Accelerating and up-scaling

IDH accelerates and up-scales sustainable trade by building impact oriented coalitions of front running multinationals, civil society organizations, governments and other stakeholders. Read more.. 

 

Public-private partnership will benefit 300,000 cocoa farmers in West Africa and Indonesia.

15 million Euros investment in sustainable cocoa by leading international companies

19 January 2012

With the launch of The Cocoa Productivity and Quality Program (CPQP) 300,000 cocoa farmers will professionalize, resulting in increasing productivity to at least 1,000kg/ha and improving  the quality of the cocoa beans. It will transform cocoa farming into a viable and sustainable business for smallholders and by doing so, increase the income of cocoa farmers. This program will focus its activities on the use of fertilizer, professionalization of cocoa farmers and financing mechanisms and is a great promise for advancing progress in quality, productivity, and farmer professionalization.

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2nd International Supply Management Congress on December 15&16 in Amsterdam exchanged Western and Southern best practices for sustainable growth in fast changing markets

Over 1.200 high level participants on international congress in Amsterdam explore 21st century proof sourcing strategies

21 December 2011

 

Michael Porter (Harvard Business School) stipulated that capitalism can work for the good when we learn to create shared value and rationalize our value chains. Jason Clay (WWF US) claimed that it takes only 75 of the most important multinationals to make the world more sustainable. MD Ramesh regional Head of Olam South Africa explained that when you multiply the number of hectares of arable land with the expected commodity prices, Africa is crucial for our future supply. Wan Zoatian, vice president of Cofco claimed as being the biggest procurer and private labeling company that rationalizing your supply chain gives you more control over transparency, efficiency and sustainability.

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The Dutch Industry and Trade sectors announce intent to begin the transition toward responsible soy – 7 million euro investment involved

100% responsible soy within four years

16 December 2011

Dutch businesses in the soy value chain and IDH have jointly announced their intent to begin the transition towards responsibly produced soy – which should reach a 100% level by 2015. To achieve this objective, a total of 7 million euro will be invested by the participating parties, who announced the breakthrough at the start of the International Supply Management Congress in Amsterdam. “This represents a milestone in the field of sustainable trade”, said Joost Oorthuizen, Executive Director of the The Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH).

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1 million hectares extra FSC certified forests in Indonesia

Upscaling of The Borneo Initiative

13 December 2011

On December 6 2011, our program director Ted van der Put and the Executive Board of The Borneo Initiative signed the IDH Support Agreement to invest an extra € 2 million in The Borneo Initiative. This investment will facilitate the FSC certification of an extra 1 million ha of forests in Indonesia by the end of 2015.

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5 reasons to join the ISMC 2011

Why you should register for the congress

2 December 2011

CPO of the year award nominees tell you why they think you should register for the annual supply management congress on December 15&16 in Amsterdam.   

  

 

Visit: www.supplymanagementcongress.com for more info and registration