by Sandra Mies | Sep 25, 2023 | Articles, Resources
SIFAV kicks off groundbreaking Water Stewardship Project in Peru Ten EU and UK retailers and traders, nineteen Peruvian agro-exporters, three Civil Society Organizations, and the Dutch Government bundle forces to build a more resilient value chain through responsible...
by Gema Pelegrin | Jun 22, 2023 | Articles, Resources
Voluntary standards to promote on-site water management Good water management is one of the key topics in the 2025 strategy of the Sustainability Initiative Fruit and Vegetables (SIFAV). SIFAV considers voluntary standards one of the key enablers of good water...
by icastellanos@thetailoredwebsite.com | Jun 6, 2023 | Articles, Projects
Responsible water management in Ica, Peru In October 2022, SIFAV initiated activities to support responsible water management in Ica, Peru. These include the implementation of the SIFAV Basket of Water Standards, water efficiency benchmarking, capacity building for...
by icastellanos@thetailoredwebsite.com | May 6, 2023 | Articles, Projects
UK retailers commit to close living wage gaps in banana supply chains Nine major retailers in the UK have joined forces to commit to a living wage for banana workers in their international supply chains. This initiative complements similar agreements in Belgian, Dutch...
by icastellanos@thetailoredwebsite.com | Dec 6, 2022 | Articles, Projects
Belgian supermarkets commit to living wage in the banana sector Five major retailers in Belgium have joined forces to commit to a living wage for banana workers throughout their international supply chains. The coalition of retailers aims to close the living wage gap...
by icastellanos@thetailoredwebsite.com | Jul 13, 2022 | Articles, Projects
Creating value from farm to fork: from Guatemala to Sweden Over the past two years, IDH, Nature’s Pride and ICA Sweden have collaborated to pilot an innovative model to include smallholder farmers in the Nature’s Pride – ICA vegetable value chain. Nature’s Pride, a...