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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…
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
