Region: South America

Improving sustainable palm oil supply chains with Henkel Beauty Care’s new Nature Box

Solidaridad has recently expanded its partnership with Henkel Beauty Care to include the company’s new brand, Nature Box.

06 December 2018

Urgent need for sustainable palm oil as global demand grows

From 2030 the use of palm oil in the production of biofuels will be banned across the European Union (EU).…

The Netherlands Signs First Bilateral Agreement on Sustainable Palm Oil from Colombia

Solidaridad, the Netherlands’ Oils and Fats Industry (MVO), the Colombian National Federation of Oil Palm Growers (Fedepalma), and the Sustainable…

30 November 2018

South America and China Seek to Standardize Soybean Supply

More than 50 public, private and civil society leaders from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and China joined together to agree…

20 November 2018

Bean-to-Bar Chocolate from Amazon Farmers Earns Praise at World Cocoa Event

Zezinho, one of 150 family farmers supported by Solidaridad in Novo Repartimento, Brazil, presented the first Bean-to-Bar Tuerê chocolate made…

15 November 2018

Responsible Leather: The Need to Connect the Worlds of Beef and Leather

Friday 12 October, Solidaridad had the honour of giving the Opening & Welcome presentation at the First Global Forum on…

23 October 2018

Sustainable Agriculture of the Future Will Be Tested in Colombia

EcoProMIS, a new precision agriculture project, is being developed in Colombia for the production of palm oil and rice to…

18 October 2018

Blog: Removing Livestock Is Not the Solution

In this blog, Solidaridad’s International Programme Coordinator for livestock, Gert van der Bijl, discusses why livestock management plays a significant…

09 October 2018

CRAFT Code for Risk Mitigation in Mining Facilitates Responsible Sourcing of Minerals

The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) and RESOLVE have released a code to facilitate increased responsible sourcing from artisanal miners.…

02 October 2018

Partnering for Better Livelihoods in the Gold Supply Chain