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IRBC Floriculture Sector Roadmap

On 22 September 2022, the signatories and other stakeholders to the IRBC agreement reflected on three years of collaboration for a more sustainable floriculture sector. Together, these private, and…

Due diligence reporting guideline and template

This template and guideline for sustainability reporting was developed by the IRBC agreement to help companies report on their activities and due diligence proces. This document offers…

IDH 2021 Annual Report: Putting People, Planet and Progress at the Heart of Trade

In 2021, IDH fully adopted systems change as its core purpose with a focus on achieving better jobs, better incomes, and a better environment with gender…

RPL Collaborative: Compact Launch report

RPL Collaborative kickstarted the formation of public-private-community partnerships (Compacts) between Inditex, H&M Group, IKEA, Neutral, PepsiCo India, Samunnati, Jayanti Spices, INI Farms and S.V. Agri in April 2022.

AGRI3 Technical Assistance

IDH the Sustainable Trade Initiative, as manager of the AGRI3 Technical Assistance Facility (TAF), can support companies and commercial financial institutions to develop high sustainability impact investment projects using technical assistance support. The aim of this support is to meet investment requirements for commercial financing that can be supported by impact funds such as the AGRI3 Fund, or to maximize the impact of projects already supported by AGRI3 Fund.

AGRI3 Sector Paper Indonesia – Palm oil

Palm oil is Indonesia's most important agricultural export product, worth US$17.36 billion. It contributes to poverty alleviation in many parts of the country, including Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, oil palm is the most widely cultivated crop in terms of area, covering approximately 14.6 million hectares.

&Green invests in Indonesian palm oil company PT Hilton Duta Lestari for the establishment of a traceable, inclusive and deforestation-free palm oil supply chain

Stichting andgreen.fund (“&Green”) has invested USD 12 million as an 8-year loan facility in PT Hilton Duta Lestari (“HDL") to construct a Crude Palm Oil mill and to create an inclusive palm oil supply base in West Kalimantan, Indonesia that ensures No Deforestation, No Peat, and No Exploitation (NDPE). &Green, a blended finance vehicle established to de-link deforestation from tropical agricultural commodity production, will work with HDL to reduce deforestation across four districts and improve incomes for up to 85,000 inhabitants, mainly indigenous (Dayak) communities. By empowering smallholders throughout a 30km radius around its estates, HDL will be able to source only from no-deforestation oil palm fruit (FFB) suppliers, which will therefore support forest protection in a landscape that is experiencing accelerating rates of clearing.

The Launch Webinar of the IDH-WWF Landscape Investment Guide

IDH and WWF joined forces to develop a new guide that aims to support project organizers in identifying and enabling investment opportunities in support of sustainable landscape goals. To attract…

Fairventures Social Forestry

Case study on Fairventures Social Forestry in Indonesia, which is supported by the LDN TAF through pre-investment technical assistance.

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