Satellites in the Sky and Boots on the Ground: How Industry is Working to End Deforestation

WCF member and Cocoa & Forests Initiative Frameworks for Action signatory Cargill is committed to eliminating deforestation for its supply chains as it builds a sustainable cocoa sector that can thrive for generations to come.

See how Cargill is supporting industry transformation, mapping its sourcing area from space, and finding solutions on the ground in a blog post by Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate President Harold Poelma. 

Interested in writing a WCF blog post? Email Charlotte Grant, Communications & Marketing Manager.

The World Bank's Climate-Smart Agriculture

The World Bank is a leading financier of agriculture, with $4 billion in new commitments in Fiscal Year 2017. It works with countries, helping introduce innovation, and providing infrastructure and resources so that the food and agriculture sector is climate-smart, improves livelihoods and creates more and better jobs, includes inclusive and efficient value chains, and produces safe and nutritious food. 

In its "Climate-Smart Agriculture" blog post, The World Bank discusses how WCF, IDH the Sustainable Trade Initiative, and the Prince of Wales’s International Sustainability Unit's Cocoa & Forests Initiative is bringing together top cocoa-producing countries and the leading chocolate and cocoa companies to end deforestation in the cocoa supply chain. 

A Central American Learning Journey into Climate Smart Cocoa

Climate change is posing a rapidly rising threat to the Central American region's cocoa crop. Safeguarding the region’s ability to produce fine flavor and high-quality cocoa is of great interest to farmers and chocolate makers alike. Addressing this challenge is the focus of WCF’s Climate Smart Cocoa program. 

In a new blog post, WCF's Latin America Program Consultant for Climate Smart Cocoa Falguni Guharay describes how in June 2017, WCF partnered with others to organize a Learning Journey within the framework of the Regional Cocoa Value Chain Knowledge Management Project in Honduras.

WCF is Hiring!

Do you know anyone who is interested in working in cocoa sustainability? WCF's Washington, D.C. office is seeking:

• A strategic and technical leader for a Monitoring and Evaluation Director position;
• An action-oriented and organized self-starter for a Special Assistant to the President position; and
• An excellent college-level communicator and researcher for a Communications & Membership Internship position. 

Learn more, share with your networks, and apply at http://worldcocoa.org/careers.

Cocoa Sustainability Roundup

Take a look below to learn more about the work WCF member companies are doing to ensure a sustainable and thriving cocoa sector. Want your company to be featured in our Cocoa Sustainability Roundup? Email zoe.genova@worldcocoa.org for details.