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  • Impact research shows how IDH is making a difference

    A new report published by IDH highlights the insights into IDH contribution to public good impact. The first publication of the 2016-2020 series ‘How we’re making a difference’ shows the…

    Impact research shows how IDH is making a difference
  • Soy Fast Track Fund delivers impressive results

    IDH concluded the Soy Fast Track Program 2011-2016 through which we supported soy producers in Latin America to become RTRS certified or equivalent. As a result of the joint program…

    Soy Fast Track Fund delivers impressive results
  • Gender Empowerment Platform launched

    At the Team Up Africa event, IDH announced the official start of the Gender Empowerment Platform in the Kenyan tea industry. The Gender Empowerment Platform will work together to…

    Gender Empowerment Platform launched
  • Cocoa and Forests Initiative planning towards COP 23

    A high level planning is now available for stakeholders to follow along and contribute to the process. Month Objective May: Identify and develop the format for the…

    Cocoa and Forests Initiative planning towards COP 23
  • Cocoa and Forests Governance Structure Approved

    The governance structure for both Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana is now approved and beginning its work as the implementation phase commences. In both countries, several open roundtables will be organized…

    Cocoa and Forests Governance Structure Approved
  • Sustainable tea discussions in Kenya

    IDH, together with the Ethical Tea Partnership, hosted the first-ever Team Up Africa in May. The theme of this tea and sustainability conference was Going Above and Beyond, reflecting…

    Sustainable tea discussions in Kenya
  • Supporting sustainable and child labor free vanilla growing communities in Sava

    IDH, through the Sustainable Vanilla Initiative, together with the International Labor Office start the project ‘SAVA-BE’ in the vanilla sector. A project to supporting sustainable and child labor free vanilla…

    Supporting sustainable and child labor free vanilla growing communities in Sava
  • Unilever and IDH celebrate strategic partnership at Partner to Win in London

    Launched in 2011, Partner to Win is a Unilever program designed to drive closer collaboration with its most strategic suppliers. On the annual global PTW summit in London in this…

    Unilever and IDH celebrate strategic partnership at Partner to Win in London
  • World Bank report on eliminating deforestation in cocoa supply chains

    The new report, Eliminating Deforestation from the Cocoa Supply Chain, presents a first set of principles for achieving sustainable, deforestation-free cocoa production. The report analyzes current sustainability projects and…

    World Bank report on eliminating deforestation in cocoa supply chains
  • South Sumatra’s green growth plan officially launched

    During the Bonn Challenge in South Sumatra on 9-10 May, the South Sumatran governor, Alex Noerdin, officially presented his provincial green growth plan to the Ministry of Environment and Forestry.

    South Sumatra’s green growth plan officially launched
  • Next steps for Race to the Top

    Last week was a good week for our Race to the Top program in Vietnam. First discussions on wastewater and chemical usage in the industry, the uptake of renewable energy,…

    Next steps for Race to the Top
  • Service Delivery Models: Investing for Impact, ITC chili peppers in India

    ITC Spices worked with IDH to understand the impact of their service delivery model (SDM) investments on chili pepper farms in India. The analysis showed positive return on investment for…

    Service Delivery Models: Investing for Impact, ITC chili peppers in India
  • ENAWO Recovery Agricultural Program supporting vanilla communities

    The Sustainable Vanilla Initiative has developed a program with CARE to support vanilla communities in Madagascar in their recovery from Tropical Cyclone ENAWO. ‘Agriculture Recovery to North Eastern Madagascar in…

    ENAWO Recovery Agricultural Program supporting vanilla communities
  • A giant leap forward for over 30,000 smallholders in the Philippines

    Agri-finance company Agronomika Finance Corporation, agri-business company Kennemer Foods International Inc., FMO and IDH are partnering to provide a Philippine peso loan in the equivalent of USD 2 million for…

    A giant leap forward for over 30,000 smallholders in the Philippines