Commodity: Fruit & Vegetables
Growing sustainable bananas can be a family business
More than a decade ago, the Department of Magdalena in Colombia decreed that a Banana Growing Zone of nearly 50,000…
31 August 2015
Partnerships that matter: Solidaridad Network 2014 Annual Report online
The leaders of leading companies no longer talk about corporate responsibility as a side issue for their CSR departments. Some,…
15 June 2015
Sustainable Trade Platform strengthens Colombian commodity markets
From the birthplace of coffee legend Juan Valdez now comes a sustainable supply chain model that could transform commodity markets…
02 March 2015
Dutch MFA selects Solidaridad for new strategic partnership
Solidaridad is one of the 25 organisations eligible for a strategic partnership with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs for…
04 February 2015
Quenching the thirst for sustainable juice production
Yesterday, Solidaridad and FrieslandCampina Riedel BV launched a four year, joint programme to improve sustainable fruit growing around the globe.…
17 October 2014
Unilever and Solidaridad partner to improve the lives of 1 million people
Today Unilever and Solidaridad announce a new strategic partnership to improve the lives of 1 million people in Unilever’s extended…
02 September 2014
Banana producers own model company
Grupo Hualtaco is more than a processing and export company for organic banana producers. It has a social development programme…
21 August 2014
Solidaridad Network Annual Report 2010: Insufficient supply of sustainable produced goods
"Now that sustainability has become a mainstream ambition in the corporate sector, the task is to ensure a sufficient supply…
Rio+20: A missed opportunity?
After two weeks of a plethora of events and meetings, the Rio Earth Summit ended amid disappointment and divisions. The…
Solidaridad, Dutch government and Nestlé launch major food security programme in East Africa
Solidaridad, together with farmer organisations in East Africa, the Kenyan coffee research institute and companies including Nestlé, is launching a…
20 August 2014