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…
Reflections on the One Planet Summit: Encouraging commitments but investment gap persists
This week lifted my spirit, in a show of commitment at the One Planet Summit from world leaders. But a serious investment gap persists for investment in nature.
To support and expand work on living wages, Eosta has joined IDH’s Roadmap on Living Wages. Eosta, a leading importer, packer, and distributor of organically grown fresh produce, regards…
New recognition process for living wage benchmark methodologies
To assist companies in identifying living wage benchmarks they can work with to further their own strategies on living wages, IDH has developed a process that gives recognition to robust…
IDH hosted a webinar on the Salary Matrix V.2 — sharing improvements made to the tool for better calculating total remuneration and living wage gaps. The webinar was tailored specifically…
Empowering all supply chain actors to self-assess living wage gaps
Introducing Salary Matrix V.2 IDH has published an improved version of its Salary Matrix tool with a suite of updates that now enables companies across every sector to measure worker…
We are happy to announce that Unilever has joined our Roadmap on Living Wages. In a platform with 15 leading companies, sustainability standards and certifications, we are developing solutions for…
Webinar and Strategy Handbook: Insights into the Living Income gap in coffee and innovative sourcing practices to close the gap
The webinar is joined by Nespresso’s Paulo Barone, Head of Coffee Sustainability and Origin Development, as guest speaker. Across the coffee sector, many coffee producers and their families live well below recognized…
The extra mile for sustainable change in the tea industry
Today is International Tea Day in tea producing countries — and as most of us will at least enjoy one cup of tea today, it is interesting to note that…
Podcast: Closing the living wage gap: the ‘banana retail commitment’
This month we are talking about the first nation-wide commitment from retailers to close the living wage gap in the banana supply chain. You’ll hear from Cindy Verhoeven from Superunie, a buying…