The transition to a green, inclusive economy could lift millions out of poverty and improve the lives of many of the 1.3 billion people currently getting by on $1.25 a day. Political support and public and private investment are needed, however, in order to achieve this. Of particular importance is the need for governance reforms, …
The Swiss are the world’s biggest consumers of fair trade products. Fair trade market leader “Max Havelaar” achieves approximately CHF 300 million in sales in Switzerland. Switzerland is the world’s top consumer of fair trade products. For example, in 2010 alone, fair trade producers from the south achieved direct revenues of CHF 60 million. Thanks …
On the occasion of the visit of Kandeh Yumkella, Director-General of the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), to Switzerland on 21 May, the Director of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch, signed a project agreement for 4.0 million Swiss francs to promote a more efficient use of industrial resources in Indonesia. SECO …
