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Powerful players join forces for soy sustainability
The world’s largest importers of soy have now come together to ensure sustainable production practices in the main soy-producing countries…
30 April 2015
Online seafood portal facilitates sustainable seafood trade
Solidaridad and Wageningen University & Research Centre (Wageningen UR) launch the Seafood Trade Intelligence Portal at the Global Seafood Expo…
21 April 2015
Smallholder farmers achieve RSPO certification in Malaysia
One of the first programmes involving an independent supply chain that sets a path for more sustainable palm oil in…
09 April 2015
H&M leads the way to sustainable fashion
It is refreshing to read Karl Johan Persson’s quote in the CEO’s opening interview in the 2014 H&M Sustainability Report:…
Experts share solutions for cotton concerns
From field to fashion, experts attending Solidaridad’s Sustainable Textiles Lab agreed that it’s possible for every brand, in every segment…
12 March 2015
Farmers pay the price for cheap chocolate
For the first time, a study investigated the actual income of farmers and value distribution in the cocoa supply chain.…
05 March 2015
Sustainable Trade Platform strengthens Colombian commodity markets
From the birthplace of coffee legend Juan Valdez now comes a sustainable supply chain model that could transform commodity markets…
02 March 2015
Founder of fair trade certification calls for innovation
More than two decades of sustainability certification may have left a bitter taste with the coffee community, but new market…
09 February 2015
Dutch MFA selects Solidaridad for new strategic partnership
Solidaridad is one of the 25 organisations eligible for a strategic partnership with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs for…
04 February 2015
Sustainable Textiles Lab connects Dutch fashion companies
"It doesn’t matter how big or how small a company is, there are entry points throughout the textile supply chain,…
29 January 2015
