Tag Archives: Solidaridad

Conferencia Bonsucro México – our round-up and key takeaways

Lee en español aquí We recently hosted our first in-person event since the pandemic. Conferencia Bonsucro Mexico brought together representatives from the Mexican Government, mills, farmers, traders, NGOs and brands. There were more than 170 attendees from México, Nicaragua, United States, Colombia, El Salvador, Canada, United Kingdom, Guatemala, Brazil, Costa Rica and Honduras. As our […]

Alcoholes del Uruguay lanzó un proyecto para certificar su ingenio

Alcoholes del Uruguay S.A. (ALUR), es una empresa agroindustrial de Uruguay, la cual lanzó un proyecto en colaboración con Solidaridad y Bonsucro para certificar su ingenio Bella Unión y aproximadamente 300 productores cañeros.  La caña de azúcar suministrada a ALUR es de productores abarcando de 5 a 200 hectáreas. Por lo tanto, el reto es […]

ALUR aims to adopt sustainable practices in Uruguay

Alcoholes del Uruguay S.A. (ALUR), an agro-industrial company in Uruguay, has launched a project in partnership with Solidaridad and Bonsucro to certify its mill, Bella Union, and almost 300 farmers. The sugarcane supplied to ALUR is produced by farmers on land ranging from 5 to 200 hectares. As such, the goal is to certify against […]

Payment for environmental services in the context of sugarcane production

Environmental services are components of the ecosystem that can be consumed or used to produce human well-being. Landowners and farmers are in the unique position of being able to reduce environmental damage to local ecosystems and even act to conserve them. Payment for environmental services (PES) are relatively new schemes that seek to offer payment […]