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Business as usual is no longer an option

Will the breakthrough for a sustainable cocoa sector be manifested with Berlin? In the Berlin Declaration, the final declaration of the 4th World Cocoa Conference, the delegates formulated a clear message: MORE

Apr 23

Share your impressions of the WCC via Twitter

Follow #GISCO in Twitter to check out the news from the German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa on the Wolrd Cocoa Conference in Berlin. MORE

Apr 23

4th World Cocoa Conference opens in Berlin

Federal Minister Julia Klöckner mentions the German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa several times in her welcoming address at the 4th World Cocoa Conference in Berlin. MORE

Apr 20

Cocoa Barometer 2018 published

The Cocoa Barometer 2018 casts some light on the current situation of cocoa farmers. MORE

Apr 19

GISCO at 4. World Cococa Conference in Berlin

As of Monday representatives of the producing and of the consuming countries of cocoa discuss "A New Vision for the Cocoa Sector" in Berlin. GISCO members contribute largely with several presentations and speeches. MORE

Jan 31

Beyond Certification: How can sustainability be achieved in the cocoa sector?

Representatives from the chocolate and cocoa industry, grocery retail, non-governmental organizations, from the German government and producer organizations from Côte d’Ivoire came together on ISM in Cologne to discuss ways to achieve more progress in addressing key challenges confronting the global... MORE

Jan 19

For more sustainable cocoa in Germany and Switzerland

German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa and Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa sign Memorandum of Understanding MORE

Dec 20

ISM 2018: Event hosted by the German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa and the World Cocoa Foundation

The German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa (GISCO) will host an expert discussion at the ISM, an international business and communication platform for suppliers and large wholesalers of the confectionery industry, in Cologne on the first trade fair day, 28 January 2018. For the first time, the event... MORE

Dec 19

Verbraucherverantwortung und fairer Einkauf auf der Internationalen Grünen Woche 2018

Die Internationale Grüne Woche (IGW) findet vom 19.-28. Januar 2018 in Berlin statt. Gastgeber ist wie immer das Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL). Auch in diesem Jahr werden zahlreiche und überraschende Neuheiten aus der Ernährungs- und Landwirtschaft gezeigt. Eines der... MORE

Nov 22

Vacancy: Executive Director of ICCO

On 1 October 2018 the new Executive Director of ICCO shall take up his/her position. Applicants are invited to send in their application till 15 December 2017. MORE