Mars claims key breakthrough in delivering deforestation-free palm oilA key environmental performance breakthrough has been achieved by Mars, Incorporated, as the group confirms its Palm Positive Plan has delivered a deforestation-free palm oil supply chain, reports Neill Barston Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Fairtrade Foundation calls on UK companies to back greater due diligence of global supply chainsThe Fairtrade Foundation has called on British companies to increase their efforts to tackle human rights violations within global supply chains, including the cocoa sector, reports Neill Barston Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
Environmental and human rights groups unite for declaration urging cocoa sustainability actionA 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. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Companies make joint call for human rights within value chainsA total of Forty-two German corporate groups including confectionery, ingredients and food businesses such as Ritter Sport,Nestlé and Symrise have spoken out in a joint statement to create a law on human rights and environmental due diligence within trading value chains. Business news, Ingredients, Regulatory
Mars joins global initiative promoting human rights as part of work supporting cocoa growing sectorGlobal manufacturer Mars, Incorporated has joined a coalition of 34 leading international companies committed to increasing business action to advance human rights throughout their value chains. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Sustainability
Nestlé pilot scheme aims to tackle human rights and labour abuses in palm oil supplyAmbitious plans have been put forward by Nestlé for a collaboration with Sime Darby Plantation (SDP), piloting a scheme aiming to tackle human and labour rights abuses within the company’s palm oil supply chain in Malaysia. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory
