Are you a coffee enthusiast who cherishes not only the rich flavors of your favorite brew but also the story behind its production? Join us on a journey to delve into the sustainability of Gesha coffee production. In this blog post, we will explore the environmental, social, and economic implications of cultivating Gesha coffee. Get […]
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The West African government has confirmed that the EU will provide €450 million ($450.02m) to support Côte d’Ivoire’s Cocoa sector. The support money is expected to help address sustainability issues in the country’s Cocoa sector, particularly deforestation and child labour. The Team Europe initiative was launched last month after a meeting between the European Union
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The annual EuroChocolate festival in Central Italy takes place this year from 14 to 23 October and is expected to showcase chocolate traditions from around the world. International chocolate producers will gather to showcase Fairtrade chocolate products, with an emphasis on tradition and social and economic sustainability at the heart of the event. The festival,
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Emmanuel Faber, former chairman of Danone, and other experts think coming changes in sustainability data will benefit nearly everyone with clarity and lower costs. Work on new standardization of data is accelerating fast as the finance and insurance sectors are demanding data to assess sustainability and risks; they want it to be as readily standardized
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Summary NKG released their Sustainability Report for 2022, in which they want to provide an insight into their Responsible Business Program and demonstrate which milestones they have achieved. The company states that every approach to sustainability in any business must begin with the economic viability and shared responsibility in overarching topics. They identify the Three
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Continued from Part One KOA’S Definition of Sustainability One of my most important questions was asking them what KOA’s definition of sustainability meant and how it influenced their business model and relationship with their partner farmers. To KOA, they preferred to replace the word “Sustainability” with “Responsibility”. They believe investing in the humans (The people)
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PART ONE In 2017, a German Investor who initially came to Ghana to explore the viability of a solar business ended up establishing the first cocoa-pulp manufacturing factory in Ghana. They recently also launched their blockchain-based transparency system to demonstrate to their customers how much they pay their partner farmers. While this business venture converts
EXPOSING COCOBOD’S LACK OF VISION THE WEST’S SUSTAINABILITY HYPOCRISY, OR BOTH? Read More »
A large Harris Poll survey 1 of global corporate CEOs for Google finds that fully two-thirds of them question how genuine or effective their sustainability efforts are. Most admit they do not even have realistic sustainability metrics or tools in place. The value of ESG scores has always been limited. Many can be ambiguously interpreted
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Utilising the platform provided by World of Coffee (WoC), which took place in Milan from 23rd to 25th of June this year, the ICO Coffee Public-Private Task Force (CPPTF) arranged a special workshop on ‘Towards Partnerships for Sustainability/Targets & Actions for Specialty’. The event piqued the interest of many professionals and guests, including ICO Members
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Kajsa-Lisa Ljudén is named as the new Head of Sustainability at Swedish coffee group Löfbergs. Ljudén is currently working as a sustainability strategist at the family-run coffee roaster and has 10 years of expertise in the field. She replaces Eva Eriksson, who has worked at Löfbergs for 34 years. Ljudén began her career at Löfbergs
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