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09. October 2026

Advancing Dialogue on Living Income at GCP10 and SCTA 2026

How can Responsible Purchasing Practices strengthen farmers' livelihoods and long-term coffee supply? During several coffee events in Switzerland, taking place from Sep 28th – Oct 2nd (“Swiss Coffee Week”), SASI joined discussions at GCP's 10th anniversary and the SCTA Coffee Forum, exploring how long-term partnerships, collaboration and responsible procurement can contribute to living incomes and resilient coffee supply chains.

30. September 2026

Collaboration Paves the Way for a Common Vision for Responsible Coffee Procurement

The Global Coffee Platform, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), IDH and Solidaridad have announced their collaboration to jointly develop a Coffee Sector Guidance for Responsible Procurement

[Translate to EN:] © GIZ / Tillmann Franzen

29. September 2026

Learning & Scaling Digitalization Workstream: Round Two

After the kick off in may, partners from four ongoing due diligence projects came together to explore how their digitalization initiatives can create lasting impact beyond individual project lifecycles. Facilitated together with DIASCA colleagues, the session focused on a simple but ambitious goal: learning from one another and identifying opportunities to scale successful approaches.

[Translate to EN:] © GIZ / Gloriana Solis Oviedo

24. September 2026

Launching the MTSS Communication Campaign on wages and labour rights

Kick-off event: On September 17, Costa Rica’s Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MTSS) and GIZ launched a joint communication campaign on wages and labour rights in the banana sector. The campaign aims to bring together complementary actions and make information on wage regulations and support channels more accessible to workers and employers, as part of a broader cooperation to improve wage conditions and advance Living Wages.

[Translate to EN:] © GIZ/Johanna Deckers

04. September 2026

Strengthening Responsible Purchasing Practices in the Banana Sector

How do retailers’ purchasing practices affect suppliers and workers in banana supply chains? A joint assessment involving 12 European retailers and 34 suppliers provides new insights into responsible purchasing practices, highlighting differences in perceptions and key areas for improvement. The findings now provide the basis for retailer-specific action plans and sector-wide guidance to support structural progress towards living wages.

03. September 2026

Beyond Funding: Aliança da Soja

In Brazil, the Sustainable Soy Alliance is a becoming a member-backed alliance for transparency, finance, and resilient agriculture in the Cerrado. That is harder than it sounds — and more important than it first appears.

31. August 2026

Strengthening Coffee Livelihoods in Honduras: IHCAFE's Vision for Living Incomes

In an interview with the Technical Assistant Manager, Nestor Javier Meneses explains how the Instituto Hondureño del Café (IHCAFE) is partnering with smallholders to build more productive, resilient farms and better futures for coffee-growing families.

24. August 2026

From Cocoa Husks to Classrooms: How Ghana Is Turning Cocoa Waste into Opportunity

What if the waste generated from cocoa processing could be transformed into something that improves education, creates local jobs, strengthens traceability and contributes to better livelihoods for cocoa-farming communities?

29. July 2026

FIT for FAIR: Six Countries, Shared Learning and a Growing Network

After more than two years of collaboration across Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Thailand and Cambodia, the first six FIT for FAIR country processes are coming to a close. Yet the partnerships, experiences and networks created through this work continue – and provide a foundation for the project’s next phase.