Publications

  • Learning from Landscapes

    Landscape approaches and their impact Evaluating IDH efforts in creating cohesive conservation Following five years of IDH’s Landscape Program, KIT Royal Tropical Institute and Unique Land Use carried…

    Learning from Landscapes
  • Farm & Cooperative Investment Program: Impact Analysis

    IDH initiated the Farm and Cooperative Investment Programme (FCIP) with the government of Cote d’Ivoire (Le Conseil du Café Cacao) in 2017 to improve cooperative investment and farmer prosperity. As…

    Farm & Cooperative Investment Program: Impact Analysis
  • Floriculture sector statistics

    This report provides an overview of key statistics of floriculture production and trade flows. The report has been developed within the framework of the IRBC Agreement Floriculture and is meant…

    Floriculture sector statistics
  • Recommendations for a Due Diligence Action Plan (NL)

    Between March and October 2021, Van Hulsen Consulting has supported companies under the IRBC agreement for the floricultural sector in the implementation of due due diligence. As one of their…

    Recommendations for a Due Diligence Action Plan (NL)
  • 2-Pager: Roadmap to a Sustainable Cocoa Sector in Liberia

    The Liberian government, together with the private sector, civil society, research organizations and farmers’ organizations active in the Liberian cocoa sector agreed to collaborate through the Roadmap to…

    2-Pager: Roadmap to a Sustainable Cocoa Sector in Liberia
  • Roadmap to Sustainable Cocoa in Liberia

    Towards a sustainable and economically viable cocoa sector, that brands Liberia as a source of high quality, environmentally friendly and ethically introduced cocoa beans & cocoa related products.

    Roadmap to Sustainable Cocoa in Liberia
  • Explanatory note due diligence & EU legislation (Dutch)

    On 2 December, the Secretariat of the IRBC agreement for the Floriculture Sector, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ‘Glastuinbouw Nederland’, Royal FloraHolland, Tuinbranche Nederland and the Association of Dutch…

    Explanatory note due diligence & EU legislation (Dutch)
  • Improving Income and Nutrition of Smallholder Tea Farmers in Southern Tanzania

    Agricon Boresha Chai fosters sustainable livelihoods, nutrition, and gender equality among tea farming families in Southern Tanzania. Funded by the European Union, Agricon Boresha Chai promotes the inclusiveness, productivity, competitiveness,…

    Improving Income and Nutrition of Smallholder Tea Farmers in Southern Tanzania
  • SDM Case Study: Ikanga Tea Factory, Tanzania

    Ikanga Tea Company Limited (Ikanga) is located in Southern highlands of Tanzania in Njombe region. The Company is a subsidiary company of the DL Group, who purchased it from Rift…

    SDM Case Study: Ikanga Tea Factory, Tanzania
  • SDM Case Study: Rungwe and Busokelo Tea Cooperative Joint Enterprise, Tanzania

    Rungwe and Busokelo Tea Cooperative Joint Enterprise (RBTC-JE) has the vision to socially and economically empower tea growing communities of Rungwe district in Tanzania, while substantially contributing to national prosperity…

    SDM Case Study: Rungwe and Busokelo Tea Cooperative Joint Enterprise, Tanzania
  • DISCO newsletter 03 | December 2021

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    DISCO newsletter 03 | December 2021
  • IRBC Agreement Floriculture – Code of Conduct (English)

    A starting point for a due diligence process One of the core objectives in the IRBC agreement for the floricultural sector (Dutch: IMVO Convenant Sierteeltsector) is that companies…

    IRBC Agreement Floriculture – Code of Conduct (English)
  • Report: Europe’s sourcing of verified tropical timber and its impact on forests: What Next?

    Exploring the EU27 & UK’s share of verified legal and sustainable tropical timber product imports © Weekamp Deuren Commissioned by the European Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition…

    Report: Europe’s sourcing of verified tropical timber and its impact on forests: What Next?
  • Putting suppliers in the lead: Nudie Jeans

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    Putting suppliers in the lead: Nudie Jeans