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Monitoring report for the reporting year 2020 published

The German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa ist very pleased to announce the publication of the new monitoring report for the reporting year 2020! GISCO has developed a monitoring system in cooperation with Beyond Chocolate, the Belgian initiative for sustainable cocoa. The monitoring helps to... MORE

Guide to conducting risk analyses for cocoa producing countries published

SÜDWIND Institut für Ökonomie und Ökumene supports members of the German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa in the preparation of the risk analysis. MORE

Third Journée PRO-PLANTEURS in Grand Bassam

This year's Journée PRO-PLANTEURS on the topic of "Sustainable Production Systems in the PRO-PLANTEURS Project" was held in Grand Bassam (Côte d'Ivoire) on Thursday, 22 July 2021. MORE

Second round of PRO-PLANTEURS Matching Fund launched

For the second phase of the PRO-PLANTEURS Matching Fund, all members of GISCO are invited to submit project proposals. MORE

National Initiatives on Sustainable Cocoa in Europe: Case studies on traceability in the cocoa sector published

Four new case studies from the national platforms on sustainable cocoa in Europe shed light on traceability in the cocoa sector. MORE

German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa elects Merit Buama as Chairwoman of the Board of Directors

We congratulate Ms. Merit Buama on her election as the new Chairwoman of the Board of the German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa! MORE

First Joint Monitoring Round launched

We are pleased to launch the very first joint monitoring round with our Belgian partner initiative Beyond Chocolate. MORE

New study on cocoa traceability makes recommendation towards more transparency in the cocoa sector

GISCO and IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative, have jointly commissioned a study on cocoa traceability to provide more clarity on the state of traceability systems in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Cameroon. MORE

Share of sustainably certified cocoa among GISCO's members rises to 83 per cent

As the Federal Association of the German Confectionery Industry (BDSI) reports, the proportion of cocoa certified according to sustainability standards or independently verified in an equivalent manner in the confectionery sold by GISCO's members has increased again this year. MORE

Christian Robin elected as new Executive Director at the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa

On June 1, 2021, Christian Robin will succeed Christine Müller as Executive Director at the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa. MORE