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13. November 2024

Feasibility study: Grievance mechanism in the Ivorian cocoa sector

A consortium of private and non-profit partners has launched a feasibility study for a cross-company grievance mechanism in Côte d'Ivoire's cocoa sector. The initiative aims to provide the basis for a CSDDD-compliant and scalable grievance mechanism that ensures cocoa producers' grievances are effectively heard and addressed.

[Translate to EN:] Stakeholder-Meeting der neuen SASI

16. October 2024

Stakeholder meeting of the new SASI: More than the sum of its parts

120 people in one room for two days: the annual meeting of key players in global agricultural supply chains in Berlin is not just the launch of SASI this time - the meeting of companies, civil society and politicians is a close-knit gathering to strengthen sustainable action. Chronology of a two-day operation on the open heart of the global agricultural and food system.

26. July 2024

Successful DIASCA Workshop

On July 11-12, 2024, a strategic workshop of the Digital Integration of Agricultural Supply Chains Alliance (DIASCA) took place in Berlin.

25. July 2024

Legal studies on living wage mechanisms

The Latin American and Caribbean Network of Fair-Trade Small Producers and Workers (CLAC, as per acronym in Spanish) conducted research on mechanisms for paying Living Wage Differentials / voluntary contributions on banana farms in Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Ecuador.

25. July 2024

Highlights Living Wage and Living Income Summit 2024

Together with idh and UNGC, we hosted the Living Wage and Living Income Summit 2024 in Amsterdam on June 26.

18. July 2024

Call for Concept Notes: Funding for value chains

The Matching Grant Fund provides funding opportunities for projects focused on resilience, direct supply relationships, competitiveness and sustainability.

26. June 2024

Study on Banana Farms: Various Assessments conducted

In 2023, the German Retailer’s Working Group on Living Wages and Incomes, consisting of ALDI North, ALDI South, dm-drogerie Markt, Kaufland, and REWE Group, conducted various pilot activities as part of the project “Towards Living Wages in the Banana Sector”.

24. June 2024

Team Europe Initiative: New website for deforestation-free value chains

On its new website, the Team Europe Initiative (TEI) provides a wealth of information on projects for deforestation-free supply chains and EU regulation for deforestation-free products.

28. May 2024

Students explore agricultural supply chains in Ghana

The Initiative for Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains (INA) traveled to Ghana with students from four German universities.