It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

2 May 2022

4 minutes

The keynote speaker of the event Preeti Maithil Nayak, IAS, Director, Farmer Welfare and Agriculture Development, Government of Madhya Pradesh lighting the lamp with Pramit Chanda-Global Director Textiles & Manufacturing, IDH The Sustainable Trade Initiative, and member representatives of farmer producer organisations.

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Bhopal, India: The Regenerative Production Landscape Collaborative (RPL Collaborative), founded by Laudes Foundation, IDH The Sustainable Trade Initiative, and WWF India, has kickstarted the formation of public-private-community partnerships (Compacts) between Inditex, H&M Group, IKEA, Neutral, PepsiCo India, Sammunnati Finance, Jayanti Spices, INI...

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