Tagged with "Verified sourcing area"

SourceUp platform launched in Asia for coffee and spices

Supply chain sustainability solution SourceUp is now available for the coffee and spices sectors in India, Indonesia and Vietnam.

SourceUp Brochure 2021

What is sourcing and why is it important? Introducing a new sustainable market mechanism for landscape initiatives SourceUp helps companies to source large volumes of agricommodities in line…

JDE Peet’s becomes first company to source coffee from Vietnam using new ‘SourceUp’ solution

Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) has become the first company to use new supply chain sustainability solution SourceUp to make a coffee sourcing commitment. JDE’s commitment will see up to 130,000 tons of coffee sourced from selected districts in Vietnam’s Central Highlands.

Biodiversity makes business sense: International Day for Biological Diversity

The Leuser ecosystem is one of the only places in the world where orangutans, elephants, tigers, sun bears and rhinos co-exist in the wild. In the buffer zone of the Leuser Ecosystem in Aceh Tamiang, local smallholders and communities are restoring degraded lands by planting fruit trees, vegetables and hardwood trees. This contributes to increased biodiversity while providing alternative income sources for the smallholders.

Green recovery starts for coffee sector in Vietnam’s Central Highlands

Vietnam’s coffee sector emerges from lockdown on course for a new and greener path. The Vietnamese Government has lifted restrictions following a successful lockdown period resulting in no reported deaths…

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…

IDH and CAT invest in responsible soy production in the Sorriso area, Mato Grosso (Brazil)

The Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) and the Clube Amigos da Terra (CAT) today launched a €1.7m pilot project, which is the first pilot project of IDH’s ambitious landscape program in Sorriso (Brazil). The activities aim to promote responsible soy production, foster the restoration and regeneration of degraded areas and offer technical assistance to small-scale farmers.

IDH e CAT investem Programa para apoiar a produção de soja responsável na região de Sorriso

A Iniciativa para o Comércio Sustentável (IDH) e o Clube Amigos da Terra (CAT) lançaram, no dia 04 março, o Programa Cultivando Vida Sustentável que investirá, até o final de…

Verified Sourcing Areas

PPI Compact signed: Aceh Tamiang to become sustainable production region as 1st step towards VSA

Aceh Tamiang will improve Sustainable Palm Oil Yield by 30% through a PPI (Production, Protection, Inclusion) Compact as a first step towards Aceh Tamiang becoming a…