Driving Resilient and Sustainable Value Chains at Scale
We help organisations move beyond commitments toward credible, measurable, and scalable outcomes — partnering with businesses, investors, and multilaterals across four continents.
Who We Are
We translate sustainability commitments into credible, measurable, and scalable outcomes.
IDH Solutions is a social enterprise combining global strategic capabilities with genuine on-the-ground expertise — partnering with businesses, investors, and multilaterals across four continents to build value chains that are resilient, inclusive, and future-fit.
Implementation Experience
Active in Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America with deep local presence and in-country teams — delivering on the ground, not just on paper.
Partnership Convening
Aligning buyers, suppliers, governments, CSOs, and financial actors around shared goals — building coalitions that create systemic change at scale.
Proven Tools & Methods
From diagnostic to implementation: roadmaps, assessments, and programme management frameworks refined across hundreds of engagements worldwide.
Deep Sector Expertise
From farm fields to factory lines — apparel, food, agriculture, and beyond. Sector knowledge that turns global commitments into actionable change.
Our Approach & How We Work
From Insight to Impact
We blend strategic rigour with hands-on delivery — meeting partners where they are and accelerating their path to lasting, scalable change.
Practical & Adaptable
Solutions grounded in real operating contexts, shaped to your sector and stage of readiness.
Stakeholder-Centred
Building ownership and long-term capability at every level of the value chain.
Evidence-Led
Rigorous data-driven methods and defensible metrics underpin every decision we make.
Built to Scale
Designed for replication from day one — from focused pilots to sector-wide transformation.
Evidence-Based Decisions
Diagnostics and value chain assessments that give you the full picture before acting.
Capability Building
Training, tools, and systems that outlast our engagement and sustain performance.
Coordination & Alignment
Convening brands, suppliers, governments, and financiers around shared priorities.
Scale Proven Solutions
Moving from proof-of-concept to systemic, sector-wide transformation programmes.
Our Services
Six service lines — practical, modular, scalable
Addressing the full complexity of value chain sustainability — from decent work and living wages to platform governance, investment facilitation, and programme delivery.
Decent Work & Responsible Production
Evidence-driven interventions creating safe and empowering workplaces with measurable, continuous improvement.
- Living Wage & Living Income capacity building
- Data-driven Living Wage & Income Gap Assessment and closure roadmap
- Supplier and stakeholder engagement strategy
- Salary Matrix tool development and ongoing data analysis
Resilient & Inclusive Value Chains
We build value chains that withstand disruption and create equitable outcomes for producers, workers, and communities.
- Value chain mapping and vulnerability assessment
- Inclusive sourcing strategies and supplier development
- Climate risk integration into supply chain design
- Traceability systems and transparency frameworks
MSI Platform Management
We convene and manage multi-stakeholder initiatives — aligning diverse partners to execute sector-level sustainability commitments.
- FSI — Floriculture Sustainable Initiative
- Banana Retail Commitment on Living Wage
- SIFAV — Sustainable Initiative for Fruits and Vegetables
- SSI — Sustainable Spices Initiative
- The Sustainable Juice Covenant
- LABS — Life and Building Safety Initiative
- SVI — Sustainable Vanilla Initiative
Technical Assistance Facility
We accelerate investment-ready, high-impact project pipelines across the full project and fund manager lifecycle.
- Pre-investment: bankability and investment readiness
- Post-investment: de-risking and amplifying business metrics
- Cross-industry knowledge capture and dissemination
- Defensible impact monitoring and reporting metrics
Sustainability Standards & Due Diligence
Supporting companies to meet mandatory and voluntary sustainability requirements with lifecycle compliance and extended supply chain accountability.
- Standard frameworks adaptable to specific value chains
- Extended value chain mapping and supplier engagement
- Assessment, corrective action planning, and remediation
- Technical assistance, monitoring, and compliance reporting
Programme Management — Delivery Unit
Structured programme management from initial set-up through handover or ongoing oversight — robust governance and measurable delivery.
- Transition service: start-up, systems, governance handover (4–6 months)
- Ongoing programme oversight: governance, IP management, MEL
- Multi-country delivery: shared services and workforce management
Our Experience
Featured case studies
Proven at scale across sectors and geographies — from factory safety in Asia to living wage programmes across global supply chains.
LABS — Life and Building Safety Initiative
Sector-wide factory safety across Tier 1 & 2 apparel suppliers in India, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Indonesia.
Advancing Living Wage Across Unilever’s Supply Chain
Bespoke training and engagement content for Unilever's priority suppliers across seven countries.
Living Wage Digital Curriculum — UN Global Compact
End-to-end digital learning academy to drive living-wage implementation across global supply chains.
Banana Retail Commitment on Living Wage
Pioneering multi-retailer framework for living wage implementation across the banana supply chain.
Driving Platform Growth [Sector Initiatives’ Commitment]
Facilitating thematic collaboration, joint fundraising, and project management among sector initiatives and key stakeholders towards 2030.
Our Team
The people behind the impact
Our core team combines consultancy and private sector expertise with deep sector knowledge for platform management, decent work & responsible production - addressing the full complexity of value chain sustainability.
Seasoned sustainability lead with 30+ years of global experience in sustainable sourcing, supply chain transformation and operations. Pioneer of initiatives including LABS and Better Cotton, aligning commercial goals with sustainability benchmarks.
17+ years in agency and consulting across complex programme and product design, technology innovation consulting, and technology design. Has led teams across Asia, Europe, Middle East, Central America and Africa.
6+ years in sustainable supply chains and retail operations. Leads delivery of sustainability sector platforms for systemic change in global supply chains, experienced in multi-stakeholder collaboration and landscape action.
Co-leads sector platforms in fruit and vegetables, involved in collective action on water and living wages. Focuses on data-driven approaches, business practice change, and multi-stakeholder collaboration.
8+ years in project management applying service design and journey mapping. Developed sector knowledge in spices, juice, and aquaculture — supporting 60+ companies on their sustainability journey.
6+ years across social sustainability topics including living wages, with diverse stakeholders across regions and sectors. Takes a strategic, hands-on approach to align business practices with inclusive and sustainable outcomes.
Development economist and human rights specialist using data science to architect living wage solutions. Facilitates the Salary Matrix and Gap Assessment ecosystems, enabling evidence-based decision-making across global supply chains.
Background in International Relations and Human Rights with 6+ years in business development, project design and implementation. Focuses on partnerships and resource mobilisation for collaborative sustainability projects. Supports coordination of sector initiatives at IDH Solutions.
Background in the private sector flavour industry. Leads multi-stakeholder collaboration on environmental and social sustainability. Combines strategic insight with a practical, solution-oriented approach. Supports the Spices Platform and advises clients on social sustainability.
Background in business and international development with 4+ years in business and human rights consulting. Brings structure to complexity, manages stakeholder relations, and translates data complexity into user-friendly solutions. Manages the Salary Matrix product ecosystem.
Background in econometrics and business economics with 5 years in strategy consulting for the private sector and United Nations. Brings strategic problem-solving, project delivery and stakeholder management skills. Focuses on Business Development across IDH Solutions’ six service lines.
Clients & Partners
Trusted by leading organisations across sectors
Partnering with companies, civil society, and multilateral institutions to build practical, market-based solutions.
Jumbo
Lidl
Netto
DekaMarkt
Colruyt
Aldi Süd
Morrisons
Coop
ASDA
Marks & Spencer
Sainsbury’s
Tesco
John Lewis
Superunie
REWE
Kaufland
Lipton
Gap Inc.
Nike
Target
VF Corporation
Walmart
Amazon
Unilever
Hunkemöller
INGKA
HEMA
Wilmar
Innospec
FSI
Piano
NFP
UN Global Compact
GIZ
RVO
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Achieving meaningful sustainability impact takes the right partnerships
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We work with businesses, investors, and multilaterals ready to move from sustainability commitments to credible, scalable action.