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Translating commitments into action for sustainable African palm oil
Solidaridad, Proforest and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) are organizing the second Africa Sustainable Palm Oil Conference and…
10 August 2016
Seventy-five signatures endorse Dutch sustainable textile agreement
The Dutch Agreement on a Sustainable Garment and Textile Sector was signed by Solidaridad and a broad coalition of 57…
05 July 2016
Bangladeshi leaders commend efforts for sustainable trade in safe fruits and vegetables
Sector leaders at a national multi-stakeholder workshop stressed the importance of multilateral cooperation for optimizing the production and marketing of…
21 June 2016
Solidaridad joins hands with Malaysian Palm Oil Board to promote sustainability
The Malaysian Palm Oil Board and Solidaridad Network have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide support to Malaysian…
17 June 2016
Smallholder programme reaches 17,500 farmers in Honduras
Sustainable farming methods, efficient production and high standards in occupational health and safety are important criteria which sustainable palm oil…
08 June 2016
Top brands failing on cotton sustainability
The majority of international companies using most cotton globally are failing to deliver on cotton sustainability according to new independent…
03 June 2016
Solidaridad reaches record number of producers in 2015
According to the recently published Annual Report 2015, Solidaridad supported close to 1.5 million producers last year. Solidaridad also spent…
31 May 2016
Solidaridad launches Women in Cocoa & Chocolate Network
“Each woman should lift up another woman”, Madame Toure-Litsé stated during the launch of the Women in Cocoa & Chocolate…
25 May 2016
Launch of Women in Cocoa & Chocolate network at WCC3
The pace of change towards a more sustainable cocoa and chocolate sector is lagging behind. In addition to women’s economic…
19 May 2016
Sustainable and inclusive palm oil supply chains need more than traceability
Dutch organizations are working together to make sure only sustainably produced palm oil reaches the Dutch market. Solidaridad Programme Manager…
