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24 January 2023
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How can sustainability standards impact cotton farmers income?
A few weeks ago we were discussing about cocoa farmers poverty being the underlying problem of most of the industry challenges. This…
12 January 2023
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The underlying issue of cocoa supply-chains
Have you heard of the “cocoa problem tree”? It actually points out that the (sadly) well-known environmental and social issues the industry…
18 November 2022
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Climate change and women economic empowerment
“Given that women workers make up around 47% of the agricultural workforce globally, and often play crucial quality and value addition roles…
30 September 2022
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The importance of social considerations in our supply-chains
For more than three weeks now, a tug of war has been going on between the top management of the Escondida copper…
19 July 2022
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Would you try… cacao-free chocolate?
The chocolate industry is known for its potential ethical issues, mainly child labour and deforestation. Over the past few years, an increasing…
16 April 2021
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Textile industry and Uyghurs: time for action!
This new twist in the Uyghur case demonstrates (or rather confirms) 3 trends: current textile supply chains are complex and opaque; the…
16 October 2020
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Are garment workers the big forgotten of initiatives in favour of more sustainable fashion?
Celebration of the Copenhagen Fashion Summit 2020, assessment of the first year’s progresses of the The Fashion Pact… the news has just…