ABSTRACT
This chapter provides Cote d'Ivoire profiles, including key information about the relevant corporate sustainability and responsibility (CSR) history, country-specific issues, trends, research, education and leading organizations. Cote d'Ivoire is an ethnically diverse country with over 70 native languages spoken. Traditional export goods of Cote d'Ivoire include agricultural commodities such as cocoa, coffee, cotton, rubber, palm oil, pineapple, banana, tuna and tropical woods. Cote d'Ivoire is facing significant environmental problems. Conflict diamonds from the north of Cote d'Ivoire, which are banned by the Kimberly Process, continue to appear on the world market, notably in the United Arab Emirates, according to the non-governmental organisation Partenariat Afrique Canada. Cote d'Ivoire is facing tremendous challenges concerning its state of public health. The regulation and protection of the environment in Cote d'Ivoire is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Housing, Living Conditions, and the Environment. Nestle is among the largest companies operating in Cote d'Ivoire.
