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  • 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

  • Facts and Figures on Palm Oil Trade Flows & Sustainability

    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…

    Facts and Figures on Palm Oil Trade Flows & Sustainability

  • 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

  • Dutch ambassador visits the South West Mau Landscape

    The ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Kenya, HE Amb. Frans Makken, visited IDH’s South West Mau Forest landscape program area on 15 November. The visit, which included…

    Dutch ambassador visits the South West Mau Landscape

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