The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), together with the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) (the Alliance), recently announced the publication of a new Active Deforestation Risk Assessment (DRA) Methodology for cocoa supply chains. Developed through a multi-stakeholder process involving cocoa companies, producing-country stakeholders, technical experts, compliance providers and public authorities, the methodology provides practical guidance to support more transparent, consistent and evidence-based approaches to deforestation risk assessment. As governments, markets and supply chains place increasing emphasis on traceability, forest protection and due diligence, cocoa…
Read MoreWCF and the Alliance Launch New Methodology to Strengthen Deforestation Risk Assessment Across Cocoa Supply Chains
