The Sustentar team will attend the Expoagro event in Chihuahua on August 2, 2024. Yolanda Brenes Hernandez, Senior Manager of Latin America Programs at SAI, will be speaking about international best practices for Social Compliance Systems. See flyer for details. Sustentar… Read More »Join us at the Expoagro in Chihuahua
As part of the project’s community engagement efforts, the Sustentar team visited the community of Guachochi, Chihuahua in January. The team met with members and leaders of the indigenous Raramuri community, public officials, and the municipality president. Participants discussed issues… Read More »Community Engagement and Ethical Recruitment in Chihuahua
During a visit in February, the Sustentar team met with several organizations in Baja California and Baja California Sur, including the Agricultural Council of Baja California, the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur, agro-export companies, and civil society organizations. The… Read More »Visit to Baja California & Baja California Sur Partners
Cover photo: Technical assistance meeting with Engineer Meza (center), an agricultural producer in the central-southern region of the state of Chihuahua, to support formation of a Social Performance Team. “I have been a chile pepper grower for over 10 years.… Read More »Testimonial: Sustentar is addressing challenges in a new way
Cover photo: Training on USMCA in the Municipality of Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico, for a chile producer, in collaboration with their team, including operational and field personnel. As we wrap up 2023, the Proyecto Sustentar team extends our gratitude and appreciation… Read More »2023 End of Year Review
Proyecto Sustentar conducted workshops in La Paz, Ciudad Constitución, and Vizcaíno, Baja California Sur in November 2023. The three workshops included initial training on key topics to strengthen the tomato industry, such as food safety and good labor practices, including… Read More »Notes from the Field: November Workshops in Baja California Sur
Following Sustentar’s pilot project in Chihuahua (read about the pilot in our previous newsletter), our team is partnering with companies to provide one-on-one technical guidance on strengthening social compliance and building capacity throughout the supply chain. We are currently working… Read More »Notes from the Field: New partnerships with chile growers initiated in Chihuahua
Proyecto Sustentar and AHIFORES held a forum called “Strengthening the competitiveness of the tomato sector in Mexico” on October 10 and 11, 2023 in Ensenada, Baja California. As a space for open dialogue between tomato sector stakeholders at the employer… Read More »Proyecto Sustentar and AHIFORES hold forum on strengthening the competitiveness of the tomato sector in Mexico
Where: Hotel Coral and Marina, Ensenada, Baja California When: October 10th, 9:00 – 16:30 (Ensenada Local Time) October 11th, 9:00 – 12:30 (Ensenada Local Time) Who: Directors, managers and social responsibility coordinators in tomato packing, marketing and producing companies in… Read More »Free Event: Strengthening the competitiveness of the tomato sector in Mexico
On May 16-19, 2023, Proyecto Sustentar held workshops for chile growers, collectors and producers, civil society, and government officials in areas of Chihuahua state. Proyecto Sustentar is a project led by Social Accountability International that seeks to strengthen social compliance… Read More »Proyecto Sustentar workshops for chile-producing industry and communities in Chihuahua
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