Mikkel Friis-Holm’s Chocolate War – free speech vs boycotts in Copenhagen
Mikkel Friis-Holm is as true to his moral compass as he is to chocolate making. It led to a heated ...
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Suppliers into the EU will shoulder burden of proof re: seized slave-made products
The European Parliament in Strasbourg has voted to strengthen laws banning products made by forced labour from the EU market. ...
‘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 ...
Californian court denies Nestlé motion to dismiss Cocoa Plan child labour lawsuit
Confectionary News reports that Nestlé USA has been refused a motion for dismissal by a Californian court in its fight ...
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 ...
OmniAction launches to tackle greenwashing, slavery, land theft, poor diets
“There needs to be action to bring food metrics together. The time has come for the food system to be ...
Are chocolate giants on the verge of solving child slavery?
Campaigners have dismissed new reports by chocolate companies that child labour is being addressed in their supply chains. Despite a ...
Universal support for the Omnilabel at UN pre-Food Systems Summit event
The urgency for a UN-led omnilabel cannot be over-stated, we heard, on July 27 at Quota’s pre-Food Systems Summit event, ...
Free, prior and informed consent required as clean energy threatens Indigenous Peoples
A new coalition of Indigenous Peoples is calling for free, prior and informed consent to be negotiated without exception as...
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