Walmart Foundation and CARE Launch Agricultural Economic Development Initiative in Peru

billv — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:08:10 +0000

BENTONVILLE, Ark., Feb. 16, 2010 - The Walmart Foundation and CARE today launched the Peru Agricultural Economic Development Initiative, which seeks to help 2,300 small-scale farmers in Peru. The program is expected to increase participants' incomes by 30 percent and create more than 300 new jobs in the region.

WAL-MART launches ‘Sustainability Pact' in Brazil

billv — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:30:14 +0000

Planet Retail 25 Jun 2009

Wal-Mart has launched a ‘Sustainability Pact' in order to seek out more sustainable practices in the entire supply chain in Brazil. The project will gather over 300 suppliers and 200 NGOs as well as government authorities, partners and associates.

3 casos de negocios inclusivos en Bolivia – video de WBCSD-SNV

billv — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:48:27 +0000

Alianza WBCSD-SNV para los Negocios Inclusivos y el Consejo Empresarial para el Desarrollo Sostenible (CEDES) Bolivia, April 16, 2009

En este video se presentan 3 casos bolivianos de negocios inclusivos que contribuyen a la superación de la pobreza a través de la incorporación de ciudadanos de menores recursos en la cadena de valor de las empresas.

Wal-Mart - Small but fertile

billv — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:28:11 +0000

Ethical Corporation, 16 Feb 2009

Wal-Mart's adoption and adaptation of a farmers' capacity-building programme in Central America shows the big retailer can think small

¿Qué estrategias generan los pequeños productores frente al cambio de precios agrícolas?

billv — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:04:02 +0000

El Grupo Chorlaví he publicado una nueva entrada que da cuenta de las dificultades que enfrentan los pequeños productores ante los cambios de los precios agrícolas, e invita a discutir en torno a las estrategias que ellos están utilizando. www.grupochorlavi.org/blog

Recession challenges Fair Trade in Latin America

billv — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 09:23:53 +0000

MEXICO CITY, Feb 20 - The world economic recession is threatening the progress Latin America has made in fair trade. Ruben Ravera, spokesperson for the Argentine Fair Trade Network, is among those who see a gloomy outlook. It is very likely that because of economic contractions "the consumer's commitment to fair trade will decline," he said.

SHV MAKRO to open 15 stores in Peru

billv — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:53:24 +0000

Planet Retail 4 Feb 2009

Dutch [cash and carry] retailer SHV Makro has announced plans to open 15 stores in Peru in the next four years. The company will invest more than USD100 million in the country and stores will open in both Lima and provinces. The opening of the first outlet is expected for the second half of the year.

WAL-MART interest in Peru

billv — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:12:44 +0000

Plenet Retail 26 Aug 2008

Wal-Mart is interested in investing in Peru, according to a report from the state news agency Andina, quoting Trade and Tourism Minister Mercedes Araoz. "We met with representatives of the Wal-Mart chain, and they told us that they want to invest in our retail sector," she was quoted as saying. "They didn't tell us when they would want to enter into Peru," she added. In a statement to Dow Jones, Wal-Mart said it had no concrete plans to enter Latin American countries. But the company added that it sees "opportunities to grow our sourcing relationships" in Peru.

CASINO CBD launches tracking programme for perishables in Brazil

billv — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:01:54 +0000

Planet Retail 29 Jul 2008

In Brazil, Casino-owned CBD has announced the development of a tracking programme that will monitor, from the crop to the store, all production of perishables sold at the company's almost 600 stores. In the last two years, the group has already invested BRL3 million (USD1.85 million) in the programme, including software development and supplier validation processes.

Una encuesta sitúa a América Latina a la vanguardia de una nueva tendencia empresarial dirigida a los más desfavorecidos

billv — Sun, 11 May 2008 14:47:17 +0000

May 2, 2008

El sector privado cubre el vacío de los gobiernos al incorporar en la economía declarada a 360 millones de pobres de la región en calidad de productores y consumidores.

Una encuesta realizada en más de 500 empresas importantes de América Latina y el Caribe, que se ha publicado hoy durante la Reunión Anual del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo celebrada en Miami, ha revelado que casi la mitad de dichas empresas participa en iniciativas empresariales destinadas a incorporar a los ciudadanos más desfavorecidos del continente en la economía formal.