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• Garment industry coalition calls for urgent action amid COVID-19

  Ten organisations working with 2,000 brands join forces to protect workers A coalition of ten international organisations working on better labour conditions for garment…

  Garment industry coalition calls for urgent action amid COVID-19

• Indonesian start-up adapts app to support shrimp farmers through COVID-19 crisis

  Shrimp farmers are a hardy bunch. In recent years, the industry has been hit by a number of viral diseases, such as the White Spot Disease and Early Mortality Syndrome. The Asian shrimp industry alone reported to have lost at least USD $20 billion in the last decade. This series of shocks has led the industry to bounce back better: with farmers increasingly cutting out use of antibiotics, reducing environmental impact of shrimp production and finding technological solutions to boost their resilience. Last year, Indonesian start-up JALA together with IDH launched a data-driven system to monitor and prevent shrimp diseases. But can these experiences bolster the industry’s immunity to the global impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic?

  Indonesian start-up adapts app to support shrimp farmers through COVID-19 crisis

• COVID-19: Supporting farmers and communities in India

  Multiple initiatives in India subsidize hospital transport, share information or help deliver essential items to farmers.  We have seen considerable changes in India with the spread of the coronavirus across…

  COVID-19: Supporting farmers and communities in India

• COVID19: On-site measures to support workers and neighboring communities

  In case you missed it- webinar recording now available With a growing concern about the impact of COVID19 on health, food security and livelihoods, IDH and Mirova…

  COVID19: On-site measures to support workers and neighboring communities

• Agroforestry helps coffee farmers to mitigate climate change impacts

  In the implementation of PPI (Production, Protection, and Inclusion) Compacts in Vietnam, IDH is promoting interventions towards enabling coffee farmers to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change.

  Agroforestry helps coffee farmers to mitigate climate change impacts

• Sustainable finance organizations call for action on  natural capital investment

  The organizations Environmental Finance, Finance for Tomorrow, Global Landscapes Forum, Mirova and IDH – The Sustainable Trade Initiative organized three events in November 2019 dedicated to exploring ways of investing…

  Sustainable finance organizations call for action on  natural capital investment

• As of March 25 IDH HQ closed

  Until further notice the IDH Headquarters are closed to avoid spreading COVID-19 and to help the medial professionals that are working hard to keep us all safe. No meetings can…

  As of March 25 IDH HQ closed

• Four ways to save tropical forests and safeguard our future

  Governments and companies have set targets to halt deforestation, but commitments and targets only begin to have impact when followed up by the right actions. Accelerated ambition could contribute to tackling deforestation and climate change and improve people’s food security and quality of life. By making every link on the value chain accountable, we can prioritize sustainable sourcing, conserve tropical forests and protect ourselves. 

  Four ways to save tropical forests and safeguard our future

• Industry leaders and sustainability experts are creating a new model for sourcing agro-commodities sustainably at scale

  Utrecht, Netherlands – 17 signatories, among them Mars Wrigley, Pepsico, the World Resources Institute, Conservation International, and IDH – The Sustainable Trade Initiative have announced that they are co-creating a…

  Industry leaders and sustainability experts are creating a new model for sourcing agro-commodities sustainably at scale

• IDH Webinar: Closing the Coffee Living Income Gap

  Across the coffee sector, many coffee producers and their families live well below recognized “living income” benchmarks. The long-term price of coffee in the futures market has…

  IDH Webinar: Closing the Coffee Living Income Gap