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Dutch stakeholders discuss fair wages at Sustainable Textile Lab
Fair living wages for everyone. That was the theme of Solidaridad’s third Sustainable Textile Lab which took place in August…
10 September 2015
Solidaridad focuses on practical support for sustainable cotton in Africa
Conclusions drawn from two projects in Eastern Africa indicate that contract farming is effective for increasing market access to farmers…
01 September 2015
Better working conditions can stop deadly epidemic among sugarcane cutters
New scientific research has improved the understanding of the causes of a deadly epidemic among sugarcane cutters in Mexico and…
27 August 2015
Award-winning photojournalist draws attention to plight of sugarcane cutters
Ed Kashi is a photojournalist, filmmaker and educator dedicated to documenting the social and political issues that define our times.…
20 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
Solidaridad joins United Nations for palm oil sustainability in Indonesia
In an effort to improve sustainability within Indonesia’s palm oil supply chain, global not-for-profit Solidaridad and the United Nations Development…
27 July 2015
Solidaridad calls for new cotton paradigm in Ecotextile News
The recent release of the final report from the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) has spurred discussion on the relevance…
16 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
Solidaridad factory shares experiences on sustainability at international CSR forum
Solidaridad's partner Hangzhou Samsung Down Products was invited to the panel discussion at the 12th Sino-European CSR Roundtable Forum held…
26 June 2015
