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  • Can Champagne help us think bigger on sustainability?

    With reports of commodity-driven deforestation accelerating, sustainability in countries like Brazil and Indonesia needs a regional approach similar to that enjoyed by gourmet brands like Champagne.

    Can Champagne help us think bigger on sustainability?
  • Aquascapes: a sustainable landscape approach for the sea

    Over the past decades the aquaculture sector has been growing enormously, and continues to grow faster than other major food production sectors. Nowadays, 53% of all fish consumed comes from…

    Aquascapes: a sustainable landscape approach for the sea
  • Interview: Fitrian Ardiansyah on sustainable palm oil production

    This interview was originally posted on Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). Can you tell us more about IDH the Sustainable Trade Initiative and how the organisation plays a role in…

    Interview: Fitrian Ardiansyah on sustainable palm oil production
  • 5 reasons companies are collaborating to end deforestation

    This blog was originally posted on GreenBiz. Agricultural and forestry commodities, such as soy, palm oil, beef, timber and cocoa, are some of the leading causes of rainforest destruction…

    5 reasons companies are collaborating to end deforestation
  • Accelerating Production, Protection and Inclusion in the Cocoa Sector

    This blog was originally posted on Tropical Forest Alliance 2020. Bringing commitments to action for zero net deforestation A growing number of companies have joined the Consumer Goods…

    Accelerating Production, Protection and Inclusion in the Cocoa Sector
  • Cocoa and the Global Goals: Eliminating Deforestation (SDG15)

    This blog was originally posted on World Cocoa Foundation. The remark above was made earlier this year when Minister Donwahi opened an important meeting in Abidjan between the Ivorian…

    Cocoa and the Global Goals: Eliminating Deforestation (SDG15)
  • Blog by GAIN: How we are working towards better nutrition in the tea gardens of Assam

    On a recent field visit to India, Bärbel Weiligmann – Special Advisor for Global Value Chains at GAIN – saw first-hand the multiple benefits that the Seeds of Prosperity project…

    Blog by GAIN: How we are working towards better nutrition in the tea gardens of Assam
  • Huffington Post blog about Cocoa & Forest Initiative

    IDH, the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and The Prince’s International Sustainability Unit (ISU) convened the Cocoa & Forest Initiative and launched it at a meeting hosted by HRH The Prince…

    Huffington Post blog about Cocoa & Forest Initiative
  • BLOG: Engaging Smallholders in Forest Friendly Value Chains

    IDH’s Production, Protection and Inclusion (PPI) compacts focus on sustainability beyond single farm gates, across a whole landscape. PPI compacts bring all stakeholders together (business, local and national government, communities,…

    BLOG: Engaging Smallholders in Forest Friendly Value Chains