The EUDR saga is going to take a break. On December 4, 2024, the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on the Commission’s proposal to grant a 12-month additional phasing-in period.
On November 19, the European Council has adopted a regulation banning products made using forced labour from entering, being exported, or sold within the European Union. The new EU Forced Labour Regulation (FLR) represents a global effort to combat human rights abuses in international supply chains. It is estimated that 27.6 million people worldwide are trapped in conditions of forced labour.
For the past two years, discount supermarket chain Aldi has been offering fair trade and sustainable chocolate under the brand ‘Choceur Choco Changer’, a range created through a collaboration between the supermarket chain and the Tony’s Open Chain supply chain. At the beginning of spring 2022, Aldi introduced a new range of chocolate bars called […]
The European Union is set to merge three key sustainability regulations – the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D), the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and the Taxonomy Regulation – into a single omnibus legislation.
On November 14, the European Parliament voted the Commission’s proposal to delay the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by 12 months, originally set for full application on December 30, 2024. The regulation, which mandates that companies verify their products are deforestation-free and compliant with national laws, faced significant amendments proposed by the European People’s Party (EPP), which critics argue could undermine the regulation’s effectiveness.
In Africa, Enabel’s Trade for Development Centre supports various campaigns to promote and advocate more ethical and nature-friendly trade. This is the case in Côte d’Ivoire.
Launched in 2016 by Julia Mikerova and Björn Becker, the Brussels-based ‘bean-to-bar’ chocolate brand Mike&Bekie has always made transparency the cornerstone of its project, with a view to social and environmental sustainability throughout its supply chain.
Following mounting pressure from global partners, businesses, and even some EU member states, the European Commission announced on October 2 a proposal to delay the implementation of its groundbreaking deforestation law by 12 months.
Since 2015, Chocolatoa has been producing bean-to-bar chocolate that is both artisanal and ethical. But the Belgian chocolate maker also shares its expertise through training and professional advice, led by its founder, Mario Vandeneede. After completing his chocolate-making studies in Mechelen, Mario Vandeneede spent some time in Ecuador. There he taught chocolate processing at the […]
The Ivorian Platform for Sustainable Cocoa (PICD) has shared its expectations regarding the setting of the farm-gate price for the 2024-2025 main season. Producers and cooperatives are hoping for a price of between FCFA 2,016 and FCFA 2,352* per kilogram, based on the monitoring of international prices and the government’s commitment to set the minimum price at 60% of the CIF price.
