Region: South America
Sustainable Trade Platform strengthens Colombian commodity markets
From the birthplace of coffee legend Juan Valdez now comes a sustainable supply chain model that could transform commodity markets…
02 March 2015
After three years of continuous improvements, and with Solidaridad’s support, Minera Yanaquihua, a small gold mine, recently received Responsible Jewellry…
31 December 2014
By engaging with leading companies in the region, Solidaridad and the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) increased the supply of soy…
Solidaridad welcomes agreement on sustainable beef principles
Solidaridad has welcomed the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB)‘s approval of new Principles and Criteria for sustainable beef. Following…
24 November 2014
Addressing Forced Labor – A Practitioner's Toolkit
Solidaridad and The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) released a toolkit to help people and organizations address forced labour in…
11 November 2014
Quenching the thirst for sustainable juice production
Yesterday, Solidaridad and FrieslandCampina Riedel BV launched a four year, joint programme to improve sustainable fruit growing around the globe.…
17 October 2014
Towards a common view on sustainable beef
Yesterday, Solidaridad attended the launch of the ‘Novo Campo’ programme for sustainable livestock in the Amazon. The programme, coordinated by…
09 October 2014
In Brazil, the fruits of oil palm cultivation help ensure safe practices
Solidaridad and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)—a company that turns crops into renewable products—have recently begun a project in the Brazilian…
02 October 2014
Better Cotton Initiative benefits sector
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) aims to promote measurable improvements of cotton cultivation to make it more economically, environmentally, and…
21 August 2014
Banana producers own model company
Grupo Hualtaco is more than a processing and export company for organic banana producers. It has a social development programme…
