“Calls for stronger accountability after IFC Supreme Court ruling” – Devex – March 4, 2019
On March 4, 2019 Devex reported that the US Supreme Court “handed down a landmark ruling in favor of a group of Indian villagers looking to sue the International Finance Corp. – the private sector arm of the World Bank – for its support for the coal-fired Tata Mundra Power Plant. The villagers said the project […]
“Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire announce joint action plans to end deforestation in cocoa sector” – Confectionery News – March 4, 2019
On March 4, 2019 Confectionery News reported that “(t)the world’s leading chocolate and cocoa companies have backed plans released today by the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) to end deforestation and restore forest areas in the top cocoa-producing countries of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. The three-tiered plans by governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana focus on […]