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Who is paying for the coffee of the future?
The World of Coffee Event was held last week in Amsterdam, and highlighted that the coffee sector is in danger.…
28 June 2018
ECUADOR ADOPTS BANANA INDUSTRY SAFETY & HEALTH MANUAL
Ecuador, the biggest exporter of bananas in the world, has adopted a new manual to ensure the integrity, safety and…
26 June 2018
Solidaridad Helps Launch "Green Villages" in Indonesia
Many countries, including Indonesia, are overwhelmed by increasing levels of plastic. Just last month, the shocking news of a whale…
22 June 2018
East Africa: The Emerging Home of African Sustainable Leather
Currently, the Ethiopian leather tanning industry is characterized by too much use of chemicals in the tanning process leading to…
21 June 2018
First Steps Towards Responsible Soy Sourcing Guidelines for China
At the 2018 RTRS Conference in France, Solidaridad presented progress made by the Sustainable Soy Trade Platform towards developing the…
19 June 2018
Coffee Barometer 2018: Sector Expansion Built on Feet of Clay
While investors are spending billions in coffee-company acquisitions and mergers, coffee production is under threat. Without major efforts to adapt…
14 June 2018
NGOs & Leather Companies Launch Three-Year Environmental Programme in Ethiopia
Together with leather chemical supplier Stahl, Solidaridad and Dutch NGO CSR Netherlands have launched the ‘Green Tanning Initiative’ at the…
11 June 2018
World Ocean Day: Spotlight on The Potential of Sustainable Shrimp in South America
Shrimp Tails, a digital publication published by the Seafood Trade Intelligence (STIP), was first launched in March. The magazine features…
08 June 2018
Improve the Economic & Social Position of Women in Gold Mines
In Ghana, approximately half of the 1 million people directly involved in artisanal and small-scale gold mining, are women. In…
07 June 2018
On World Environment Day We Put the Spotlight on Smallholder Farmers
Smallholder farmers in developing countries are disproportionately affected by climate change. This World Environment Day, we put the spotlight on…
05 June 2018
