Floriculture sector celebrates a sustainable evolution
FSI members set ambitions for reduction of carbon footprint and living wage gaps The 68 Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI) members have agreed on an ambition to reduce…
Within IDH, Food Crops and Ingredients (F&I) focuses on the sectors of Aquaculture, Flowers and Plants, Fruit and Vegetables, Juice, Nuts, Spices, and Vanilla; all of which…
Recent data shows that juice volumes traded sustainably have increased by 10% year on year. The latest monitoring under the Sustainable Juice Covenant, a platform of sector leaders that have…
More chain transparency on agrochemicals reduces agrochemicals use in flower supply chain by 45%
To increase transparency of the use of agrochemicals throughout the floriculture supply chain, the Chain Transparency 2.0 project was created. The project resulted in substantial reductions of agrochemicals use volume,…
After ten years of the Sustainable Spices Initiative, 43 members not only celebrated their collaboration towards tackling the scale of environmental and social issues but also set the course for…
Vanilla sector leaders collaborate to support COVID-19 prevention and safety at green bean markets
In anticipation of the official opening last month of Madagascar’s 2020-2021 vanilla campaign, a consortium of local and international vanilla sector stakeholders came together in early May to purchase personal…
Stepping up to stamp out child labor in Madagascar’s vanilla sector
As a fine mist slowly lifted over the coastal city of Sambava, Madagascar, a small group of women and men gathered to listen, learn and share experiences on preventing the…
IDH sets up National Sustainable Spice Program with partners in India
Taking learnings from the Sustainable Spice Initiative – India (SSI-I) program, IDH has now joined forces with partners that are working towards a similar goal, to set up the National…
IDH sector initiatives adopt the Consumer Goods Forum’s SSCI
Promoting transparency among social standards and reducing audit duplication and unnecessary costs in the supply chain. The Sustainable Juice Covenant (SJC) is IDH’s first initiative to adopt the Sustainable…