Over the last two years,Barry Callebaut have endorsed in a new innovation project transforming cocoa by-products into biochar.
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The Ferrero Group, published its 11th Sustainability Report in its latest commitments to “Care for the Better”.
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On 22 September, the European Commission began an initiative to improve sustainability in the cocoa sector.
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The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) announces the winners of its 2020 SCA Sustainability Awards.
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Fuji Oil Holdings and Blommer Chocolate Co announced that they revealed two worldwide initiatives that address the most important social problems faced by the cocoa industry.
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Each year Green America publishes a scorecard of how chocolate companies fare in ethical and green practices. 21 companies are assessed and rated in an easy to understand ranking. The best is awarded the Golden Egg, and of course, the worst is given a Rotten Egg.
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Nestlé is spending 45 million Swiss francs (£35.17 million) a year on efforts to source cocoa sustainably, the food company said, also citing progress in reducing child labour in its West African supply chain. The company, which has spent about 220 million francs over the past ten years on efforts to tackle child labour and
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The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) announced the 2019 SCA Sustainability Award winners. Union Hand-Roasted Coffee for their project at Yayu BioSphere Reserve, Agricafe / Fincas Los Rodriguez, and Esperanza Dionisio Castillo will be recognized on the Re:co Symposium stage the 11-12 April 2019. The awards for Project and Business Model, created in 2004, recognize outstanding
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I was interested to read about advocacy organisation Stand.earth’s recent protest outside Starbucks’ headquarters in Seattle as part of its #BetterCup campaign. The Bellingham-based group said it wants Starbucks to fulfil a commitment it made in 2008 to make a fully recyclable cup, without a plastic lining. Its recent report, ‘Trashed: The Secret of the
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Starbucks Corporation has closed an underwritten public offering of senior notes, including the first US Corporate Sustainability Bond. The company will use the net proceeds from the offering of US$500 million in 2.450 per cent Senior Notes due 2026 to enhance its sustainability programs around coffee supply chain management through Eligible Sustainability Projects. This includes
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