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Mondelez International is Reducing Emissions in Cocoa Supply Chain

Material Handling & Logistics

Mondelez is helping to redce deforestation rates in Ghana, which supplies about 20% of the world's cocoa. In an effort to reduce emissions in its cocoa supply chain across Ghana, on January 17 Mondel?z As one of the largest cocoa-producing countries, Ghana supplies about 20% of the world's cocoa.

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A Chocolate Addict’s Plea: Know Your Supply Chain Risks!

Kinaxis

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) recently posted an article about the huge shortfall in the cocoa crop in Ghana. As the WSJ points out, there is a drastic over reliance on the Ivory Coast and Ghana when it comes to the global cocoa supply chain. Together they account for more than half of the world’s cocoa supplies!

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Is Your Halloween Candy Responsibly Sourced?

SupplyShift

Cocoa beans grow best in hot and rainy regions hugging the equator, places like Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Peru and Papua New Guinea. Lindt also invests directly in cocoa-growing communities, drilling freshwater wells and building resource centers with computers and internet access.

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A Tale of Black Art

QAD

They originated from the Akan culture of the Gyaman people in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. These are two of the more popular Adinkra symbols in Ghana, and both have been or are presently featured on Ghana’s 200 cedi banknote. A great example of this are the African Adinkra symbols.

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What does Corporate Social Responsibility Really Mean?

Logistics Bureau

A full 95 percent of respondents said they are diverting substantial resources to socially responsible initiatives and plan to expand this investment even further in the coming year. They are all long-term projects requiring extensive resources. Delivering access to education to children in Ghana.

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Pfizer Supply Chain Modernization Leading The Way In Healthcare

RFgen

Partnering with Zipline to overcome geographic and infrastructural hurdles in countries like Ghana by pioneering drone deliveries. Employing energy-efficient technologies and renewable energy resources help drive sustainability initiatives. These green programs also foster a future where innovation in science and manufacturing thrives.

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Unethical Supply Chains Cost More Than Dollars and Cents

QAD

More recently, Cadbury’s supply chain in Ghana was found to include children as young as 10 working on cocoa farms while missing school. According to the United Nations Environment Programme , the resources required to produce the wasted levels of food have a carbon footprint of about 3.3 billion tons of CO2.