As the sustainability foundation of ETG, one of the world’s leading traders and processors of agricultural commodities, we are dedicated to developing and implementing projects across cocoa, coffee and cashew supply chains. Our impact-driven sustainability programmes focus on making cultivation more sustainable and climate-resilient, protecting biodiversity and improving the livelihoods of farmers and their families.
Our multidisciplinary team of more than 500 specialists and field staff are experts in sustainability topics such as climate-smart agroforestry, community development and promoting gender equity. In origin countries, our staff know the cultural, political and economic context, and have built extensive connections and relationships, positioning them to have the highest impact.
Read more about how we are transforming cocoa farming here.
To create change that lasts for the long-term, our work brings together four key pillars:
Farmer Livelihoods
We aim to improve the standard of living for smallholder farmers in ETG’s supply chain. Key to this pillar is the concept of a Living Income, that is, the net annual income required by a household for everyone in that household to achieve a decent living standard.
Community Development
In addition to supporting individual farmers, we are committed to supporting the development of resilient local communities. This involves working closely with local NGOs, governments, farmer cooperatives, and Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) in order to provide the kind of support which can best serve the communities with whom we work.
Protecting Nature
We are committed to improving environmental conditions in all our work. Through our supply chain risk assessment and monitoring, we are improving tracking our GHG performance to contribute to achieving Sustainable Development Goals around water, sanitation, life on the land, and the environment.
Innovation
Technological innovations have opened new avenues for community and environmental development. This is especially true of smart phone applications which are low-cost, impactful, and so low-powered that they are useful in rural communities which only have intermittent access to electricity.
For further information, please download our short ‘Who We Are’ document here.
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