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New European partnership for responsible minerals founded
Today in Brussels, Solidaridad signed a new partnership with governments, companies and civil society organizations to support activities for increasing…
12 May 2016
Solidaridad facilitates cross-regional collaboration for the tea sector
Sustainability in the tea sector has been developed from a western packer’s perspective so far and producers need to develop…
26 April 2016
Solidifying China and Brazil’s strategic soy trade partnership
Solidaridad along with the Paulson Institute, the Nature Conservancy, WWF and the China Soybean Industry Association organized the “China-Brazil Sustainable…
22 April 2016
Solidaridad in Panama to ensure local ownership
The international news was dominated by the so-called "Panama Papers" this week which reveal the creation of over 200,000 offshore…
09 April 2016
Toolkit to address forced labour in mining available in three languages
Forced labour takes many forms and is still common in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). This can even happen without…
07 April 2016
Global retailers hold key to future of sustainable cotton
International clothing brands and retailers have a crucial role to play in securing the future of the market for more…
04 April 2016
Solidaridad partners share cotton experiences in the realm of Gandhi
For the past five years, Solidaridad has executed several projects with Indian cotton farmers under the umbrella of the Farmer…
31 March 2016
Broad coalition supports agreement on sustainable clothing and textile
Solidaridad is pleased with the extensive support from the Dutch business sector, trade unions, the national government and civil society…
29 March 2016
Solidaridad launches AMBITION 2020 strategy
Solidaridad launched AMBITION 2020, its new strategy for inclusive and sustainable economic development, at a network-wide meeting in Ghana this…
16 March 2016
Join us to help shape the future of sustainable cotton
Sustainable cotton is here and already improving lives. In 2014-2015, the production of sustainable cotton rose to about 10% of…
01 March 2016
