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WCF leads new project to address climate change in cocoa-producing regions.

WCF leads new program to address climate change

Partnership will strengthen collaboration between public and private sector and address environmental issues.

June 1, 2016

The partnership, led by WCF, is meant to strengthen the collaboration between the public and private sector in addressing these environmental issues.

Taking action: 2016 Chocolate ingredient trends

As demand for chocolate rises, leaders in the industry focus on creating a sustainable cocoa supply chain by helping to improve farming techniques and empower farming communities.

Abigail Watt

May 26, 2016

Globally, chocolate demand is on the rise, and unless chocolate companies do something to help the cocoa-growing industry, demand will soon outpace supply.

Cemoi partners up with the Conseil Cafe-Cacao on sustainability efforts.

Cémoi teams up with the Conseil Café-Cacao on €3.5 million partnership

The partnership will help both parties achieve the goal of creating a sustainable cocoa supply chain.

Abigail Watt

May 18, 2016

The partnership brings Transparence Cacao into the national development program for the coffee and cocoa network.

Care and DOVE Chocolates partner on programs for women's empowerment.

DOVE Chocolate partners with Care on women's empowerment program

Care will build Village Savings and Loan Associations in communities where DOVE Chocolate is sourced, thus creating financial safe havens.

Abigail Watt

May 4, 2016

Mars-owned DOVE Chocolate announced at the 2016 Care National Conference that it was partnering with Care to launch a women's empowerment program in Cote d’Ivoire.

Barry Callebaut partners with Kim's Chocolates on sustainability efforts in Tanzania

Project distributed 130,000 cocoa seedlings and donated six new classrooms.

Abigail Watt

April 20, 2016

This is a special project funded by Kim's Chocolates and implemented by the Barry Callebaut Group.

Australian chocolate manufacturers pledge to achieve 100 percent sustainably sourced cocoa

The pledge has been made publicly by all major manufacturers.

Abigail Watt

March 23, 2016

All major chocolate manufacturers – including Mondelez, Nestle, Mars, Ferrero, Haigh's, Lindt, and others – have committed to using only sustainably sourced cocoa in all locally produced products.

Jacobs Foundation's TRECC launches in Côte d'Ivoire

The program aims to improve cocoa farmers' lives by providing access to education.

Abigail Watt

February 17, 2016

Since its initial presentation at the Clinton Global Initiative in May 2015, the initiative has been working to fulfill its goal to provide cocoa-growing communities with access to education.