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This Week in Logistics News (October 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

All Mars’ products in Europe to be sourced with 100% sustainable cocoa. But major players in the world’s chocolate industry have joined forces to stop deforestation in major cocoa producing countries, namely Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. This all points to the move towards sustainable cocoa production.

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Do You Know Your Suppliers? Counting the Cost of Ignorance

QAD

The concept of ethical sourcing has risen in popularity during the past four years.” . In April 2022, allegations arose claiming children as young as 10 in Ghana , West Africa were harvesting cocoa beans for food industry giant Mondel?z All top 100 companies in Japan and Mexico produce an annual sustainability report.

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ALDI first discount retailer to join Tony’s Open Chain

ChainPoint

Well-known discount retailer ALDI has joined Tony’s Open Chain and developed a chocolate bar that sources beans using the 5 Sourcing Principles. Buying this new chocolate bar will support the cocoa farming communities in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana where the cocoa beans are sourced from.

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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. per annum.

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From the Farmer to the Foil: The Cacao Supply Chain Challenge

SupplyShift

The drop in prices has stressed both labor and natural resources at the source, but one company has embarked on a mission to alter the historical marketplace and ensure success and stability for every actor in the cacao supply chain. Stasi Baranoff, Director of Global Ops and Sourcing, Uncommon Cacao).

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From the Farmer to the Foil: The Cacao Supply Chain Challenge

SupplyShift

The drop in prices has stressed both labor and natural resources at the source, but one company has embarked on a mission to alter the historical marketplace and ensure success and stability for every actor in the cacao supply chain. Stasi Baranoff, Director of Global Ops and Sourcing, Uncommon Cacao).

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The REFASHIOND Ventures Story with Brian Aoaeh

The Logistics of Logistics

Chartered Accountants, in Accra, Ghana between completing his secondary school education and commencing undergraduate study in the United States in 1997. Sustainability. Prior to UBS, he was a pension actuarial analyst at Watson Wyatt Worldwide (now Willis Towers Watson). He was a junior auditor at Issifu Ali & Co.