International Women's Day: Growing Women Innovators at ECOM

On International Women's Day this month, ECOM shared a short video showcasing our wonderful women and reaffirming our commitment to the women in our business. We value, respect and empower women at every step of our supply chain – amplifying their voices and cultivating long-term equality in their communities. 

By fostering innovation, we’re empowering women to develop deep expertise and to use their diverse skills to make a meaningful impact. This includes providing catered support by investing in gender equity programmes and training women farmers to adopt innovative farming practices.

We’re thankful to all women that contribute their invaluable skills, time and knowledge to our business.

Watch the full video here

International Women's Day with the Amsterdam team

For International Women's day, the Amsterdam team had an afternoon tea activity. 

With the end of COVID restrictions, this year's International Women’s Day was a great opportunity for the professional ladies at the ECOM Amsterdam office to come together for Afternoon Tea. 18 ladies of different nationalities and professions gathered for the tea with homemade pastry and salads, to celebrate the Women's Day and participate in a quiz highlighting the history and current affairs of women empowerment worldwide.

Women constitute a vital part of the workforce through the whole ECOM Cocoa supply chain, and the ECOM Amsterdam office is not an exception. Women here are working in quality, shipping, accounting, HR, sustainability, and trading departments, sharing their knowledge, empowering each other, and innovating for the further prosperity of the company.

Dia das mulheres 2023

Dallas Office Volunteering 

On Saturday March 11th, the Dallas office volunteered at a local food bank where they sorted and bagged produce at the food bank's distribution center. On their shift the team helped prepare 1,008 bags of produce which will translate to 12,600 meals for those in need.

Article published: L'AGEFI & Finanz und Wirtschaft 

This month, we had an article featured about the importance of agri entrepreneurship at farm level in the special edition of L'AGEFI & Finanz und Wirtschaft. The piece was written by our sustainability experts Pamela Schreier, Ben Rimaud, and Ana Nicod. 

Click here to view the article