'A feisty anti-apartheid activist in her youth, her insistence on conscious consumption led to a brave new foray into the chocolate industry' freudsjournals.com/divinechocolate Thank you Sophi for raising the bar for the cocoa industry #fairtrade #bcorp #socent

Congratulations to NGOCFU, a great farmer led organisation from Sierra Leone, who have for the first time, directly exported forest-friendly cocoa to the #Fairtrade market as part of the @IDH_buzz cocoa origins programme 😁 A fantastic achievement! divinechocolate.com/news/forest-fr…

Thank you World Cocoa Foundation for the invitation to write about #WestAfrica rural realities & child labor in advance of the DOL report. It is crucial that the #chocolate industry recognizes the perspectives & realities of those most impacted. #cocoa #chocolate worldcocoafoundation.org/blog/to-unders…

Last week was a year since our ally Twin went into administration. We still feel the loss of an inspiring company that did so much for #fairtrade & over 300,000 farmers across the 🌎 We wouldn't be where we are without them & continue to strive to keep the legacy alive.

🙌Affected by two hurricanes, category 4 and 5, which hit mostly indigenous populations, Maria didn't lose her crops, because she had been growing #cocoa using #agroforestry systems in Nicaragua rikol.to/Maria

Very pleased to share the next article in my series, "I am a cocoa farmer," for ConfectioneryNews, on Daniel Aboagye in #Ghana's Western Region. Read on to learn more about real-life men & women who farm #cocoa in #Africa Kuapa Kokoo Divine Chocolate confectionerynews.com/Article/2020/1…

Dive into the world of chocolate, the importance of a brand’s story and learn about what it means for products to be Fairtrade. Here's a great podcast featuring Sophi, who was Divine's CEO for 21 years #bcorp #fairtrade head-way.co.uk/episodes/sophi…

Happy International Women’s Day from the MSA team! In honor of #IWD2022, we're reaffirming our commitment to #BreakTheBias by integrating and promoting #GenderEquality and women's empowerment in our workplace, with our global clients and the diverse communities with whom we work

New report calls on #agriculture system stakeholders to work across silos and prioritize social equity to create a just and regenerative US agriculture system that supports equitable economic prosperity, allowing people and planet to flourish long term. forumforthefuture.org/scaling-regene…

Can you find the country in green?

The Feed the Future Advancing Women’s Empowerment (AWE) program is launching a new Toolkit to Address Gender-based Violence in Agriculture and Market Systems Development on July 14, 2022 (9:30 – 11:00am EDT) with Agrilinks. Register and join us! agrilinks.org/events/address…

ReFashionStudy and its Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) data on Cambodian garment workers' hunger + debt during COVID19 harnessed today by Liz Twist MP to argue for #FashionWatchdog to change how UK clothing retailers do business Private members bill proceeds to 2nd reading in Nov parliamentlive.tv/event/index/2d…

👕Yesterday, the #FashionWatchdog campaign took a huge step forward in Parliament 👇

Do you believe in accelerating the shift to a sustainable future? Forum is looking for someone with financial acumen who will use their skills, experience and networks to help lead the organisation as Honorary Treasurer and Trustee. Apply by 10 August: ow.ly/QLlT50JTSyq

I'm proud to have contributed to the AWE GBV toolkit during my time at MarketShareAssociates and excited to see the launch today.

Proud to have contributed to this incredibly valuable #GBV toolkit for companies and practitioners in #agriculture and #marketsystems, launched today by Feed the Future Advancing Women's Empowerment. MarketShareAssociates agrilinks.org/post/awes-tool…

View learnings from piloting the AWE Toolkit to Address Gender-based Violence in #agriculture and Market Systems Development in Uganda #GBV here: agrilinks.org/sites/default/…

Is doing a little less bad the same as being a force for good? What a good question! We don't think so. What do YOU think?

This is a very powerful way to use urban art

"Is #BCorp cert primarily to improve the impacts of the biz of the old economy, which are built to extract max financial value for shareholders? Or is it to foster the biz of the new economy, built to generate social & ecological benefits?" -Erinch Sahan pioneerspost.com/news-views/202…