{"id":13403,"date":"2022-03-15T12:35:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T11:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/commitments-made-by-chocolatiers-in-2019-failed-to-halt-deforestation-in-africa\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:51:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:51:05","slug":"commitments-made-by-chocolatiers-in-2019-failed-to-halt-deforestation-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/commitments-made-by-chocolatiers-in-2019-failed-to-halt-deforestation-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Commitments made by &#8220;Chocolatiers&#8221; in 2019 failed to halt deforestation in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-H1rKdlAb9 tatsu-section  tatsu-fullscreen tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class=\"tatsu-fullscreen-wrap\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"90px 0% 90px 0%\"}' data-padding-top='90px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-SylHYOg0Wc\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-HyZHY_lRZ5\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-HJXrKuxCW9   \" ><style>.tatsu-HJXrKuxCW9 .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 70%;text-align: left;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"swatch-white\"><strong>Glenn Hurowitz, Executive Director of the NGO behind the report, explains that cocoa grown in these cleared areas often ends up in cocoa cooperatives that have supplier relationships with raw materials companies such as Cargill, Barry Callebaut, Olam, Sucden, Touton and Ecom, who in turn supply cocoa beans to chocolate manufacturers such as Nestl\u00e9 and Lindt.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap align-block block-center  tatsu-BJNSYuxCbq   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/fre\/economie\/la-d%C3%A9forestation-se-poursuit-en-afrique-malgr%C3%A9-les-promesses-de-l-industrie-du-chocolat\/47403244\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"Swiss Info (FR)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swiss Info (FR)<\/a><style>.tatsu-BJNSYuxCbq .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(230,255,0,1);color: rgba(127,128,133,1) ;}.tatsu-BJNSYuxCbq .tatsu-button:hover{background-color: rgba(0,0,0,1);color: rgba(255,255,255,1) ;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-HyZHY_lRZ5.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-HyZHY_lRZ5.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-HyZHY_lRZ5 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HyZHY_lRZ5 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HyZHY_lRZ5 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HyZHY_lRZ5 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-H1rKdlAb9.tatsu-section{background-color: rgba(0,0,0,1);}.tatsu-H1rKdlAb9 .tatsu-section-background{background-image: url(https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Industrie-Chocolat-De\u0301forestation-scaled.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: center center;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-H1rKdlAb9 .tatsu-bg-blur{background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: center center;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-H1rKdlAb9 .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 90px 0% 90px 0%;}.tatsu-H1rKdlAb9 > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-H1rKdlAb9 > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-H1rKdlAb9 .tatsu-section-overlay{background: rgba(0,0,0,0.47);mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-H1rKdlAb9 .tatsu-fullscreen-wrap{align-items: center;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research by the American NGO Mighty Earth shows that C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire and Ghana have lost 2% and 3.9% respectively of their forest cover &#8211; 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