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  • Unilever joins IDH coalition in backing Aceh Tamiang in its bid to become a sustainability leader

    Unilever and IDH have committed a combined investment of over 1.5 million euros to support the district of Aceh Tamiang in its goal to become one of the greenest commodity-producing regions in Indonesia. Last year, stakeholders from Aceh Tamiang established a production, protection and inclusion (PPI) compact. The compact’s three-year program will increase forest protection and reforestation, improve monitoring, support smallholder farmers to increase its sustainable palm oil productivity by 30 percent, and finally to protect an area within the Leuser Ecosystem.

    Unilever joins IDH coalition in backing Aceh Tamiang in its bid to become a sustainability leader

  • Understanding sustainable tropical wood products through data

    With COVID-19 crippling economies and trade across the globe, it has never been more important to halt illegal deforestation and fuel the growth of sustainable tropical timber. This is a…

    Understanding sustainable tropical wood products through data

  • Understanding sustainable secondary tropical wood products through data

    IDH’s latest data report on sustainable tropical timber explores Europe’s impact on tropical forests as a result of secondary tropical wood imports (doors, moldings, other joinery, and windows). It builds…

    Understanding sustainable secondary tropical wood products through data

  • Dutch Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa (DISCO) launched

    Committing the Netherlands which accounts for approximately 20-25% of cocoa traded globally to enable cocoa farming families to earn a Living Income, end cocoa related deforestation and forest degradation and…

    Dutch Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa (DISCO) launched

  • Latest data shows 86% of palm oil imported to Europe sustainable

    The latest data report published by EPOA and IDH is showing that, in 2019, some 86% of European palm oil imports was sustainable. Highlighting progress in the work towards…

    Latest data shows 86% of palm oil imported to Europe sustainable

  • Redoubling the efforts for a sustainable soy industry

    Our latest European Soy Monitor demonstrates the beginning of progress. Looking at soybean meal consumption in 2018 in Europe, 38% is FEFAC SSG compliant and 19% deforestation-free, the start of…

    Redoubling the efforts for a sustainable soy industry

  • European Soy Monitor 2018

    38% FEFAC SSG compliant & 19% deforestation-free We release the second European Soy Monitor into a world facing an unprecedented crisis. While our daily efforts go to supporting all partners…

    European Soy Monitor 2018

  • Four ways to save tropical forests and safeguard our future

    Governments and companies have set targets to halt deforestation, but commitments and targets only begin to have impact when followed up by the right actions. Accelerated ambition could contribute to tackling deforestation and climate change and improve people’s food security and quality of life. By making every link on the value chain accountable, we can prioritize sustainable sourcing, conserve tropical forests and protect ourselves.

    Four ways to save tropical forests and safeguard our future

  • IDH and CAT invest in responsible soy production in the Sorriso area, Mato Grosso (Brazil)

    The Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) and the Clube Amigos da Terra (CAT) today launched a €1.7m pilot project, which is the first pilot project of IDH’s ambitious landscape program in Sorriso (Brazil). The activities aim to promote responsible soy production, foster the restoration and regeneration of degraded areas and offer technical assistance to small-scale farmers.

    IDH and CAT invest in responsible soy production in the Sorriso area, Mato Grosso (Brazil)

  • Hidden CO2 emissions: Europe’s imported responsibility

    A new report reveals that Europe’s biggest importers are responsible for 40% more agricultural emissions than current calculations suggest. Europe’s near insatiable demand for commodities such as beef, soy, palm…

    Hidden CO2 emissions: Europe’s imported responsibility

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