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…
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.
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Thousands of trees planted to jointly protect SW Mau Forest, improve lives
Kericho– April 7, 2017… Today, local community, various private companies, public sector players and NGOs have come together to plant thousands of tree seedlings on degraded land along the North-Eastern…
Looking for Fund Investment Advisor, Production Protection Inclusion Fund
IDH aims to select an Investment Advisor for the Production Protection Inclusion Fund (PPIF). The PPIF aims to internalize forest conservation and restoration into public and private sector policy by…
IDH and the Ivorian government’s CCC sign USD 5 million partnership in the Farm and Co-op Investment Program
Earmarked to enable farmers & co-ops to make investment decisions, grow their business and improve livelihoods. IDH, the Sustainable Trade Initiative and the Conseil Café-Cacao (CCC) sign an investment agreement…
The Little Sustainable Landscapes Book, which was launched at the COP21 in Paris, is now available Spanish, making it available for a large audience base, primarily in Latin America, where…
IDH and Fashion for Good partnering to bring back the good in Fashion
IDH is partnering with Fashion for Good by scoping a fund that catalyzes access to finance where this is required to shift at scale to more sustainable production methods.
EcoAgriculture Partners and IDH present a “How to… guide” for promoting effective coordinated private, public and civil sector investments in sustainable natural resources management. The Practical Guide shares organizations’ experiences…
GVL, government and IDH reach out to communities for forest protection in Liberia
The Government of Liberia, the palm oil company Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL), and IDH are reaching out to rural communities in a series of workshops to engage them in our…