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We are proud to release our Sustainability report 2021-2022!
Anchored into the reality of our complex operating environments, the report underlines our approach and illustrates our engagement to build sustainable value chains. It highlights the main priorities and indicators that will help guide and monitor the group’s overall Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
“To keep building the sustainable trust relationship with producers and clients, our CSR approach continues to focus on people. From producers to employees, we are nurturing and building on their expertise to champion exemplary business practices. We are strengthening our data systems and innovative sustainability programmes to better deliver on our Human Rights and United Nations engagements, as well as our due diligence expectations.” Joseph Larrose, Deputy Managing Director.
Read the full article here and access the report: https://touton.com/news/new-sustainability-report-2021-22-released-csr-approach
Newly RA certified Touton Uganda coffee supply chain
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.
#CocoaAndForests: our new Cocoa & Forests Initiative report
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 :
Télécharger le rapport - Ghana - English:
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Touton & the UN Sustainable Development Goals: new report !
We are proud to release the 4th 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.
Coffee & vanilla for regenerative agriculture in Kasese (UG)
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.
Released! 2020 Cocoa & Forests Initiative Progress report
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:
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New research to boost Ugandan coffee farmers’ resilience
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.
Supporting Honduran coffee partners for recovery after hurricanes
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
Playing our part to increase transparency in the supply chain: Tier 1 supplier map released
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.
Touton publishes its Cocoa & Forests Initiative Reports for Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana
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.
La politique Qualité chez Touton
Touton's Quality policy
Touton's Second Quarter 2017 news and progress
Cocoa Industry Announces Cooperative Initiative to End Deforestation
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.
Touton's First Quarter 2017 news and progress
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Our contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
We continue to uphold our shareholders’ commitment to sustainability through our engagement with the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). The 5th edition of Touton’s Communication on Progress on the Ten Guiding Principles of the UNGC provides a short synthesis of our contribution towards addressing human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption within our operations. Our latest Sustainability Report provides all the necessary details and information that our stakeholders need, while also showcasing how we are targeting our efforts and investments to sustainably transform tropical agricultural supply chains
Touton Group’s Sustainability report 2021-2022 released!
We are proud to release our Sustainability report 2021-2022! Anchored into the reality of our complex operating environments, the report underlines our approach and illustrates our engagement to build sustainable value chains. It describes the main priorities, broken down into several goals, that are guiding the group’s overall Corporate Social Responsibility. Each goal is supported by a set of key indicators to track progress and maintain transparency. Illustrative focus stories highlight how we are strengthening our data systems and innovative sustainability programmes, whilst building on people's expertise, to champion exemplary business practices. Read the full report to learn more:
- Sustainability report 21-22 - English:
Download Report - Rapport durabilité 21-22 - Français :
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Touton publishes 2021 DPEF
Touton's 2021 United Nations' Communication on Progress
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 4th 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.
Touton's 2nd Progress report on Cocoa & Forests Initiative
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
Touton's 2020 United Nations' Communication on Progress
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.
Touton publishes 2020 DPEF
Touton publishes its Cocoa & Forests Initiative Progress Reports
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.
Touton publishes 2019 DPEF
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Rapport Approvisionnement Durable TOUTON 17/18
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).
Touton Sustainable Sourcing Report 17/18
Rapport durable 2015/2016
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.
2015/16 Sustainable Sourcing Report
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.
- Sustainability report 21-22 - English:
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Touton Spices & Ingredients Trading - Dive at the heart of international trade you can trust
Touton Cocoa Trading - Shared value & supply chain control for a service you can trust
Touton coffee trading - High quality Robusta and Arabica origins and Specialties Coffee
Touton's Climate Smart Cocoa
Touton Rural Service Centres Ghana
Touton Rural Service Centres Ghana (Japanese Version)
GIZ & Touton
Lindt & Sprüngli Farming Program