Tag Archives: water

Eight projects shortlisted for first Bonsucro Impact Fund grants

In May we closed applications for the first grants available through the Bonsucro Impact Fund. We received 17 applications from 10 countries for projects on smallholder farmers, climate action and water stewardship. Last week the Project Selection Committee met for the first time to discuss the submissions. The six members of the committee were given […]

Sustainability credentials help Flor de Caña Rum win Norwegian tender

Flor de Caña, a luxury rum produced by Bonsucro member, Ingenio San Antonio has won a tender put out by the Nordic alcohol monopoly, Vinmonopolet. As of 1 January 2022, the rum has been stocked on the shelves of all Vinmonopolet’s shops in Norway for a whole year. The tender process Rum is growing in […]

Pilot phase begins in Good Practice, Better Finance project

Bonsucro in South Africa is leading the Good practice, Better finance project funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) through the ISEAL Innovations Fund. The project aims to develop a new methodology to assess the sustainability performance of farmers by using existing voluntary sustainability standards. The project uses Bonsucro for sugarcane production, […]