Region: South America

Growing sustainable bananas can be a family business

More than a decade ago, the Department of Magdalena in Colombia decreed that a Banana Growing Zone of nearly 50,000…

31 August 2015

Solidaridad Network 2014 Annual Report

The leaders of leading companies no longer talk about corporate responsibility as a side issue for their CSR departments. Some,…

25 August 2015

Coffee producing countries can learn from Colombia

Solidaridad’s International Programme Coordinator for the coffee sector, Joel Brounen, has visited the main coffee producing countries around the world…

06 August 2015

Leading soybean expert explains China’s plans to promote sustainable trade

The China-South America Sustainable Soy Trade Platform was jointly launched by the Paulson Institute, Solidaridad, The Nature Conservancy and WWF,…

30 July 2015

UniSol teaches how conservation can lead to progress

Marks & Spencer visited partner cooperatives in South America’s UniSol project as they set the way forward to achieve a…

09 July 2015

Good agricultural practices gain traction in Colombia

In May, after in-depth work in understanding and implementing sustainable practices, and thanks to the commitment of the Farmer Support…

20 June 2015

Partnerships that matter: Solidaridad Network 2014 Annual Report online

The leaders of leading companies no longer talk about corporate responsibility as a side issue for their CSR departments. Some,…

15 June 2015

Online seafood portal facilitates sustainable seafood trade

Solidaridad and Wageningen University & Research Centre (Wageningen UR) launch the Seafood Trade Intelligence Portal at the Global Seafood Expo…

21 April 2015

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

Andes 2014