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Touton Uganda, one of the country’s leading green coffee exporters, has become the first in all of East and Southern Africa to earn the Rainforest Alliance certification against their new 2020 standard. In this article, we explore the motivation and certification journey behind this milestone achievement toward building a sustainable supply chain in Kasese.

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Every year, we record progress, both individually and collectively with our clients and partners, on the three priorities of the Cocoa and Forest Initiative. Investments and efforts in mapping and deforestation risk assessments are strengthening forests' protection whilst cocoa communities’ engagement in agroforestry, tree planting, and training programmes is boosting ecosystem’s restoration. We invite you to read our 21-22 cocoa campaign progress reports for Ghana (English) and Cote D’Ivoire (Français) to gain further insights and perspectives from all those involved. From cocoa farmers to technical partners, forestry commissions, teachers, and child ambassadors...assess impact and engagement based on those voices from the field!     

• Cote d'Ivoire -  Français :
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We are proud to release the 4^th edition of Touton’s Communication on Progress on the Ten Guiding Principles of the United Nations Global Compact. Building a more virtuous tropical agricultural supply means working together to strike the right balance for value creation across all actors, from farm to fork. Using the common objectives and language provided by the UN Sustainable Development Goals ensures our activities contribute to the global movement to address major challenges of poverty, climate change, or access to education.

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Touton is proud to co-invest with IDH and IKEA foundation for the Coffee Farmer Income Resilience Program in Uganda. Leveraging on our multicrop know-how and extensive trading capacities, Touton will engage 5000 smallholder coffee farmers - who also grow cocoa, vanilla, and birds ‘eye chilies - to foster diversification for income resilience and transition their farm systems towards regenerative agriculture.

Touton is constantly strengthening its capacity to build a sustainable cocoa supply chain that protects the forest. As active members of the Cocoa and Forests Initiative (CFI), our efforts are led jointly with our clients, public and private partners in producing countries, to protect tropical forests, boost sustainable agricultural production and improve communities’ engagement and livelihoods. For the second time, we are proud to publish our CFI Progress reports for Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, including key figures, updates on satellite mapping technology applications and testimonials from partner farmers.  

• Cote d'Ivoire -  Français :
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• Ghana -  English:
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Data collection is on! Since March 2021, data collection from Ugandan coffee producers is on-going in the Rwenzori region of Uganda. Our team of young enumerators from the coffee communities are now interviewing farmers with both quantitative and qualitative surveys about their current farming practices and revenues. Producers are positive and enthusiastic about the initiative and keen to benefit from the results to boost income diversification strategies. This new research partnership is still in the early stages, with only 20% of the surveys conducted, but we are already seeing promising insights emerge.

Led by Touton Uganda and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), with the support of the Sustainable Food Lab and USAID, the research partnership strives to find concrete diversification strategies to improve coffee farmers economic and climate resilience in Uganda. Since November 2020, the project team has been working to collect data that will help distinguish the most actionable on-farm income diversification strategies, based on the unique profiles and farming processes of Arabica coffee producers in Kasese district, Western Uganda. Read more.

Standing in solidarity with coffee planting communities in Honduras, Touton responded positively to the donation appeal launched by COAGRICSAL, Honduran coffee, cocoa, and pepper cooperative. Our financial donation is supporting our partner’s efforts on the ground to quickly relieve thousands of farmers from the devastating combined effect of Hurricanes Iota, Eta and COVID 19.  

Touton has been a trading partner of Cooperativa Agrícola Cafetalera San Antonio Limitada (COAGRICSAL) since 2015, offering coffee roasters the distinct quality of organic Honduran coffee beans, certified Fair For Life produced in the Copan region. On top of using modern technology and its own processing plant for the production and marketing of coffee, the certified cooperative is fully engaged in sustainable development and fair-trade processes. To learn more about latest relief developments and Coagricsal coffee, contact our coffee team in Bordeaux   

Building a deforestation free supply chain, right from the origins of our cocoa beans, is a key part of Touton’s sustainability approach. This can only be achieved through transparency and traceability of cocoa supply operations which is the rationale for publishing our Cocoa Cooperatives Sourcing Map for Ivory Coast. 

The map showcases the name, location, and number of farmers of the Ivorian cooperatives that Touton has sourced its cocoa beans from during the 2019-2020 crop season. The publication of our Tier 1 sourcing information is part of a global cocoa sector effort - from NGOs to Governments and industry players - to map cocoa activities against protected land and forest, in order to better understand and address deforestation issues.

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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.

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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.

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Every year Touton’s strategy to sustainably source cocoa, coffee, and ingredients worldwide, grows and adapts to ensure value creation for all supply chain actors, from farm to fork. In this 4^th edition, we demonstrate how our bottom-up approach successfully combines local impact with the integration of the  United Nations Global Compact on human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption. 

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Touton is constantly strengthening its capacity to build a sustainable cocoa supply chain that protects the forest. As active members of the Cocoa and Forests Initiative (CFI), our efforts are led jointly with our clients, public and private partners in producing countries, to protect tropical forests, boost sustainable agricultural production and improve communities’ engagement and livelihoods. For the second time, we are proud to publish our CFI Progress reports for Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, including key figures, updates on satellite mapping technology applications and testimonials from partner farmers.  

• Cote d'Ivoire -  Français :
  Télécharger le rapport
• Ghana -  English:
  Download Report

As a member of the United Nations Global Compact, we integrate the most relevant sustainable development goals into our business strategies to build resilient supply chains for cocoa, coffee, and ingredients. From ensuring access to Basic Rights to boosting Adaptation to Changing Conditions or developing Professionalized and Innovative approaches to growth, our 2020 annual United Nations' Communication on Progress (COP) shows the impact of our ground-truthed actions to address social and environmental challenges.

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Touton publishes its Progress Reports for Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire in respect to its CFI commitments to protect and restore forests, to support sustainable production and farmer livelihoods and to promote social inclusion and community engagement.  

Our second Communication on Progress provides an overview of the actions we are undertaking to continue to improve the integration of the Global Compact and its principles into our business strategy, culture and daily operations.

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Nous sommes heureux de vous présenter notre Rapport Approvisionnement Durable en français. Ce rapport présente un aperçu des projets que nous mettons en oeuvre avec nos clients et nos partenaires. Nos projets s'articulent autour des Objectifs de Développement Durable auxquels nous contribuons par notre adhésion au UNGC (le Pacte Mondial des Nations Unies). 

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Touton is proud to share its new Sustainable Sourcing Report. The report includes examples of projects we are implementing with clients and donor partners. These projects are articulated around the Sustainable Developments Goals in line with our joining the UNGC.

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Touton est fier de partager son rapport d'approvisionnement durable 2015/2016. Le rapport comprend une description de l'approche holistique de notre groupe en matière de durabilité ainsi qu'un aperçu de nos projets sur le terrain. Nous profitons de l'occasion pour remercier tous nos partenaires et clients pour leur soutien dans nos efforts pour améliorer la durabilité de nos chaînes d'approvisionnement.

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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.

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Touton has developed a holistic approach to serving farmer communities with the Produce Buying Company Ltd (PBC), these rural service centres provide a variety of services to cocoa farmers.

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In 2015 Touton initiated its industrial development with the acquisition of a cocoa liquor factory in Tema, near Accra. The Group has also signed a tolling agreement for cocoa butter, cake and powder with CPC factory, also based in Tema. Through its historical purchases of cocoa beans, its investments and the presence of an experienced team on its production sites, the Group offers its customers a steady supply of quality products.

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Touton has offices on four continents and more than 900 employees. The company's strength lies in the skills of its workers, the cultural diversity of its teams and a deep understanding of the countries in which it operates.

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