Le point culminant de l'apprentissage par les pairs à l'échelle européenne a été la première conférence de l'ISCO (ISCOnference) qui s'est tenue à Bruxelles le 1er septembre. La réunion, à laquelle ont participé environ 200 représentants des membres de l'ISCO et partenaires des pays consommateurs et pays d’origine du cacao, a donné un élan important à une collaboration plus étroite entre les plateformes.
Starbucks believes that it is its role and responsibility to have a positive impact on the communities it serves and to work alongside coffee and cocoa farmers to help improve their livelihoods.
Certaines choses ont été réalisées, mais il reste encore beaucoup de travail à accomplir. Telle est la conclusion de l'assemblée générale de la Plate-forme suisse du cacao, qui a coïncidé avec le cinquième anniversaire de cette initiative commune de l'économie, de la société civile et de la Confédération.
"WWF believes that cocoa production does not have to be destructive and can be produced responsibly in harmony with humans and nature."
“We believe index insurance can play a significant role in sustainable and economically viable risk management and mitigation for smallholder farmers in the cocoa value chain.”
„We provide input technology, knowledge, and services to transform how crops are grown and protected and in doing so support sustainable cocoa production.”
Interview with Johannes Läderach, CEO of the Swiss family business Läderach Chocolatier Suisse about the Cocoa Tech Bridge value chain project.
“The students that SWISSCO’s university partners are educating are future change agents, innovators, and decision-makers. Therefore, we seek to strengthen their sustainability competencies.”
Poverty in many cocoa producing countries is persistent - including Peru. It clearly highlights the urgency to add an economic factor to the sustainability efforts of the industry. The true costs of environmentally and socially sound production practices must be included into the equation. For the cocoa sector to be sustainable, growing cocoa must in the first place make business sense to farmers.
