over two million certified farmers in over 70 countries on key social and environmental challenges including farmer livelihoods, child labour and deforestation. Neill Barston reports.
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