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Solidaridad Asia wins ‘Water Sustainability Award’ on World Water Day 2022
Solidaridad has received the 'Water Sustainability Award 2021-2022' for its innovation in water technology through retrofitting of the fleshing process…
31 March 2022
Textile strategy contains green ambition but forgets workers from the equation
Fair and sustainable textiles coalition reacts to Textile Strategy The European Commission has today, 30 March 2022, set out plans…
Dutch ambassador applauds Solidaridad for facilitating access to finance for smallholder cocoa farmers
Under the Cocoa Rehabilitation and Intensification Programme, Solidaridad linked 7,000 farmers to four financial institutions to enable them access finance…
16 March 2022
Reclaiming the essence of sustainability towards systemic change
The world faces innumerable challenges, unprecedented in scale and the way in which they mutually reinforce one another. Smallholder farmers,…
15 March 2022
Women at the forefront of ensuring food security in the face of the climate crisis
Dairy farmer Casilda and her husband arrived in Campo Aceval in Paraguay some eight years ago, where they took over…
08 March 2022
Soil tests improve farmer productivity
Soil testing is a crucial part of maintaining healthy soils and thriving farms, but is often out of reach for…
24 February 2022
Solidaridad Farmers Go Digital
For the first time in the history of Solidaridad, smallholder farmers can now sell their products through a digital marketplace.…
23 February 2022
The EU’s directive could change how we do business, but to reach its potential, companies need to be responsible for their entire supply chain
Solidaridad’s first response to the Sustainable Corporate Governance Directive “This proposal by the European Commission has the potential to fundamentally…
For new EU supply chain rules to work, producers must be at the table
Whether it’s deforestation, forced labour, or poor working practices - the European Commission’s plans for business due diligence could reform…
22 February 2022
The World’s First Sustainable Castor Initiative, Five Years On
The farmers of Gujarat, India, supply the majority of the world’s castor. The Pragati project was launched in May 2016…
18 February 2022
