• Beyond Chocolate 2019 Annual Report

    © Marcin Szczepanski What has been achieved by the Beyond Chocolate Partnership? What has been done to reach its goal of a more sustainable Belgian chocolate sector?…

    Beyond Chocolate 2019 Annual Report
  • 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…

    Empowering all supply chain actors to self-assess living wage gaps
  • Podcast: Do not forget Africa in this crisis (in Dutch)

    Nederland mag in deze coronacrisis Afrika niet vergeten, zeggen drie Afrika-deskundigen in de podcast Betrouwbare Bronnen. Jaap Jansen praat met drie gasten over het continent waar we niet…

    Podcast: Do not forget Africa in this crisis (in Dutch)
  • Investing in Africa

    Major companies say it is time for a new chapter in sustainable trade for Africa. In a letter published today in Het Financieele Dagblad (Dutch newspaper,…

    Investing in Africa
  • La Moraleja latest member of the Sustainable Juice Covenant

    Argentinian lemon producer and processor La Moraleja has joined the Sustainable Juice Covenant. La Moraleja is already working with FSA (Farm Sustainability Assessment) Gold Level across…

    La Moraleja latest member of the Sustainable Juice Covenant
  • 180,000 smallholder farmers provided income security through COVID-19 insurance

    IDH has facilitated and funded COVID-19 insurance to provide income security for 180,000 smallholder cotton and tea farmers in India. The insurance cover will provide a one-time lump sum pay-out…

    180,000 smallholder farmers provided income security through COVID-19 insurance
  • IDH y el departamento de Huila firman alianza para implementar la estrategia Producir, Preservar e Incluir en Colombia

    El director global de Paisajes Sostenibles de la Iniciativa para el Comercio Sostenible (IDH), Daan Wensing, y el gobernador del Departamento de Huila (Colombia), Luis Enrique Dussan, firmaron el día…

    IDH y el departamento de Huila firman alianza para implementar la estrategia Producir, Preservar e Incluir en Colombia
  • Discover the 7 approved Beyond Chocolate projects

      On December 5th, 2019, Beyond Chocolate launched a call for proposals for living income projects in targeted production areas. These projects will test interventions and business…

    Discover the 7 approved Beyond Chocolate projects
  • Redoubling the efforts for a sustainable soy industry

    Our latest European Soy Monitor demonstrates the beginning of progress. Looking at soybean meal consumption in 2018 in Europe, 38% is FEFAC SSG compliant and 19% deforestation-free, the start of…

    Redoubling the efforts for a sustainable soy industry
  • State of Huila (Colombia) signs partnership with IDH to implement Production, Protection and Inclusion strategy

    The Governor of the State of Huila (Colombia), Luis Enrique Dussan, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 27 May 2020 with Program Director for Global Landscapes at IDH - the Sustainable Trade Initiative, Daan Wensing, at an online ceremony to formalize their commitment to implement a territorial development strategy based on the principles of production, protection and inclusion (PPI).

    State of Huila (Colombia) signs partnership with IDH to implement Production, Protection and Inclusion strategy