Tagged with "Cocoa"

Blended finance has the potential to address the climate financing gap – But the current grant-capital-return mix is standing in the way

Green finance is finally having its moment. $491 billion in sustainable bonds were issued in 2020, a jump from $200 billion in 2018, as reported by…

SDM Case Study: ECOM SMS, Ghana

Sustainability Management Services (SMS) implements sustainability programs and provides products and services for rural populations. SMS has made commitments about its economic impact on farmer livelihoods and sees farmers earning…

IDH 2020 Annual Report: Sustainable Business Models Delivering Impact

In 2020 the pandemic hit the world hard. Especially the most vulnerable groups, and showed us how important it is to shift the economy to benefit producers, workers…

Press Release – CFI 2020 Progress Reports

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Cocoa & Forests Initiative 2020 Progress Reports

Jonas Mva Mva becomes new IDH Regional Director for Africa

IDH is very happy to announce the appointment of Jonas Mva Mva as IDH Regional Director for Africa. As Regional Director Africa, Jonas Mva Mva will lead IDH’s work on…

New study on cocoa traceability makes recommendation towards more transparency in the cocoa sector

IDH, the Sustainable Trade Initiative and the German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa (GISCO) have jointly commissioned a study on cocoa traceability, which is released today. The study is supported by…

Technical Brief on Cocoa Traceability

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SDM Case Study: Cargill, Ivory Coast

Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate (Cargill) is an established company and has been sourcing cocoa beans from smallholder farmers in Ivory Coast since 1997. The company is looking holistically at cocoa…

Dutch retailer partners with IDH to stock shelves with only sustainable cocoa

When you visit Albert Heijn (AH) in the near future, feel good knowing all of their locations will be stocked with their house brand chocolate made only with sustainable cocoa.