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April 17, 2012 In memoriam: A great community leader - Elida Martina López Tojil

In memoriam: Elida Martina López Tojil.
March 29, 2012 Sustainable Sugarcane Seminar / Seminario Caña de Azúcar Sostenible 23 y 24 de Abril 2012 - Jujuy, Argentina

Solidaridad South America, ProYungas Foundation and Bonsucro are pleased to invite you to the Sustainable Sugarcane Seminar. Seminar to be held in Jujuy Province Argentina. At Ledesma Mill location.
March 27, 2012 Seminar on sustainable textiles organised by Solidaridad and Textile Exchange - Dhaka, Bangladesh - 2 June, 2012

Solidaridad and Textile Exchange organize a seminar on Textiles Sustainability for brands, retailers & manufacturers on June 2nd, 2012 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
March 21, 2012 Towards a more sustainable sugar cane production in Bolivia

Child labor in sugarcane harvest is illegal in Bolivia. It is classified by the Ministry of Labor in Bolivia as a hazardous occupation prohibited for children and adolescents. But with one-third of the population under the age of 15 and three in five families living in poverty, there over 300,000 children and adolescents working in Bolivia to help support their families. This is a reality in several regions of the country and traditional in the sugarcane fields. But this is consistently...

March 19, 2012 The challenge of retraining and offering better job options to ex-cane cutters in Brazil

Given the growing environmental concerns and technological innovations, Brazilian Sugar Cane Industry is undergoing a rapid process of mechanization. Manual labor is being substituted by mechanized processes of planting and harvesting sugarcane. In the State of São Paulo, which produces approximately 60% of Brazil's sugarcane, almost 70% of the sugarcane is now being harvested mechanically.
March 8, 2012 Sustainability in a decisive phase (3): smart and sustainable landuse

Many existing cultivation methods are not only unsustainable, but als suboptimal. In almost all product groups the areas under protection can yield three to five times as much per hectare if better farming methods are adopted.
February 28, 2012 Sustainability in a decisive phase (2): improved producer programme

Now that sustainability has become a mainstream ambition in the corporate sector, the task is to ensure a sufficient supply of sustainably produced goods. Progress is no longer being constrained by the level of demand, but by the level of supply.
February 21, 2012 Sustainability in a decisive phase (1): An integrated market approach

Market processes must deliver socially desirable outcomes. Sustainable markets are created through interaction between good goverance, active civil society and companies committed to corporate social responsibility, says Nico Roozen.
February 18, 2012 Gender Equity in Certified Chains - Certified Coffee, Tea and Cocoa: Making it work for all - expert meeting

Certified Coffee, Tea and Cocoa: Making it work for all
December 24, 2011 Rabobank Foundation visits BCI cotton fields in India

The work of Solidaridad Cotton Solutions Network in India is co-funded by the Rabobank Foundation through the Better Cotton Fast Track Program, to support Indian farmers producing Better Cotton. Rabobank Foundation is keen to learn more about the approach of Solidaridad and the challenges in implementing the Better Cotton System. Therefore, representatives of board and staff of Rabobank Foundation visited a project site run by the local partner Action for Social Advancement (ASA) in the...