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Nicko Debenham

Sustainability Advisor

Nicko brings more than 36 years of experience working on cocoa and other raw material value chains. He started his career in cocoa in Nigeria in the 1980’s, working directly with cocoa farmers. Nicko possesses unique expertise in developing and introducing pioneering traceable and sustainable systems in collaboration with governments in origin countries in Africa, Asia and LATAM. Nicko established Sustainability Solutions in 2021 to support companies and institutions with developing and operationalising their sustainability strategy.

Lack of Regulatory Clarity Sparks Move to Delay EUDR

Insight Focus The European Commission has given into pressure to delay...

EUDR Likely to Worsen Two-Tier Cocoa Market

Insight Focus The upcoming EUDR may create a two-tier market. Structur...

What Can Weather Tell Us About Cocoa Price Risk?

Insight Focus Weather is a major factor in the volatility of cocoa pri...

Smuggling Further Distorts Global Cocoa Prices

Insight Focus Smuggling is a huge problem for the cocoa markets. Due t...

5 Factors the Cocoa Supply Chain Should Monitor

Insight Focus The price of cocoa has been especially volatile in the p...

What EUDR Means for Cocoa

Insight Focus The European Commission’s EUDR regulations will come i...

Price Chaos Continues in Cocoa Market

The cocoa market has tripled in the past 7 months and has now hit all-...

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