Trade for Development Centre is a programme of Enabel, the Belgian development agency.

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TDC’s support to the cocoa sector

Enabel’s Trade for Development Centre (TDC) implements a multi-year support programme for agricultural producer organisations (POs) and SMEs in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana but also in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Uganda. The programme operates through two complementary modalities that can be deployed independently or combined to suit each partner’s specific maturity and needs.

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Major Recalibration of EU Sustainability Rules – Omnibus l Deal Reached

The European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional political agreement on the Omnibus l simplification package, making a pivotal shift in the EU’s corporate sustainability framework.

Driven by the new “Competitiveness Compass” and the Draghi Report’s call to unlock productivity, this agreement fundamentally alters the scope and obligations under the CSRD and CSDDD.

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Fruit At Work: Fair trade snacks at work

The name says it all: Fruit At Work delivers fruit baskets to businesses. But not just any fruit: each basket is 100% fair trade and delivered by bicycle – whenever possible. Sustainability is embedded in the company’s DNA, at every stage. Interview with owners Yannick and Youri Aerts.

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Disarming Design: Crafting Palestinian Stories of Solidarity and Resilience

Disarming Design from Palestine is a contemporary design label that aims to support Palestinian makers, raise awareness, and share alternative narratives about life in Palestine.  More than a design brand, it is a movement that uses creativity as a tool for resistance and solidarity. Just before the 2025 edition of the Belgian Fair Trade Week, Enabel’s Trade for Development Centre met with Annelys de Vet, co-founder of the project, and Ibrahim Muhtadi, an architect and designer from Gaza.

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Kawa Kanzururu, coffee of the eternal snows 

At the foot of Mount Rwenzori, in North Kivu (Democratic Republic of the Congo), the cooperative Kawa Kanzururu – meaning ‘coffee of the eternal snows’ – is transforming the coffee and cocoa industry with the support of Enabel’s Trade for Development Center (TDC).

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TDC’s support to the cocoa sector

Enabel’s Trade for Development Centre (TDC) implements a multi-year support programme for agricultural producer organisations (POs) and SMEs in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana but also in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Uganda. The programme operates through two complementary modalities that can be deployed independently or combined to suit each partner’s specific maturity and needs.

Read more »

Major Recalibration of EU Sustainability Rules – Omnibus l Deal Reached

The European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional political agreement on the Omnibus l simplification package, making a pivotal shift in the EU’s corporate sustainability framework.

Driven by the new “Competitiveness Compass” and the Draghi Report’s call to unlock productivity, this agreement fundamentally alters the scope and obligations under the CSRD and CSDDD.

Read more »

Fruit At Work: Fair trade snacks at work

The name says it all: Fruit At Work delivers fruit baskets to businesses. But not just any fruit: each basket is 100% fair trade and delivered by bicycle – whenever possible. Sustainability is embedded in the company’s DNA, at every stage. Interview with owners Yannick and Youri Aerts.

Read more »

Disarming Design: Crafting Palestinian Stories of Solidarity and Resilience

Disarming Design from Palestine is a contemporary design label that aims to support Palestinian makers, raise awareness, and share alternative narratives about life in Palestine.  More than a design brand, it is a movement that uses creativity as a tool for resistance and solidarity. Just before the 2025 edition of the Belgian Fair Trade Week, Enabel’s Trade for Development Centre met with Annelys de Vet, co-founder of the project, and Ibrahim Muhtadi, an architect and designer from Gaza.

Read more »

Kawa Kanzururu, coffee of the eternal snows 

At the foot of Mount Rwenzori, in North Kivu (Democratic Republic of the Congo), the cooperative Kawa Kanzururu – meaning ‘coffee of the eternal snows’ – is transforming the coffee and cocoa industry with the support of Enabel’s Trade for Development Center (TDC).

Read more »

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