Region: South America
‘Green’ leaves in your tea
Arnoldo Holzmeister recently gained Rainforest Alliance certification along with 112 other smallholders who grow tea in north-eastern Argentina. Read Arnoldo’s…
10 October 2019
South-South cooperation to make small palm oil producers more sustainable
María Goretti Esquivel, Manager of Solidaridad’s palm oil programme in Colombia, went to Medan, Indonesia to share experiences and exchange…
03 October 2019
Deforestation-free palm oil production on the horizon for Peru
Peru is on the way to achieving a national deforestation-free agreement for palm oil as key stakeholders express a unified…
18 September 2019
Burning in the Amazon has to stop
A sharp increase in the number of forest fires has been recorded in the Brazilian Amazon this year. The fires,…
02 September 2019
Advocating for more leadership positions occupied by women in their communities
Many roles in family businesses are still assigned on the basis of gender in South America: it is believed that…
13 August 2019
Solidaridad shares expertise at Sustainable Beef Vision Summit in São Paulo
Recognizing the urgency of implementing practices that make the livestock market more sustainable, back in 2012 Solidaridad co-founded the Global…
05 August 2019
Solidaridad wins the Energy Globe award for sustainable agriculture in Paraguay
Solidaridad received the national Energy Globe Award for its UniSol project in which it contributed to sustainability in agriculture among…
23 July 2019
Zero-deforestation agreement marks milestone for Colombia’s beef and dairy sectors
The Minister of Environment of Colombia, Solidaridad, and a coalition of private sector and civil society partners, recently signed a…
11 July 2019
Dynamics of Due Diligence: How to get it "right"?
Competing interests and lack of cooperation between governments and companies can easily harm local communities, despite the best intentions of…
09 July 2019
Tuerê chocolate offers a sweet addition to luxury bean to bar market
Solidaridad and Casa Lasevicius launched four fine chocolates produced with almonds from the region at the Brazil Bean to Bar…
26 June 2019
