Region: South America
Workers’ rights are the heart of a sustainable sugarcane industry
Sven Sielhorst from Solidaridad Network attended the Bonsucro Conference last week in Brisbane, Australia. He held a speech about the…
21 August 2014
The challenge of retraining and offering better job options to ex-cane cutters in Brazil
Given the growing environmental concerns and technological innovations, Brazilian Sugar Cane Industry is undergoing a rapid process of mechanization. Manual…
Towards a more sustainable sugar cane production in Bolivia
Child labor in sugarcane harvest is illegal in Bolivia. It is classified by the Ministry of Labor in Bolivia as…
Sustainable Sugarcane Seminar / Seminario Caña de Azúcar Sostenible 23 y 24 de Abril 2012 – Jujuy, Argentina
Solidaridad South America, ProYungas Foundation and Bonsucro are pleased to invite you to the Sustainable Sugarcane Seminar. Seminar to be…
Argentina seminar prepares for Rio+20
In preparation for the upcoming Earth Summit, officially called Rio+20, Solidaridad together with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the…
Solidaridad at Rio+20 Earth Summit: New support programme helps 800 000 farmers and workers
Solidaridad and Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) To secure a low-emission future, climate smart, farmers need access…
The impact of standards and sustainability
Annie Sugrue is Managing Director of Solidaridad Southern Africa and a member of Solidaridad's delegation at the Rio+20 Earth Summit. At…
Making fair-trade mainstream
At the United Nations summit about sustainable development in Rio Solidaridad is working towards a more sustainable supply chain. In an…
Rio+20: A missed opportunity?
After two weeks of a plethora of events and meetings, the Rio Earth Summit ended amid disappointment and divisions. The…
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India: New step towards more sustainable sugar
Solidaridad and businesses in India are making progress in producing more sugar that has been certified by the Bonsucro standard,…
20 August 2014
