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Fairmined: a label entirely dedicated to fair trade gold

August 14th 2019

The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) is a global initiative born in Colombia in 2004 with the aim of empowering artisanal and small-scale miners and their organisations. ARM’s fair trade standard, Fairmined, incorporates four main categories of criteria that mining organisations must meet. These relate to issues of social development, economic development, environmental protection and respect for working conditions.

“La esperanza del café”: A song to raise awareness of the coffee crisis

August 9th 2019

Alvaro and Antonio Morales, two professional Belgian-Salvadorian singers well known in El Salvador, have just released a song designed to make consumers aware of the crisis currently affecting coffee producers.

People approach in the TDC coaching sessions

June 9th 2019

These cocoa cooperatives aim to sell as much of their members’ cocoa as possible at the best conditions possible. But doing so is far from evident.

Bean to bar

June 9th 2019

The production process that turns the cocoa bean into a chocolate bar requires many intermediary steps and involves multinational corporations. More and more chocolatiers all over the world now want to take the whole process in their own hands.

Dominique Persoone opens chocolate factory in Congo

April 8th 2019

Three Belgians are about to open a chocolate factory near Virunga, Africa’s largest tropical rainforest reserve. This Unesco World Heritage site is run by a Belgian, Prince Emmanuel de Merode. He is one of three investors, along with the Belgian chocolatier Dominique Persoone and Dimitri Moreels, the owner of cocoa-exporting Copak.

TDC and companies active in Belgium meet

April 2nd 2019

In recent years, many fair and sustainable trade cooperatives and small businesses from partner countries of the
Belgian Development Cooperation received support of the
Trade for Development Centre. Either in the form of
financial support or via coaching in marketing or finance and
business management, or a combination of the two.
The goal is always the same, i.e. improve the market opportunities for small producers. Some of these cooperatives
have developed business relations with businesses operating in Belgium.

Voluntary sustainability standards in the cocoa sector

March 15th 2019

This presentation gives an overview on the advantages and shortcomings of the voluntary sustainability standards Fairtrade International, Utz and Rainforest Alliance in the cocoa sector.

TDC’s commitment to Beyond Chocolate partnership

December 20th 2018

On 5 December, the day before local ‘Sinterklaas’ visits children with toys and chocolate figurines, representatives of Belgium’s chocolate industry, retail sector and civil society signed the Beyond Chocolate partnership targeting 100 % sustainable Belgian chocolate by 2025 and a living income for all cocoa producers by 2030. Also Enabel signed the partnership, committing the Trade for Development Centre (TDC) to the initiative.

Province of Luxembourg and City of Bruges share their experience of fair trade

November 12th 2018

On Friday 5 October, about thirty people: chocolate makers, Oxfam volunteers, representatives of the Province of Luxembourg and the Fair Trade Municipalities of the region, went to Bruges, the self-proclaimed capital of fair trade and chocolate.

Study: potential of Vietnamese Fairtrade cashew nuts on the world market

November 9th 2018

This study investigates whether and how Vietnamese Fairtrade cashew nuts can conquer a solid position in the world market. The study was carried out by Globally Cool on behalf of the TDC.

Fairmined: a label entirely dedicated to fair trade gold

August 14th 2019

“La esperanza del café”: A song to raise awareness of the coffee crisis

August 9th 2019

People approach in the TDC coaching sessions

June 9th 2019

These cocoa cooperatives aim to sell as much of their members’ cocoa as possible at the best conditions possible. But doing so is far from evident.

Bean to bar

June 9th 2019

Dominique Persoone opens chocolate factory in Congo

April 8th 2019

TDC and companies active in Belgium meet

April 2nd 2019

Voluntary sustainability standards in the cocoa sector

March 15th 2019

This presentation gives an overview on the advantages and shortcomings of the voluntary sustainability standards Fairtrade International, Utz and Rainforest Alliance in the cocoa sector.

TDC’s commitment to Beyond Chocolate partnership

December 20th 2018

Province of Luxembourg and City of Bruges share their experience of fair trade

November 12th 2018

Study: potential of Vietnamese Fairtrade cashew nuts on the world market

November 9th 2018

This study investigates whether and how Vietnamese Fairtrade cashew nuts can conquer a solid position in the world market. The study was carried out by Globally Cool on behalf of the TDC.

Fairmined: a label entirely dedicated to fair trade gold

“La esperanza del café”: A song to raise awareness of the coffee crisis

People approach in the TDC coaching sessions

Bean to bar

Dominique Persoone opens chocolate factory in Congo

TDC and companies active in Belgium meet

Voluntary sustainability standards in the cocoa sector

TDC’s commitment to Beyond Chocolate partnership

Province of Luxembourg and City of Bruges share their experience of fair trade

Study: potential of Vietnamese Fairtrade cashew nuts on the world market

Fairmined: a label entirely dedicated to fair trade gold

“La esperanza del café”: A song to raise awareness of the coffee crisis

People approach in the TDC coaching sessions

Bean to bar

Dominique Persoone opens chocolate factory in Congo

TDC and companies active in Belgium meet

Voluntary sustainability standards in the cocoa sector

TDC’s commitment to Beyond Chocolate partnership

Province of Luxembourg and City of Bruges share their experience of fair trade

Study: potential of Vietnamese Fairtrade cashew nuts on the world market

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