As a signatory to the Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI) Touton is implementing action plans in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana to protect and restore forests, to support sustainable production and farmer livelihoods and to promote social inclusion and community engagement.
These initial action plans include an overview of activities that go beyond those that we implement on behalf of our clients.
Touton is proud to share its 2015/2016 Sustainable Sourcing Report.
The report includes a description of our group’s holistic approach to sustainability as well as an overview of our projects on the ground. We take this opportunity to thank all our partners and customers for their support in our endeavors to improve sustainability in our supply chains.
As part of the Vokatra Mevan'i* programme, Touton Ingredients has just financed and will nurture 2000 clove seedlings in the Eastern part of Madagascar. Once ready, the plants will be distributed to farmers in the area of Ambodimanga who will then benefit from the expert advice of the CTHT (Technical Horticultural Centre of Tamatave) for a period of 3 years. Touton is committed to this partnership as it believes that the success of such a programme is the result of shared effort, shared knowledge and shared resources.
*Touton Good Products
On 19 October Touton SA signed an MoU with the Ghana Forestry Commission detailing how the French company’s new project on climate smart cocoa supports and complements the Forestry Commission’s objectives in the implementation of the Ghana Cocoa Forest Redd+ Programme (GCFRP).
This new agreement builds on the MoU signed between the Ghana Cocoa Board & Touton SA at the end of 2014 outlining how both parties aimed to work together towards the development of a robust climate smart cocoa approach.
Learn more about this partnership :
http://fcghana.org/news.php?news=94
Digital and Satellite Technology Program Launches to Support Ghana’s Smallholder Cocoa Farmers
July 10th, ACCRA, GHANA – SAT4Farming, an initiative to reach thousands of small-scale cocoa producers with information and services to improve their productivity and sustainability, was announced today. It is designed to use digital technology and satellite imagery to create individual Farm Development Plans (FDPs) that guide farmers over a seven-year period.
Our collective commitment to address deforestation and forest degradation in the cocoa sector is the first of its kind - we know that an effective solution for deforestation requires a cooperative, multi-stakeholder initiative.
Learn more :
http://www.worldcocoafoundation.org/cocoa-industry-announces-cooperative-initiative-to-end-deforestation
Touton was one of the first companies to join the Sustainable Vanilla Initiative that was set up in 2016 by IDH (The Sustainable Trade Initiative).
The SVI brings together multinational companies and NGOs that are involved at different levels in the vanilla supply chain in a public-private partnership, The aim is to encourage sustainable practices that in turn, will contribute to ensuring future supply as well as stimulating economic growth in vanilla producing countries.
Learn more about the Sustainable Vanilla Initiative:
https://www.idhsustainabletrade.com/initiative/sustainable-vanilla-initiative
On 30 October French Prime Minister Manuel Valls was guided through the different processing steps at the CTPC factory in Tema by Patrick de Boussac - Touton CEO - and Patrick Davailleau - Head of Cocoa Touton Processing Company (CTPC).
Learn more about the visit:
http://www.myjoyonline.com/business/2016/November-2nd/french-pm-tours-ghanas-cocoa-touton-processing-company.php