WCF is pleased to welcome Tokyo-based cocoa beans, cocoa products and chocolate ingredients trading company Confitera as our newest member. With this addition, WCF now has 14 members whose base of operations is in Japan, the highest number for any… Read More
WCF is pleased to join the Tropical Forest Alliance (TFA2020) community. TFA2020 is a global umbrella partnership that includes the public and private sector as well as civil society, to remove deforestation from palm oil, beef, soy,… Read More
WCF is pleased to welcome Berlin-based 12Tree as our newest member. On joining WCF, the company said, “At 12Tree we develop large-scale cocoa projects always placing environmental and social sustainability first, while ensuring profitability for our clients. Joining WCF will… Read More
WCF is pleased to welcome Rotterdam, Netherlands-based Cocoanect as our newest member. On joining WCF, Cocoanect’s Director Arjen Thiescheffer said, “Cocoanect aims for long-term dedicated supply chains with a true positive impact for farmer livelihoods. Together with our partners in… Read More
WCF is pleased to welcome Republic of Congo and São Tomé & Principe-based COFCAO as our newest member. On joining WCF, the company’s R&D and Quality Manager Dean Peixoto said, “COFCAO is an agricultural company based in São Tomé &… Read More
WCF is pleased to welcome Belgium-based SIAT, N.V., as our newest member. On joining WCF, company Chairman & CEO Pierre Vandebeeck said, “Through its Biotech subsidiary Deroose Plants (DRP), [SIAT] is active in the production of high-value planting material through… Read More
Speech given by Richard Scobey, WCF President Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, January 18, 2018 Mr. Minister of Water and Forests Madame Minister of Environment, Urban Health, and Sustainable Development Mr. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Mr. Minister of Special… Read More
WCF is pleased to welcome São Paulo-based Dengo do Brasil as our newest member. On joining WCF, company CEO Estevan Sartoreli said, “Irresistible chocolates and coffees that combine flavor with health. We are the bridge that connects consumers to growers. Read More
Global cocoa production faces mounting environmental and economic challenges. Despite long-term global demand, cocoa producers are confronting the triple challenge of increasing productivity on limited land, reducing pressure on forests and ecosystems, and increasing their resilience to climate… Read More
WCF is pleased to welcome United Kingdom-based Ovaltine, as our newest member. On joining WCF, the company’s Head of Social Impact Céline Gilart said, “Sustainability of our cocoa and livelihoods of farmers and their families remains one of our key… Read More