Founded in 2016, Incub’Ivoir has rapidly established itself as a key player in innovation in agricultural value chains in Côte d’Ivoire. In partnership with the Enabel’s Trade for Development Centre, the incubator has strengthened its marketing and project management skills, while developing a service offering that responds to the specific challenges of the sector. We […]
It was almost 5 years ago that the famous Belgian chocolate maker Galler took the decision to go Fairtrade and source only Fairtrade cocoa.
For several years now, Virunga Origins has been offering fair trade and organic chocolate and coffee, produced from A to Z in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the outskirts of the famous eponymous park.
Since 2019, the German supermarket chain Lidl has been offering a number of fair-trade products in a range called Way To Go. Chocolate, coffee, cashew nuts… Over the years, the range has grown, while maintaining its original mission: to enable small producers to earn a sufficient income. Way To Go is the name of Lidl’s […]
Through a coaching programme, TDC aims to strengthen the capacity of African Business Support Organisations (BSOs) to support enterprises and producer organisations in sustainability and decent work. Interested BSOs have until 16 September to submit their application.
The European Union Regulation on Deforestation-free products (EUDR) was adopted to ban imports of several key commodities such as palm oil, soy, timber, beef, rubber, but also cocoa and coffee, if they are produced from land deforested after 2020. The new regulation will require importing companies to demonstrate “due diligence” and prove, via crop geolocation […]
For the past two years, the Ecocoa artisanal and ethical chocolate factory has been offering ‘bean-to-bar’ chocolate, whose forest cocoa is imported in a short chain from Cameroon, with the dual aim of combating deforestation there and ensuring a decent income for cocoa farmers. Launched in early 2022, the Ecocoa chocolate factory in Péruwelz produces […]
For the past three years, Colruyt has been running a pilot project in Côte d’Ivoire, focusing on the living wage of cocoa producers. The lessons learned should enable the supermarket chain to improve the fairness of its Boni-branded chocolates.
After a turbulent few months, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or CS3D) was formally adopted by the European Council on 24 April, marking a significant step towards more responsible business practices in the EU and beyond. But there are many loopholes.
Founded in the village of Anno in the sub-prefecture of Agboville in Côte d’Ivoire, SCINPA (la Société coopérative ivoirienne du négoce des produits agricoles) has launched a host of initiatives for its 4,000 members.
