Articles Tagged with ''sustainability''

Nearly 500 representatives of the global chocolate and cocoa sector, including farmers, gathered in Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s leading producer of cocoa, to address critical sustainability issues confronting the crop, which is the main source of income for millions of people across West Africa and in large parts of Latin America and Southeast Asia.

Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli announced last week it has achieved its goal of making its entire Ghana cocoa bean supply chain traceable and verifiable through its focus on farming initiatives.

Through an investment in The Conservation Fund’s sustainable working redwood forests in northern California, American Licorice Co., which produces Red Vines, plans to purchase 20,000 tons of verified carbon offsets to counteract carbon dioxide emissions from electricity and fuel used at its headquarters in La Porte, Ind., and offices in Union City, Calif.

The International Baking Industry Exposition and Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery have announced the companies qualifying for the prestigious B.E.S.T. in Baking Program.

Global consumer packaged food and beverage company The WhiteWave Foods Company unveiled new sustainability commitments in the company’s 2014-2015 Corporate Social Responsibility Report.