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• KTDA, IDH and Unilever improve tea farmers livelihoods at scale

  Over 85,000 farmers have been trained on sustainable agricultural practices and Rainforest Alliance certification through Farmer Field Schools (FFS), including over 45,000 women (53%). Resulting in income diversification, higher yields…

  KTDA, IDH and Unilever improve tea farmers livelihoods at scale

• Brazilian soy producers and EU industry agree on responsible action plan

  Convened by IDH, APROSOJA, ABIOVE, FEDIOL and FEFAC signed a MoU to match visions and align actions to mainstream Brazilian responsible soy production and European market demand. It is the…

  Brazilian soy producers and EU industry agree on responsible action plan

• Fund to Protect five million hectares Tropical Forests and Trigger 1,6 billion USD Private Investments Launched in Davos

  IDH is incorporating a large Fund to work with investors, companies and local authorities on deforestation-free jurisdictions, and responsibly produced commodities like palm oil, pulp & paper, beef, soy and…

  Fund to Protect five million hectares Tropical Forests and Trigger 1,6 billion USD Private Investments Launched in Davos

• Steven Collet succeeds Ted vd Put in Executive Board

  After almost 7 years co-leading IDH as Executive Board member, Ted van der Put decided to rebalance his work and life in a more sustainable way and step back from…

  Steven Collet succeeds Ted vd Put in Executive Board

• Sustainable palm oil use in Europe

  Europe is the main importer of sustainable palm oil. A monitoring report by ESPO, EPOA and the RSPO shows that in 2015, 2 million mass balance and segregated RSPO certified…

  Sustainable palm oil use in Europe

• Landscapes in Indonesia that IDH supports: Aceh, South Sumatra & West Kalimantan

  In 2016 IDH decided to move from focusing on segregated commodity supply chains to using a landscape approach to address sustainability at field level. We decided to do this because…

  Landscapes in Indonesia that IDH supports: Aceh, South Sumatra & West Kalimantan

• Dutch government visits Indonesia

  As part of a Dutch trade mission to Indonesia in November, IDH moderated a discussion on sustainable palm oil with among others Minister Lukita (Min. of Trade of Indonesia) and…

  Dutch government visits Indonesia

• No palm oil is no solution – sustainable palm oil is

  In Europe, there is a growing negative image of palm oil which is leading towards a movement to boycott palm oil instead of using sustainable palm oil. ESPO, IDH’s European…

  No palm oil is no solution – sustainable palm oil is

• The future of sustainability within the Palm Oil industry

  Think of palm oil, and it’s likely that the forests and swamps of west Africa and Southeast Asia spring to mind. More specifically, at least if you are in Western…

  The future of sustainability within the Palm Oil industry

• Supporting South Sumatra to become a RSPO certified jurisdiction

  In early November, the IDH team visited the 14th annual round table on sustainable palm oil (RSPO RT). Although as a certification neutral organisation IDH is not an RSPO member,…

  Supporting South Sumatra to become a RSPO certified jurisdiction

• Liberia

  Besides our work in Indonesia and Malaysia, we are active in the Liberian palm oil sector through our landscape program. We collaborate with the government of Liberia, the biggest palm…

  Liberia

• ICO’s new research shows coffee farming is declining in profitability

  The International Coffee Organization’s new study assesses the cost structure of coffee production in selected countries (Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, and El Salvador), and derives recommendations on how to improve…

  ICO’s new research shows coffee farming is declining in profitability

• What causes low uptake of digital credit with smallholders?

  ISF’s latest briefing explores this question in “Financial inclusion fit to size: Customizing digital credit for smallholder farmers in Tanzania.” The fourteenth briefing note in a series from the Initiative…

  What causes low uptake of digital credit with smallholders?

• Root Capital in the Stanford Social Innovation Review

  “Toward the Efficient Impact Frontier”, explores Root Capital’s evolving approach to balancing financial return with impact, and provides tools that other impact investors can use to make investment decisions that…

  Root Capital in the Stanford Social Innovation Review