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China: Committee takes action on workplace health and safety problems
A multi-stakeholder advisory committee meeting on workplace health and safety, convened recently in China to look at the root causes…
02 September 2014
Unilever and Solidaridad partner to improve the lives of 1 million people
Today Unilever and Solidaridad announce a new strategic partnership to improve the lives of 1 million people in Unilever’s extended…
Jackpot successful in sustainable fashion
Marieke Weerdesteijn from Solidaridad The Netherlands and Rama Krishna from Chetna Organic present today their cooperation with fashion label Jackpot at…
01 September 2014
Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute signs MOU with Solidaridad Network
Indonesia’s leading research institute, Indonesian Oil Palm Research Insgtitute (IOPRI, locally known as Pusat Penelitian Kelapa Sawit) today signed a…
21 August 2014
Solidaridad Network Annual Report 2010: Insufficient supply of sustainable produced goods
"Now that sustainability has become a mainstream ambition in the corporate sector, the task is to ensure a sufficient supply…
Dutch food & feed industry buys first 85,000 tons of responsibly produced soy
Certification milestone on the path to building a responsible international soy chain – The Dutch food and feed industry has bought…
CONO Cheesemakers (Kaasmakers) investing in sustainable oil palm production
CONO Cheesemakers, the company behind Beemster cheese, and Solidaridad, in collaboration with Nature & Environment (in Dutch: Stichting Natuur &…
World’s First Bonsucro Certified Sugarcane Hits the Market
Bonsucro™ today announced that the world’s first impact based Standard has been used to certify the sustainable production of sugarcane.…
EU recognition for RTRS certification scheme
This week the European Union (EU) formally recognized RTRS as EU Renewable Energy Directive (EU-RED) compliant voluntary scheme. This EU…
A Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) project in India: empowering small-scale cotton farmers
This story highlights how Solidaridad and it’s local partner MYKAPS protected small-scale and marginal farmers in the H.D.Kote taluk of…
