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MIA keeps chocolate production local on Madagascar, despite global pandemic By Anthony Myers MIA, the bean-to-bar ethical chocolate company, reinforced its African roots despite COVID-19 challenges by maintaining production at its facility on Madagascar. According to MIA, short for Made In Africa, chocolate production created four times more revenue than the value of raw cocoa while supporting 18 full-time jobs and sustainable agriculture that preserved more than 4,900 trees in Madagascar. Impact report The brand’s impa...

Support OneGreenPlanet Being publicly-funded gives us a greater chance to continue providing you with high quality content. Please support us! Support Us “Greenwashing” is rife among online retailers, according to a new study. Greenwashing happens when companies make false or exaggerated claims about the environmental impact of their products. Although some businesses invest in sustainability, many others inflate their eco-friendly credentials to win over consumers. Advertisement The study, conducted by the European Union and national consumer protection agencies, looked at 344 “s...

Growing concerns over the climate impact of food production and the Covid-19 crisis, resulted in a 12.6 growth in organic sales throughout 2020 –…

Subscribe Fairtrade cocoa demand increases during pandemic as more consumers make ethical choices By Anthony Myers A boom in consumer demand for Fairtrade products in 2020, including cocoa, is reflecting the extent to which the coronavirus pandemic has sparked an increased global consciousness, changing the way many of us eat, drink and shop. The Fairtrade organisation said its purchases increased by 15% in the last year and almost 30% of consumers pledged to buy more Fairtrade goods in the future, according to Ethical Co...

Olive Press News Spain Plastic Sea: Almeria’s environmental and humanitarian disaster Thousands of migrant workers toil in appalling conditions around Spain's greenbelt to meet the demands of European supermarkets Share \n');document.write('\n \n\n');} IF anyone has told you that the Great Wall of China is visible from space, I’m afraid they were telling fibs – or spreading fake news, to use journalist jargon.  But would you believe me if I said that astronauts floating through the star-studded cosmos can see the greenhouses in Almeria, where vast quantities of fruit and vegetables...