Supporting healthy and safe employment of women workers in the Ghanaian banana industry
The Banana Occupational Health and Safety Initiative (BOHESI) has gone a long way to support improved occupational health and safety (OHS) practices in the Ghanaian banana sector, with activities in…
The USD 1 billion sustainable agriculture and forestry initiative AGRI3 and its IDH-managed Technical Assistance Facility are now officially up and running This news follows the announcement made…
Positive impact of constructed wetlands and biocontrol in the Ethiopian flower industry
Learn about the adoption of IPM and wetlands systems on rose farm Sher Ethiopia Plc (Afriflora) near lake Ziway, Ethiopia, and the resulting positive impacts explained in a research study…
On the 28th of May 2020, the second Beyond Chocolate General Assembly took place. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, partners were not allowed to meet in person.
The German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa (GISCO), the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa (SWISSCO) and the Belgian platform Beyond Chocolate have committed to joining forces for a more sustainable cocoa…
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…
Over 100 factories now mitigating fire, electrical and structural safety risks
As lockdowns in countries start to abate, and apparel factories can resume some of their activities, some new factories have joined the Life and Building Safety (LABS) initiative, which now…
USD $30 million investment to protect forests and make Indonesian palm oil more sustainable
Impact investment fund &Green has committed a 10-year loan of USD $30 million to Indonesian oil palm company PT Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk (DSNG) to bring palm oil production up to international sustainability standards, make the palm oil supply chain more traceable and protect forests. The landscape protection plan of the transaction is focused on seven subsidiaries based in East Kalimantan (Indonesia), where DSNG has 75% of its mature palm oil plantations and most its mills.
On Tuesday June 30th from 9h-12h, IDH living income expert Gael Lescornec will lead an interesting online learning event on the subject. All partners of the Beyond…
IDH and the World Bank join forces for sustainable coffee production in the Central Highlands of Vietnam
The Vietnam Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (VNSAT) functions as a strategic partnership between IDH – the Sustainable Trade Initiative and the World Bank, with a non-binding cooperation agreement first…
The Implementation Hub spoke to Sibbe Krol, Senior Program Manager Apparel at IDH about the Race to the Top program: Read also what the Implementation Hub…
Together with the European Palm Oil Alliance (EPOA) and RSPO, IDH is pleased to announce that the ‘Sustainable Palm Oil Dialogue – Europe: Addressing the Challenges of 2020…
Latest member to join: Citromax Citromax, a large producer and processor of lemons based in Tucuman, Argentina, has recently joined IDH’s Sustainable Juice Covenant. As a supplier into global beverage…
Now is the time to rebuild and strengthen sustainable trade
Impact is the ongoing mantra for IDH, and 2019 was no exception. We’ve continued to leverage the power of the private sector making progress on the Sustainable Development Goals and…