Region: Europe

Europe 2021

Solidaridad Europe’s preliminary response to the EU deforestation proposal

13 February 2023 Read our latest perspective on the EU’s deforestation-free products regulation Read it now Demand side measures will…

21 December 2021

Not made in Europe: Dutch citizens want European-wide legislation for global value chains

Recent research commissioned by Solidaridad Europe in the Netherlands has shown that 64% of Dutch citizens think that it is…

14 December 2021

Colombia further increases sustainable palm oil production in 2020 and is close to 100% certified exports

The Colombia 2020 Palm Oil Barometer shows Colombia reaching 28% certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) production in 2020, and contributing…

02 December 2021

Advocacy for Change Final Report 2016-2020

With the Advocacy for Change (AfC) programme, implemented in 2016-2020 in strategic partnership with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs,…

At COP26, industry and government unite with Solidaridad and IDH on a way towards sustainable palm oil

As part of the Benelux pavilion at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Solidaridad, IDH – the…

15 November 2021

Joint paper on Legislating for Impact

In a joint paper, Fair Trade Advocacy Office, Rainforest Alliance and Solidaridad call on the European Commission to ensure that…

18 October 2021

Sustainable Palm Oil Programme in Côte d’Ivoire Restores Forest Land

The project, which ran between 2017 and 2021, focused on improving smallholder farmers’ knowledge of Best Environmental Practices with a…

24 September 2021

Matchmaking for food systems change

Solidaridad and partners made it to the final stage of the Food Systems Game Changers Lab, participating in collaborative sessions…

23 September 2021

How to transform our disastrous food system

Ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit on 23 September, Solidaridad's Managing Director for Europe, Heske Verburg, reflects on the…

20 September 2021