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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
Diary of a field trip to Better Cotton farmers in India
Janet Mensink from Solidaridad Network went to India with Adidas to visit Better Cotton farmers and attended a Better Cotton…
Solidaridad Network organized a 'Cool Farm Tool' workshop in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras
Solidaridad Central America and the Caribbean organized a regional workshop in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras, with 18 technicians who…
Do you also believe in "trade for aid"?
With this Edun Live T-shirt, Jackpot supports organic cotton farmers in the North of Uganda; a region which is recovering…
Child labour in the artisanal gold mines of Mali – A report by NBC reporter Richard Engel
On Monday, December 5, NBC news network aired a report featuring a visit of one of its reporters, Richard Engel,…
Change needs more than simple certification
Since the 80’s there is a growing awareness of the sometimes poor conditions under which –western- consumer goods are produced.…
Rabobank Foundation visits BCI cotton fields in India
The work of Solidaridad Cotton Solutions Network in India is co-funded by the Rabobank Foundation through the Better Cotton Fast…
Interview with Nico Roozen by Bloomberg
Nico Roozen, Solidaridad Network's executive director, was interviewed by Simon Clark and Heather Walsh of Bloomberg. The article is about about…
Gender Equity in Certified Chains – Certified Coffee, Tea and Cocoa: Making it work for all – expert meeting
Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), HIVOS, Oxfam-Novib and Solidaridad kindly invite you to an expert meeting: Certified Coffee, Tea and Cocoa: Making…
Sustainability in a decisive phase (1): An integrated market approach
Market processes must deliver socially desirable outcomes. Sustainable markets are created through interaction between good goverance, active civil society and…
