Charging smallholder farmers for products and services for a stronger sustainable sourcing strategy One of the world’s biggest commodity traders, ECOM, is taking sustainable sourcing to a new level:…
Céline Bouquet appointed as new Chief Operating Officer of IDH
We are delighted to announce that as of August 19 2019, Céline Bouquet will replace Steven Collet as COO and statutory executive board member of IDH. Céline…
Floricultural sector joins forces to press for more responsible production
The floricultural sector, civil society and the Dutch national government will minimize the risks of negative impacts and work towards a more sustainable production chain. By signing the International Responsible…
We make SDGs work for business and business work for SDGs
2018 was an inspiring year for IDH and partners. Challenges in sustainable production and trade are still immense, but together with our partners we are making big steps towards reaching…
Farmer Field Book Analysis ISLA Programme Vietnam 2016/17 to 2018/19
Vietnamese For three years, 300 coffee farmers in the Central Highlands of Vietnam have kept records of their daily coffee farming activities. The insights distilled…
The state of the soy industry; in need of industry-wide changes
With the release of the European Soy Monitor, IDH and IUCN NL provide an overview of the soy industry, the amount of sustainable imports and propose paths to increase this.
Tea program verifies 46 percent of India’s total tea production
trustea has verified 608 million kg of tea, which is almost half (46%) of the total tea produced in India annually. trustea is a locally developed and…
Productivity and worker well-being improvements are showing in the first of a group of factories to have graduated in the IDH apparel program in Vietnam: the Race to the Top.
The Dak Nong province in Vietnam, Nedspice, Simexcodl and IDH have agreed to further help pepper farmers to produce safe products. During the Dutch trade mission to Vietnam earlier this…
China is the world’s largest producer of Tilapia (32% of global production) the second most farmed food fish species in the world that is playing a key role in food…