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“There is a gun to our head to set up systems and get ready,” said Paul Davis, president of the European Cocoa Association industry group.

Picking up the baton from the World Cocoa Foundation Meeting, the Amsterdam Sustainable Cocoa Conference, organised by Chocoa, moved into the Beurs van Berlage for a further two days of discussion and debate on key policy issues affecting the global chocolate industry.

Achieving sustainable growth in the cocoa sector will be at the forefront of those taking part or visiting Amsterdam Cocoa Week in February where two important conferences are back-to-back and under one roof.

Cocoa production is decisively linked with women, and sustainable value chains are, too. However, how will their roles differ with the upcoming EU legislation on deforestation, and in a broader issue, will it threaten cocoa and chocolate exporters?

World Cocoa Foundation sat down with Jack Steijn, of Equipoise, to talk about the work he does and the upcoming Amsterdam Cocoa Week taking place February 5-11…

[Version française ci-dessous] The annual meeting will take place on February 6-7, 2024, in Amsterdam. WASHINGTON, April 4, 2023 – The World Cocoa Foundation…

The influential Chocoa conference, which was planned as a virtual meet-up for the second year running in February because of the COVID pandemic, has been postponed until later in year, organisers Equipoise have confirmed.

Chocoa 2021 goes virtual to keep sustainability at the forefront of the cocoa sector By Anthony Myers Key Amsterdam conference promises a virtual platform providing unique networking opportunities for the cocoa and chocolate industry. The ninth edition of the influential Chocoa festival and conference has a different look and feel this year when it will be launched as virtual event​ from 24 February until 26 of February. ...