News and Resources

• Gender Empowerment in the project ‘Sustainable and high-quality cocoa production for the cooperative yeyasso’

  In November 2020, Galler, Enabel, Yeyasso, Ghent University, Fairtrade and ZOTO have started the implementation of a Beyond Chocolate sustainability project in the Tonkpi region of Côte d’Ivoire. The goal…

  Gender Empowerment in the project ‘Sustainable and high-quality cocoa production for the cooperative yeyasso’

• IDH supports companies in taking action towards closing the living income gap

  Income measurement survey now available To close the living income gap, a company must first get a picture of farming households’ net actual income. At present, companies often only collect…

  IDH supports companies in taking action towards closing the living income gap

• IDH and the ImpactBuying Academy launch living wage auditor training

  A key part of the IDH Roadmap on Living Wages is to add trust and deliver solutions to companies that want to identify and close living…

  IDH and the ImpactBuying Academy launch living wage auditor training

• &Green Fund investe na Marfrig para ampliar o controle de origem de gado na Amazônia e Cerrado

  São Paulo / Amsterdã, 24 de fevereiro de 2021 – A Marfrig assinou um acordo de financiamento no valor de US$ 30 milhões, com prazo de 10 anos e vinculado…

  &Green Fund investe na Marfrig para ampliar o controle de origem de gado na Amazônia e Cerrado

• &Green Fund invests in Marfrig to expand reach of cattle tracking in the Amazon and Cerrado

  São Paulo/Amsterdam, 24 February 2021 – Marfrig has signed a USD 30 million 10-year sustainability-linked loan facility from Stichting andgreen.fund (“&Green”), to achieve a deforestation-free cattle supply chain…

  &Green Fund invests in Marfrig to expand reach of cattle tracking in the Amazon and Cerrado

• Conversations and opportunities on securing living wages and income

  To eradicate poverty, support economic growth and reduce inequalities, we must align and act now to secure living wages and living income for workers and farmers in global value chains.

  Conversations and opportunities on securing living wages and income

• Alqueria, Nestlé, Yara Colombia and IDH join forces to boost the sustainability of agricultural supply chains in Colombia

  The initiative will reach over 100 smallholder dairy farmers in the supply chain in Cesar, Colombia initially, with a view to expand this in the coming years.

  Alqueria, Nestlé, Yara Colombia and IDH join forces to boost the sustainability of agricultural supply chains in Colombia

• IDH partners with Government of Meghalaya, India to support market linkage for spice farmers

  IDH in India has partnered with the Government of Meghalaya, India on Meghalaya Livelihood and Access to Market Project (MeghaLAMP) to build a market-linkage platform for ginger, pepper and turmeric…

  IDH partners with Government of Meghalaya, India to support market linkage for spice farmers

• Floriculture sector celebrates a sustainable evolution

    FSI members set ambitions for reduction of carbon footprint and living wage gaps The 68 Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI) members have agreed on an ambition to reduce…

  Floriculture sector celebrates a sustainable evolution

• The Beyond Chocolate Steering Committee

  The Beyond Chocolate Steering Committee

• Secure living wages

  Economic inequality is one of the biggest threats that the world currently faces. To tackle this difficult topic and break the cycle of poverty, a critical step is to secure…

  Secure living wages

• Dutch retailer partners with IDH to stock shelves with only sustainable cocoa

  When you visit Albert Heijn (AH) in the near future, feel good knowing all of their locations will be stocked with their house brand chocolate made only with sustainable cocoa.

  Dutch retailer partners with IDH to stock shelves with only sustainable cocoa

• Why forest-based carbon trading is poised to go mainstream

  Ten years after it dropped off the sustainability radar, voluntary forest-based carbon trading is finally poised to get off the ground for real. We believe it can have a key role in safeguarding the future of our planet.

  Why forest-based carbon trading is poised to go mainstream

• Sustainable juice volumes increased by 10%

  Recent data shows that juice volumes traded sustainably have increased by 10% year on year. The latest monitoring under the Sustainable Juice Covenant, a platform of sector leaders that have…

  Sustainable juice volumes increased by 10%