SDGs in our exhibition
Sustainability is a huge topic and often feels abstract. Many people understand that global problems such as hunger exist, but there is a lack of concrete recommendations for action.
Chocolate Stories Podcast
Chocolate on the ears
Chocolate Stories - the podcast
Your ticket to the world of the cocoa bean!
Are you a real chocolate fan? Or would you like to find out more about what's behind your favorite sweet treat? Then we have just the thing for you: "Chocolate Stories", the podcast series from the Chocolate Museum and Engagement Global!
Immerse yourself in a world full of exciting stories and surprising facts about chocolate. Did you know, for example, that cocoa was once even used as currency? Or are you wondering how you can recognize truly fair chocolate and what companies are doing to prevent exploitation and climate damage?
In six captivating episodes, presenter Marika Liebsch takes you on a journey behind the scenes. She talks to real chocolate professionals and people who live their passion for cocoa. Find out all about certificates and seals from experts such as Eileen Schwarz from the Cologne Chocolate Museum and Hannah Radke from Fairtrade Germany. Take a look at the eventful history of the cocoa bean with Thomas Schiffer and Serge Palasie. And discover with Jelena Radeljić from Ludwig Weinrich and Barbara Schimmelpfennig from Gepa how companies can create more fairness in trade.
But that's not all! It's also about the living conditions of cocoa farmers and how every single consumer can make a difference and contribute to more fairness and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Whether you simply love chocolate or want to delve deeper into the topic, "Chocolate Stories" offers you informative and entertaining insights that are guaranteed to make you think.
Curious to find out more? Then treat yourself to "Chocolate on your ears" and listen to "Chocolate Stories"!
The Podcasts are only available in German.
The podcasts
More and more young people are actively campaigning for greater sustainability. In this episode, we gain exciting insights into this commitment. Marika Liebsch meets Eva Schiffer (ambassador for climate justice from PLANT FOR THE PLANET) and Laura Berndsen (FairActivists from Fairtrade Germany) for an interview at the Cologne Chocolate Museum.
Cocoa is a highly competitive commodity on the world market. Low purchase prices are changing the lives and threatening the livelihoods of millions of cocoa farmers. Marika Liebsch talks to guests Friedel Hütz-Adams (researcher at the Südwind Institute for Economy and Ecumenism) and Henriette Walz (advisor at GIZ's Green Innovation Center Côte d'Ivoire).
Consuming sustainable, fair-trade chocolate is one way of contributing to achieving the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals. What opportunities do we have to participate in making our world more climate-friendly, ecological and fair? Marika Liebsch talks to guests Sophia Bachmann (UN Youth Delegate for Sustainable Development) and Tim Walter (member of the One World Network NRW).
For a change towards more sustainability and fairness to succeed, companies must also get involved. What exactly can companies do to improve the exploitative and climate-damaging trade in cocoa cultivation? On June 11, 2021, the German government finally passed the Supply Chain Act. Marika Liebsch talks to guests Jelena Radeljić (Sustainability Manager at Ludwig Weinrich) and Barbara Schimmelpfennig (Press Officer at Gepa).
The origins of chocolate go back more than 5,000 years and lie in what is now Ecuador. From there, cocoa first reached Central America, where it became an important part of the Mayan and Aztec culture. Cocoa beans were not only used to make the precious chocolate drink, they were also used as a means of payment. Marika Liebsch talks to guests Thomas Schiffer (historian, museum educator at the Cologne Chocolate Museum) and Serge Palasie (specialist promoter for displacement, migration and development at Eine Welt Netz NRW e.V.).
Fair trade chocolate is now available in almost every supermarket. Why is fair trade so important for chocolate in particular and how can consumers recognize fair chocolate? With the help of today's guests, we take a look behind the scenes of fair trade. Marika Liebsch talks to Eileen Schwarz (museum educator at the Cologne Chocolate Museum) and Hannah Radke (press and public relations officer at Fairtrade Germany).
