forced labour

EU plans for laws tackling forced labour in cocoa supply chains require urgent implementation

While it may not have captured too many global headlines in the past week or two, the Cocoa Coalition’s move to support EU legislation being proposed on tackling forced labour within the industry of great significance.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability

Major chocolate companies cleared of latest key US child labour lawsuit brought by Mali citizens

Major chocolate brands including Hershey, Nestle, Mars, Mondelez and Cargill have recently been cleared in a lawsuit brought by eight individuals from Mali in a key case involving alleged child slavery in Ivory Coast cocoa farms, according to Reuters.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Regulatory, Sustainability

Fifth conference on Elimination of child labour explores key challenges

Major cocoa supply chain industry challenges in West Africa are set to come under a renewed spotlight with the fifth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, starting in Durban later this week, reports Neill Barston.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability

Mars Wrigley delivers latest human rights report on its cocoa supply chain actions

Mars Wrigley has released a major industry report detailing its efforts and progress on helping deliver impact on human rights in the cocoa supply chain, writes Neill Barston.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability

The International Cocoa Initiative calls for greater industry-wide action on child and forced labour

The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has called for ‘a massive expansion’ of collaboration from the industry’s key players to reach out at risk children and adults who are vulnerable to forced labour within the sector, reports Neill Barston

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability