Working Conditions in Seafood Processing in Vietnam
An assessment carried out in seafood processing plants in two provinces in Vietnam, showed that workers at those seafood processing plants work on average three hours overtime per day, do…
1. Background – IDH IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative (“IDH”) accelerate s and upscales sustainable trade by building impact-oriented coalitions of front running companies, civil society , governments, knowledge institutions and…
IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative The mission of IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative is to catalyse systemic change through collaborative action and to achieve market transformation…
Terms of Reference – Baseline scenario for greenhouse gas emission in coffee-based districts in Central Highlands
In our landscapes (ISLA) program, IDH help shape new governance models, and support sustainable production and sourcing of commodities, while changing business models and attracting new sources of finance to…
IDH 2020 Annual Report: Sustainable Business Models Delivering Impact
In 2020 the pandemic hit the world hard. Especially the most vulnerable groups, and showed us how important it is to shift the economy to benefit producers, workers…
JDE Peet’s becomes first company to source coffee from Vietnam using new ‘SourceUp’ solution
Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) has become the first company to use new supply chain sustainability solution SourceUp to make a coffee sourcing commitment. JDE’s commitment will see up to 130,000 tons of coffee sourced from selected districts in Vietnam’s Central Highlands.
Landscape approach contributes to carbon reduction in coffee production in Vietnam
The smart agriculture interventions that IDH, JDE, and its partners carried out in recent years through in Vietnam through its Landscape Program have helped decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from…
Cooperation through PPI (Production, Protection, and Inclusion) approach opens access to market for Krong Nang smallholders
The “Global village” of today’s world is based on global economic integration. There is a clear need for a holistic strategy that integrates international market access, smallholder incomes, and committed…
An inside look into how IDH convenes stakeholders for sustainable landscapes
A recent study has revealed a number of issues in the field of integrated landscape approaches. The researchers found that insufficient attention is paid to power relations in cross-sectorial…
McCormick & Company is a major purchaser of black pepper from Vietnam, the world’s largest black pepper producing country. To achieve its 2025 Purpose-Led Performance Goal to sustainably source…