Tagged with "Fresh Fruit & Vegetables"

Remote audits to protect workers and environment

Auditing to verify sustainability is key to control progress on topics ranging from environmental sustainability to worker safety and even food safety. The COVID-19 pandemic has far reaching impact on…

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…

Empowering all supply chain actors to self-assess living wage gaps

Introducing Salary Matrix V.2 IDH has published an improved version of its Salary Matrix tool with a suite of updates that now enables companies across every sector to measure worker…

Enabling Rwandan fresh produce exporters access international markets

We have seen that COVID-19 is leading the disruption of global supply chain flows, and due to  limited shelf life, fresh produce supply chains are less adaptable to supply chain…

Citrosuco, a significant player in the global juice sector, commits to 100% sustainable sourcing

Citrosuco joins IDH’s Sustainable Juice Covenant Citrosuco, one of the world’s largest orange juice producers, has joined IDH’s Sustainable Juice Covenant. This is a significant contribution…

Sustainable fruit and vegetables sourcing at a new high

The volume of sustainably sourced fruit and vegetables, coming from outside of Europe, has risen significantly in the past years. The SIFAV partners currently trade a combined annual volume of 3.5…

SDM Case Study: Sierra Agra, Sierra Leone

Beyond the low hanging fruit – how Sierra Agra seeks to scale up its sustainable fruit juice operations in Sierra Leone Mango supplies in Sierra Leone are abundant. Every year…

Dutch supermarkets commit to living wage in the banana sector

Dutch supermarkets have joined forces to ensure a living wage for banana workers in the international production chain. The partnering retailers aim is to reduce the gap between the currently…

Banana Retail Commitment