OECD to help G7 nations achieve sustainable agrifood
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will help G7 counties harmonise supply chain rules to make agrifood more ...
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‘Why’s chocolate so cheap?’: Aussies call for transparency
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that behind the foil-wrapped seasonal merriment and the squealing delight from Easter egg hunts is ...
Documentary maker Miki Mistrati wants consumers to know the truth about chocolate
Miki Mistrati has been documenting child labour in West Africa’s cocoa industry since 2007 – and he’s in therapy. “You ...
Few agrifood companies are tackling forced and child labour
Only 13 per cent of agrifood companies can prove they are trying to end forced labour, according to new insights ...
Anti-slavery brand finds 1,700 child workers in supply chain
The Sunday Times reports that anti-slavery chocolate brand Tony’s Chocolonely has admitted at least 1,700 child labourers were involved in ...
IKEA’s food impact measured – up to a point – in sustainability report
Given that it reportedly sells one billion meatballs a year, IKEA’s food impact is significant. Describing itself as one of ...
Class action against chocolate giants could win damages for 50,000 child slaves
The world’s chocolate giants could face punitive damages of US$50 million for each of eight former child slaves leading a ...
Nespresso finds child labour at Guatemalan coffee farms
Nespresso, the maker of coffee brewing pods and machines, found child labor at three farms where it buys coffee in ...
Paying farmers 75p for each £1 consumers spend on their produce
I aim to introduce you to a new way of looking at business, in which the entrepreneur is a development...
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