The World Cocoa Foundation announced sustainability principles

The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) announced sustainability principles and goals to help the world’s cocoa farmers, guide industry efforts and prioritize the Foundation’s development projects in West Africa, Southeast Asia and the Americas. Developed over the past two years through discussions among Foundation members, producing country governments, and program partners, the sustainability principles and goals are intended to help guide economic and social development as well as environmental stewardship in cocoa growing communities around the world. More than 50 World Cocoa Foundation partner organizations from around the world provided input for the sustainability principles and goals. “The World Cocoa Foundation is a partnership of nearly 70 member companies fully committed to sustainable cocoa growing,” said Bill Guyton, President, World Cocoa Foundation. “This means helping farmers grow the crop profitably, safely and responsibly, as well as with care for the environment.” More: www.worldcocoafoundation.org