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Sustainable textile wet processing requires holistic approach

The use of hazardous chemicals and inadequate treatment of the effluents in textile dyeing and finishing is now high on the agenda…

20 August 2014

Bonsucro Conference 2012: Rapidly growing number of participants

More and more stakeholders in the sugarcane sector are getting involved in Bonsucro. Around 150 delegates from over more than…

Zambia welcomes Thumbs Up Africa trio

Eleven countries later and still counting… This is the exhaustive and exciting hitchhiking journey of 15 000 km from The Netherlands…

For children school is the best place to work

Introduction The world community has committed itself to the eradication of child labour, starting with ‘the elimination of all worst…

Exchange and learn: West Africa visits India on Better Cotton Initiative

A team of four exchange delegates from Mali in West Africa, including farmers and the National Coordinator of the Association…

Responsible soy reaches first million tons

In January 2013 the Round Table on Responsible Soy Association (RTRS) reported on its 2012 achievements. During the second year of…

Investing in irrigation for more efficient sugarcane production in Tanzania

Due to changing rainfall patterns the production level of sugarcane is declining in the Tanzanian region Kilombero. Together with the…

Johnson & Johnson supports Palm Oil programme of Solidaridad

Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer Companies, which offers the world’s broadest range of health care products, has a longstanding…

Travel with Bibi van der Velden to the gold mines of Peru

Many people think that slavery is something from the time of the conquistadors and colonial domination in Africa. Unfortunately, slavery…

Testing New Tools for Halting Modern-Day Slavery at Gold Mines

Solidaridad has partnered with organizations in Peru and Colombia to test whether Solidaridad’s approach to supporting better practices can stop…