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Nina Etyemezian Named Winrock’s Senior Director of Human Rights, Education & Empowerment
June 7, 2022
Winrock International is pleased to announce that Nina Etyemezian has been named senior director of its Human Rights, Education & Empowerment (HREE) group. Over the past two decades, Nina has worked for a broad array of nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and government and multilateral agencies. Nina has provided strategic planning, technical support and business growth […]
Building Safe Food Systems, Protecting Public Health and Improving Agricultural Trade Prospects in the Philippines
June 7, 2022
Dagupan City sits on the Lingayen Gulf, about 135 miles due north of Manila in the Philippines. It has been a regional market center for centuries but has recently gained wider fame as “the Bangus Capital of the World.” Bangus, also known as milkfish, is one of the oldest farmed fish species in Asia. Over […]
ACR Updates Program Rules for Tokenization of Carbon Credits
May 31, 2022
May 31, 2022 – The American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, has announced updated program rules, effective immediately, that prohibit the tokenization of ACR carbon offset credits unless explicitly authorized by ACR. The updated rules, detailed in the legal Terms of Use agreement with ACR account holders, are designed to protect carbon asset […]
Partnering with Vietnam on Environmental Protection, Pollution Reduction and Climate Action
May 17, 2022
Winrock’s collaboration with communities, businesses and government in Vietnam on environmental initiatives ranging from forest and water protection to policy development and pollution prevention stretches back two decades. Today, as Vietnam pursues ambitious new environmental goals including its recent public commitment to achieve net zero by 2050, continued and deepened engagement is more important than […]
The Global Fund to End Modern Slavery Announces New Program to Support Migrant Workers in Malaysia, Indonesia
May 4, 2022
The Global Fund to End Modern Slavery (GFEMS) is excited to announce a new partnership with a corporate foundation to create safer migration pathways for migrant workers in Malaysia and Indonesia. The foundation’s $1.2 million commitment will empower more workers with tools and knowledge to migrate safely and will engage businesses to promote ethical recruitment […]
Rodney Ferguson of Winrock International joins Concordia’s Board of Directors
May 3, 2022
May 3, 2022 – Concordia is pleased to announce that Rodney Ferguson, President & CEO of Winrock International, has been appointed to the Concordia Board of Directors. In his role at Winrock, Ferguson ensures the organization follows its mission of increasing economic opportunity and sustaining natural resources, and is responsible for strategic, programmatic, financial, and […]
High-Quality Coffee from Laos: Coming Soon to a Specialty Café Near You?
April 25, 2022
The four coffee varietals from Laos were little known in the United States. Todd Arnette, one of the most experienced specialty coffee experts in the world, was excited to introduce them. How good were they? Arnette would soon query the group for their impressions. But first, he shared an anecdote from last year’s “Taste of […]
“The Journey to Net Zero” and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Agricultural Supply Chains
April 20, 2022
The inaugural Concordia Lexington Summit, held April 7-8 at the University of Kentucky, convened thought leaders to address the future of technology, trade, environmental sustainability and other issues of urgent concern to the U.S. Winrock’s Senior Director of Private Sector Engagement Steve Brunn participated in a panel at the summit focused on carbon reduction and […]
ACR launches Innovative Registry Infrastructure for Removal Credits
April 18, 2022
April 18, 2022 – The American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, has pioneered new registry functionality to label credits verified as removals for project types including afforestation/reforestation (A/R), Improved Forest Management (IFM) and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). The announcement coincides with the publication of a first-of-its-kind, industry-leading approach for distinguishing verified […]
ACR Carbon Markets 101: Additionality and Baselines for Improved Forest Management Projects
April 16, 2022
ACR is launching a blog series to explore and explain carbon markets and how ACR tackles various issues in our ongoing mission to set the bar for carbon credit quality. Our first post is on additionality and baselines for Improved Forest Management (IFM) projects. Demand for voluntary carbon credits has doubled in recent years and […]