Third party impact report shows IDH is on the right track
IDH proudly presents the midterm evaluation of its contribution to public good impact at scale throughout its portfolio. The evaluation was performed by KPMG and validated by…
Vietnam: Public-private agreement to support coffee farmers to adapt to climate change
The Vietnamese government, together with leading international coffee company Jacob Douwe Egberts (JDE), the Vietnamese coffee trader Simexco, IDH and other…
IDH and Kenya Forest Service boost cooperation to sustainably manage South West Mau landscape
As part of a move to boost cooperation on forest conservation and sustainable landscape management, the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has visited the South…
Interview with Hans Docter: ‘I’m glad the issues around living wage and living income are high on the agenda now’
Interview by Daan de Wit with Hans Docter, Ambassador for Private Sector and Development and Director for Sustainable Economic Development at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
First General Meeting for the Beyond Chocolate stakeholders
On September 4th 2019, the first General Meeting of Beyond Chocolate will take place. This technical meeting will create a common understanding of the overarching themes of the partnership and…
Progress Aligning European National Cocoa Sustainability Platforms
Public-private partnerships in the cocoa sector have taken shape in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and The Netherlands. These partnerships are established through national platforms. Germany and Switzerland have a national platform in…
Get to know the Beyond Chocolate Steering Committee
The Beyond Chocolate Partnership is guided by a multi-actor Steering Committee. It provides strategic guidance on the implementation and direction of the Belgian sustainable chocolate programme. The main role of…
Highlights of the first Beyond Chocolate Steering Committee Meeting
Held June 25, 2019 Major discussions included: Planning upcoming events The Steering Committee agreed on the organisation of two main events for the signatories of the partnership. A first general…
Le Conseil du Café-Cacao mobilise des ressources pour le financement de l’étude de faisabilité visant la mise en place d’un système national de traçabilité du cacao d’origine Côte d’Ivoire.
En signant le Cadre d’Action Commune de l’Initiative Cacao et Forêts, le gouvernement de Côte d’Ivoire et les entreprises du secteur se sont accordés sur huit principaux engagements, dont…
Better Cotton GIF reaches over one million farmers in India
Setting a landmark for the IDH Cotton program – the Better Cotton Growth and Innovation Fund (Better Cotton GIF or the Fund) in India has reached out to over a…
Vanilla Stakeholders meet in Madagascar to Discuss Joint Strategy for Quality
On March 27th 2019, SVI members and their Madagascar partners had their very first round table meeting at Ocean Momo, in Antalaha. The meeting gathered 51 participants and was…
Improving health and distribution of Haitian Tilapia
Today IDH and Taino announced to improve health management and distribution of tilapia in Haiti. In the project, vaccinations are used to improve the health of the fish. Lower disease…
Céline Bouquet appointed as new Chief Operating Officer of IDH
We are delighted to announce that as of August 19 2019, Céline Bouquet will replace Steven Collet as COO and statutory executive board member of IDH. Céline…