This report summarizes the outcomes of the multi-stakeholder meeting on “Cocoa and Deforestation: Closing the Gaps”, help on June 14th, 2019 in Utrecht. It was hosted by the Rainforest Alliance, Tropenbos International and IDH – The Sustainable Trade Initiative. The event gathered over 50 participants representing producing and consuming country governments, the private sector and NGOs. It was organized in the International Sustainability Week, which was convened by the Amsterdam Declaration Partnership.
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Living Wage report Malawi 2014
Three reports published in June 2014 set new living wage benchmarks for rural South Africa, Dominican Republic and Malawi. The reports document worker needs in detail, in a simple, transparent way that everyone can understand. The reports explain exactly what workers would be able to afford for themselves and their families if they were paid the estimated living wage. They also compare living wage estimates with current wages and include innovative ways to estimate fair and reasonable values for in-kind benefits.
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Rainforest Alliance response to the Cote d'Ivoire Impact Evaluation Report 2013-2017. This independent impact evaluation commissioned by UTZ, IDH and Nestlé to Wageningen Economic Research analyzed the main outcomes of certification in combination of with different service packages for a representative sample of UTZ certified cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire between 2013 and 2017.
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Towards Sustainable Cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire 2018 Impact Evaluation Report - Wageningen Economic Research
This independent impact evaluation commissioned by UTZ, IDH and Nestlé to Wageningen Economic Research analyzed the main outcomes of certification in combination with different service packages for a representative sample of UTZ certified cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire between 2013 and 2017.
This guidance document explains how to implement the UTZ Core Code of Conduct and Coffee Module in East Africa.
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Citation d’un producteur de cacao dans le Côte d’Ivoire sur le travail des enfants Quote from cocoa farmer from Côte d'Ivoire on child labor (French)
Quote from cocoa farmer from Côte d'Ivoire in French about how he can send his kids to school thanks to the UTZ program
Facts & Figures on the impact of the UTZ cocoa program – better life – Côte d’Ivoire
Find a two-page summary of the report here.
Facts & Figures on the impact of the UTZ cocoa program – better life – Côte d’Ivoire
Find a two-page summary of the report here.
Facts & Figures on the impact of the UTZ cocoa program – better income – Côte d’Ivoire
Find a two-page summary of the report here.