The event featured panels and presentations by ISCO members and other high-level speakers from both consuming and producing countries. As poverty is often seen as the root cause of the social and environmental challenges within the sector, the event put Living Income at the centre, making links with the challenges of deforestation, child labour and traceability.
Agenda:
The day started with a welcome coffee, giving participants the opportunity to get to know each other. Next, all participants were invited to a high-level opening panel on how to create coherent approaches to reaching a Living Income. Speakers included Alex Assanvo (Executive Secretary of the Initiative Cacao Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana), Paul Davis (President of the European Cocoa Association) and Anne-Marie Yao (Regional Cocoa Manager, Fairtrade Africa). The opening session was followed by a first learning session on living income.
After the lunch break, participants split up in 3 break-out groups: forests & agroforestry, child labour and traceability. Each of these challenges was treated in relation to the living income challenge.
The event ended with a closing session, summarising key learnings and next steps.