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Sustainable soy from India gets major boost from lead company
Indian soy giant Ruchi Soya Industries and European daughter company RF Solutions teamed up with ProTerra Foundation and Solidaridad to…
20 August 2014
Thoughts on Sustainable Fashion SAC's Higg index 2.0 launched
December 2013, the global apparel sector – brands, retailers, suppliers, NGOs, and academics – convened in La Coruna, Spain, under…
Solidaridad launches Better Mill Initiative
After two successful cleaner production pilot projects in the textile wet processing industry in China, Solidaridad has launched the Better…
Solidaridad receives millions to tackle chronic kidney disease among sugarcane cutters
Solidaridad has been granted 3 million euro to work on the elimination of Chronic Kidney Disease among cane cutters in…
Sustainable coffee needs more than certification
Unique in-depth study reveals only modest impact on farmers incomes The most recent impact study by CIDIN, which was commissioned…
Solidaridad begins programme for certification of the palm oil industry in Guatemala
In order to foster a sustainable palm oil economy, Solidaridad is supporting a Central American three-year oil palm sustainability programme…
Solidaridad and Hindustan Unilever Foundation launch major water efficiency programme
Solidaridad and Hindustan Unilever Foundation (HUF) have jointly launched one of the largest water efficiency in agriculture programmes in India…
Renewal of sugarcane ethanol industry creates jobs for cane cutters
Just as food security is becoming an issue for the coming decades, the demand for energy is also increasing globally…
South America: Solidaridad focus first livestock programme on poverty-stricken Amazon families
Cash strapped families on the Amazon frontier struggle to overcome the cycle of rural poverty so common throughout the developing…
Solidaridad to conduct independent assessment of APPL tea gardens in India
Solidaridad has been requested to conduct an independent assessment of the living and working conditions in the tea gardens of…