Archive
Here you can find a selection of projects NewForesight has completed in the past years.
The Green Gold Label programme is a certificate system for sustainable biomass. It covers production, processing, transport and final energy transformation.
Green Gold Label, a standard for sustainable biomass, originated from a cooperation between Essent (currently RWE Energy) and certification body Control Union. Green Gold Label has the ambition to become an international, independent standard for sustainable biomass. To support this ambition, the organization needs adaptations from its current way of working and present governance structure. more...
Oxfam Novib, founded in 1956 is an international NGO that works towards a just world without poverty.
Oxfam Novib is working on a program named 'The right to sustainable livelihoods'. Part of this program is working with sustainable value chains in cooperation with the private sector to develop models for inclusive growth (ie. inclusion of smallholders, vulnerable farmers and minority groups) and sustainable livelihoods. For the cocoa sector the main focus countries are Vietnam and more...
IDH is accelerating and up-scaling sustainable trade by forming ambitious coalitions between companies, governments and civil society organisations.
NewForesight has established the 'Better Cotton Initiative Fast Track Program' on behalf of IDH, ICCO and Rabobank Foundation. A 20 million Euro fund has been established to help fast track and co fund the commitments of leaders in the garment sector to produce and source mainstream volumes of 'Better Cotton' and make their supply chains more transparant. Examples of first moving more...
Within the 4C Association, producers, trade & industry and civil society from around the world work together for more sustainability in the entire coffee sector.
Coffee is the developing world’s second most important export commodity, delivering important revenues for more than 100 million people directly or indirectly deriving their livelihood from coffee in around 70 producing countries.
The 4C Association (founded in 2003 and operational since 2005) is more...
Bonsucro is a global multi-stakeholder non-profit initiative dedicated to reducing the environmental and social impacts of sugar cane production.
NewForesight is supporting Bonsucro, formely known as the Better Sugar Cane Initiative (BSI), in the development of the operational procedures to link certified sustainable sugarcane to responsible claims in end markets, identifying its operational strategy, coordinating the overall development process and synchronizing the different development tracks to make sure all procedures are aligned more...
The Round Table on Responsible Soy is the global platform composed of the main soy value chain stakeholders with the common objective of promoting the responsible soy production in order to foster a economical, social and environmental sustainability.
RTRS is preparing the final stages to launch RTRS certification system into the market. The RTRS is now ready to take the next step(s) in its process of operationalization of its “Traceability System”. NewForesight has been asked to facilitate the selection procedure of the traceability provider, coordinate the identification of the traceability requirements and support RTRS in the development more...
The United Nations Development Programme is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life.
NewForesight™ together with LizMuller, llc supports and facilitates the development of the UNDP Green Commodities Facility (GCF). The main objective of the GCF is to create market driven, national strategies that involve local governments to institutionalise the market shift towards the production and sales of sustainably produced commodities.
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IDH is accelerating and up-scaling sustainable trade by forming ambitious coalitions between companies, governments and civil society organisations.
A lot of our food is prepared with exotic flavors, herbs and spices originating from dozens of developing countries. While we enjoy their taste, these Natural Herbs and Spices are an important source of income for tens of thousands of families and a important driver for rural development.
The Dutch Herbs and Spices sector is committed to start the journey towards a more vital and more...