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  • 12 cocoa companies commit to halting deforestation

    On March 16 2017 the twelve largest global chocolate and cocoa companies committed to develop cooperative, multi-stakeholder frameworks to help address deforestation and forest degradation in their cocoa supply chains…

    12 cocoa companies commit to halting deforestation

  • Huffington Post blog about Cocoa & Forest Initiative

    IDH, the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and The Prince’s International Sustainability Unit (ISU) convened the Cocoa & Forest Initiative and launched it at a meeting hosted by HRH The Prince…

    Huffington Post blog about Cocoa & Forest Initiative

  • Agricultural Lenders Adopt Shared Principles

    9 members’ of The Council on Smallholder Agricultural Finance have applied shared social and environmental principles across their loan portfolios. This encompasses roughly $600 million to businesses providing services to…

    Agricultural Lenders Adopt Shared Principles

  • German Ministry put coffee at the top of their sustainability agenda

    By signing cooperation with the Global Coffee Platform (GCP), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Coöperation and Development (BMZ) demonstrate their long-term commitment to positively impacting the livelihoods of coffee…

    German Ministry put coffee at the top of their sustainability agenda

  • 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

  • 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

  • 1st Ever Global Coffee Platform MA a Great Success

    On 5th & 6th October 2016, the 1st Membership Assembly of the Global Coffee Platform (GCP) took place in Geneva (Switzerland), where more than 140 stakeholders from all over the…

    1st Ever Global Coffee Platform MA a Great Success

  • Financing smallholder productivity and resilience in the age of climate change

    Reducing global poverty and improving food security is largely dependent on smallholder farmers becoming more productive. They must do so, however, in the face of new challenges caused by climate…

    Financing smallholder productivity and resilience in the age of climate change

  • Public private alignment in origin countries accelerates sustainability in coffee

    The Global Coffee Platform has released a new report, which showcases the growth of National Coffee Platform in the producing countries of Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Uganda and Vietnam. The…

    Public private alignment in origin countries accelerates sustainability in coffee

  • Introducing cocoa farming to Madagascar’s vanilla production region

    Barry Callebaut and Prova are launching a joint project empowering vanilla farmers in Madagascar, with IDH supporting the project with expertise and co-funding. Barry Callebaut and Prova are…

    Introducing cocoa farming to Madagascar’s vanilla production region

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