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IDH collaborates with Syngenta Foundation India for service delivery to farmers

IDH in India has entered into a workplan agreement with Syngenta Foundation India (SFI), under which the organizations will work together on providing service delivery to the farmers in the…
- 20 Jul 2018
- Service Delivery Models
- India
IDH collaborates with Syngenta Foundation India for service delivery to farmers
Strengthening women empowerment work across IDH India programs

The MoU was signed by Mr. Joost Oorthuizen, Executive Director – IDH and Ms. Jyoti Macwan, Executive Secretary – SEWA. The agreement lays down common vision and objectives…
- 20 Jul 2018
- India
Strengthening women empowerment work across IDH India programs
Colombia Becomes First Country in Latin America to Commit to Deforestation-Free Chocolate

The Government of Colombia – along with its largest cocoa company, Casa Luker, and the members of the National Cocoa Federation – has committed to eliminate deforestation from the country’s…
- 17 Jul 2018
- Cocoa
- Cocoa & Forests Initiative
- Colombia
- Colombia
Colombia Becomes First Country in Latin America to Commit to Deforestation-Free Chocolate
Apparel program supports shift in how workers engage with factory management

Recently the first iteration of factories have graduated from the Race to the Top program, and a shift has been identified in how the factory’s supervisors treat the workers, how…
- 17 Jul 2018
- Apparel
- Vietnam
Apparel program supports shift in how workers engage with factory management
Dialogue on responsible sourcing and access to finance for smallholders in India

IDH convened leading organizations working in the sustainability sector in India to discuss challenges and opportunities in ‘Responsible Sourcing’ and ‘Access to Finance for the Smallholders’ in the country. The…
- 11 Jul 2018
- Cotton
- India
Dialogue on responsible sourcing and access to finance for smallholders in India
Brazil: Carrefour Group, its foundation and IDH commit more than EUR 3 million to protect tropical forest through sustainable beef production

Carrefour Brasil Group, the Brazilian arm of the French multinational retailer, and IDH have announced a partnership to increase sustainable calf production, protect tropical forest and improve livelihoods in Mato Grosso…
- 10 Jul 2018
- Mato Grosso - Brazil
- Brazil
Brazil: Carrefour Group, its foundation and IDH commit more than EUR 3 million to protect tropical forest through sustainable beef production
IDH4Gender – The Tea and Flower Experiences

Men and women need to move together towards equality: policies should work for and include both genders. This is one of the key takeaways from the first IDH4Gender cross-learning event.
- 10 Jul 2018
- Colombia
- Ethiopia
- Flowers & Plants
- Fresh & Ingredients
- Tea
- + 4 more
IDH4Gender – The Tea and Flower Experiences
Giving banana workers a decent standard of living

IDH is working towards living wages in the banana sector, supporting specific interventions in Ghana and Ecuador and in Costa Rica and Belize. Employment in the export sector promises a…
- 6 Jul 2018
- Belize
- Fresh & Ingredients
- Fresh Fruit & Vegetables
- Ghana
- Sustainability Initiative Fruit and Vegetables
- + 4 more
Giving banana workers a decent standard of living
5 reasons companies are collaborating to end deforestation

This blog was originally posted on GreenBiz. Agricultural and forestry commodities, such as soy, palm oil, beef, timber and cocoa, are some of the leading causes of rainforest destruction…
- 6 Jul 2018
- Cocoa
- Coffee
- Ghana
- Palm Oil
5 reasons companies are collaborating to end deforestation
Dutch consumer organization acknowledges Sustainability Initiative of Fruits and Vegetables

The Dutch consumer organization, Consumentenbond, published its report today about the sustainability of fruit and vegetables in supermarkets in the Netherlands. According to the Consumentenbond, supermarkets are…
Dutch consumer organization acknowledges Sustainability Initiative of Fruits and Vegetables
Next steps to halt deforestation announced by chocolate industry and government of Ghana

The government of Ghana and companies involved in the chocolate and cocoa supply chain presented a series of practical actions to implement the Joint Framework of Action signed at COP23…
- 4 Jul 2018
- Cocoa
- Cocoa & Forests Initiative
- Ghana
- Ghana
Next steps to halt deforestation announced by chocolate industry and government of Ghana
Indonesia: IDH and Jambi government collaborate to help 30,000 oil palm farmers meet sustainability standards

More than 30,000 independent oil palm smallholders in Tanjung Jabung Barat (Tanjabbar) District, Jambi province, Indonesia are now enjoying a more hassle-free process for obtaining their oil palm cultivation licenses…
- 2 Jul 2018
- Indonesia
Indonesia: IDH and Jambi government collaborate to help 30,000 oil palm farmers meet sustainability standards
Joint efforts of chocolate industry and government of Côte d’Ivoire to halt deforestation announced

Today the government of Côte d’Ivoire and companies involved in the chocolate and cocoa supply chain presented a series of practical actions to implement the Joint Framework of Action signed…
- 29 Jun 2018
- Cocoa
- Ghana
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Ghana
Joint efforts of chocolate industry and government of Côte d’Ivoire to halt deforestation announced
Food products sector boosts sustainability in production chain

The parties in the Dutch food products sector are joining forces to ensure responsible business conduct in the international production chain. Today, they signed the International Responsible Business Conduct (IRBC)…
Food products sector boosts sustainability in production chain

News and Resources

IDH collaborates with Syngenta Foundation India for service delivery to farmers

Strengthening women empowerment work across IDH India programs

Colombia Becomes First Country in Latin America to Commit to Deforestation-Free Chocolate

Apparel program supports shift in how workers engage with factory management

Dialogue on responsible sourcing and access to finance for smallholders in India

Brazil: Carrefour Group, its foundation and IDH commit more than EUR 3 million to protect tropical forest through sustainable beef production

IDH4Gender – The Tea and Flower Experiences

Giving banana workers a decent standard of living

5 reasons companies are collaborating to end deforestation

Dutch consumer organization acknowledges Sustainability Initiative of Fruits and Vegetables

Next steps to halt deforestation announced by chocolate industry and government of Ghana

Indonesia: IDH and Jambi government collaborate to help 30,000 oil palm farmers meet sustainability standards

Joint efforts of chocolate industry and government of Côte d’Ivoire to halt deforestation announced

Food products sector boosts sustainability in production chain

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