Press Release: Cargill Tropical Palm and IDH working together to help independent Indonesian palm oil smallholders increase yields sustainably
More than 8,900 independent smallholders to be trained in good agricultural practice as part of Cargill’s commitments to smallholder inclusion Jakarta, 30 September 2020 – Cargill has signed an…
Dutch Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa (DISCO) launched
Committing the Netherlands which accounts for approximately 20-25% of cocoa traded globally to enable cocoa farming families to earn a Living Income, end cocoa related deforestation and forest degradation and…
Working towards better nutrition in the tea gardens
Tea workers, smallholder farmers and their families often consume diets which lack diversity, leaving them nutritionally vulnerable. We worked with Unilever and…
IDH TA Facility strengthens second investment of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Fund in Bhutan
The Land Degradation Neutrality Technical Assistance Facility (LDN TAF) supports Mountain Hazelnuts, a social enterprise producing premium quality hazelnuts in Bhutan. The LDN Fund is providing long-term financing to Mountain…
Environmental improvements combined with financial savings in the apparel industry
New Tier 1 Vietnam program Today, on Zero Emissions Day, the world aims to give our planet a day off. A day with little or no carbon gas emissions, giving…
Joost Oorthuizen becomes CEO of Invest International
Effective October 19th, 2020, our CEO Joost Oorthuizen will become the CEO of a new, to be set up, development and investment bank in the Netherlands called Invest International…
Equipo Latam de IDH evalúa el escenario y planifica la actuación para los próximos meses
La pandemia de Covid-19 exigió también una adaptación en la forma de interacción de los equipos de IDH en Brasil y Colombia (América Latina–Latam) con sus aliados y colaboradores. Tradicionalmente,…
Fapcen e IDH promueven reuniones con apoyadores del Pacto PPI de la Región de Balsas-MA
Desde la presentación de la propuesta de construcción del Pacto Producir, Preservar e Incluir (PPI) para la región de Balsas-MA, el 10 de julio, Fapcen (Fundación de Apoyo a la…
Integrantes de la Estrategia PCI evaluarán el logro de los objetivos fijados en 2015
A finales de agosto, el Instituto PCI inició un proceso de evaluación participativa de la Estrategia PCI (Producir, Conservar e Incluir) cuyo objetivo es verificar en qué fase se encuentra…
Last week we hosted, together with RSPO and European Palm Oil Alliance, a virtual Sustainable Palm Oil Dialogue. Because this new digital format was not dependent of a physical space,…
Ngoleagorbu Becomes the First Farmer-Led Organization in Sierra Leone to Directly Export Forest-Friendly Fairtrade-Certified Cocoa
NGOCFU farmers sign & present their first export contract with Etico Ngoleagorbu Cocoa Farmers’ Union (NGOCFU), of Kenema, Sierra Leone gained its export license on 20 July 2020 and on…
Starting from September 21, we are saying goodbye to Els Haelterman who will embark on a new adventure within IDH as Head of International Fundraising. We would like to…
On September 23rd, Beyond Chocolate will organize a learning event on traceability as a tool for deforestation-free cocoa. Companies, standards and producing countries will share which traceability systems they have…
IDH Latam team evaluates the scenario and plans action for the coming months
The Covid-19 pandemic also demanded an adaptation in the way IDH teams in Brazil and Colombia (Latin America – Latam) interact with their partners and employees. Traditionally, quarterly face-to-face meetings…