Koltiva

🌴 Proud to be Named a Top Three #Finalist in the RSPO Excellence Awards 2024 – Innovation Award Category! 🌴Alongside our participation as an exhibitor at the upcoming RT RSPO 2024, hosted by Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), we’re thrilled to announce that our project, Empowering Excellence: Elevating Small-scale #Producers in Aceh and North Sumatra, has been #nominated as a finalist! 🎉 This prestigious recognition celebrates our efforts in transforming the sustainable #palmoil supply chain.    Our commitment to enhancing #sustainability in this vital sector is demonstrated through our project in Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil exporter, which produced 47 million tons in 2023. Despite challenges such as limited training and certification barriers for smallholder households, we’ve been actively tackling these issues since 2021 through mapping, training, and facilitating #RSPO certifications. We’ve trained 8,185 producers, conducted 11,135 coaching sessions, and verified 11,106 hectares of land. By 2024, 520 producers are on track to achieve RSPO certification.    ✨ Learn more about our project and discover how we can support your global initiatives at RT RSPO 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand, from Nov 11-13. Connect with our experts, Fahreza Hidayat (Head of Impact Projects Indonesia), Luca Fischer (Head of B2B BD), Olivier Barents (Head of Markets – APAC), and Diantur Jatmiko (Program Manager Palm Oil). They will provide insights on how we can support your business in sustainable palm oil production! 🌱 

🌍 Where to Find Us This Week? Connect with our experts at these pivotal industry events where we are ready to connect:    1️⃣ 20th Indonesian Palm Oil Conference 2024 & 2025 Outlook 🌱  Nov 6-8, 2024 | Bali, Indonesia  Meet our experts, Ainu Rofiq (Co-Founder of KOLTIVA) and Adya Dhivara Sampurno (Customer Success Lead), as they engage in this event organized by GAPKI IPOA. They are eager to discuss the future of #sustainable palm oil and how Koltiva empowers businesses with impactful, scalable #sustainability practices. Connect with them to explore collaborative opportunities!    2️⃣ Singapore Fintech Festival 2024 💡  Nov 6-8, 2024 | Singapore EXPO, Singapore  Our CFO, Mark Bruny, CFA, will be attending this event and is open to discussions on financial updates, particularly regarding our Closed-Loop Financial Ecosystem. This initiative supports financial inclusion in rural areas and champions sustainable agriculture. Discover how we’re innovating finance for agriculture with #fintech solutions for rural communities and connect with Mark for further insights!    3️⃣ What’s NEXT in Marketing: Indonesia Conference 📊  Nov 7, 2024 | Jakarta, Indonesia  At this event hosted by MARKETECH APAC, our Head of Digital Marketing, Boby Hermawan Arifin, M.I.Kom, will lead discussions on performance marketing, diving into best practices, strategic insights, and the latest trends and technologies that drive measurable results in today's digital landscape.    We invite you to reach out to our experts in advance for a meaningful dialogue on how we can build a sustainable future together! 

🌍 Get Ready to Transform #EUDR Compliance Challenges into Opportunities! Our 10th Newsletter edition is here, bringing insights on how businesses across Latin America can stay ahead of EUDR requirements while fostering #sustainable agricultural practices along with updates on the proposed EUDR implementation delay that is currently awaiting EU approval, and discover how businesses can strategically prepare for these changes.    This issue highlights strategies from top industry voices: Christian Saavedra (Agricultural Development Service Manager at Nestlé Ecuador S.A.), Silvan Ziegler (Head of Markets – AMERICAS), and our CEO and Co-Founder Manfred Borer, with Valeria Gálvez Galvez (Customer Success Manager) moderating the conversation in our upcoming "BeyondTraceability Talks" LIVE webinar on November 6th.    Gain practical tools and strategies to navigate this evolving regulatory landscape and prepare your business for a sustainable future. 🌱 

📢 Last Call to Register for Our BeyondTraceability Talks “Steering Latin American Businesses Toward EUDR Compliance” Webinar!⏰ This is the final opportunity to secure your place in a crucial discussion on achieving #EUDR compliance and implementing #sustainable practices designed for the challenges of the Latin American market. Gain strategic insights that address the region’s unique complexities in advancing sustainable practices. 🌎    📅 November 6, 2024   ⌚ 10:00 - 11:30 (GMT-5)   🌐 Language: Spanish    To get a head start, explore our latest Expert Corner article featuring Silvan Ziegler, our Head of Market – AMERICAS, who offers critical perspectives on navigating compliance and sustainability in Latin America’s agricultural sector.    Read more: https://lnkd.in/gCPMtamP

🌍 Journey to Colombia's Coffee Heartland: Tolima International Coffee Fair 2024! ☕ Hosted by the Government of Tolima, this event celebrates #Tolima as #Colombia's third-largest #coffee-producing region, where over 60,000 families rely on coffee, and 96.8% of growers are small-scale producers. This gathering is all about fortifying the production chain, connecting local producers with buyers, and championing a resilient coffee identity rooted in quality and fair trade.    With global demand soaring for fair-trade, sustainably-produced coffee, the role of technology in supporting this shift has never been more critical. Join our Head of Markets – Americas, Silvan Ziegler, on “Panel Sustainable Coffee Production and Climate Change” as he shares insights on how advanced technology can empower smallholders and drive #sustainable practices in coffee production, just as how we do in Koltiva, we’re supporting the business with human-centered technology that empowers #smallholders and drive sustainable coffee production.    📅 November 2, 2024  🕒 12.00 - 01.00 PM (GMT-5)  📍 Parque de Los Fundadores, Planadas, Tolima    ☕️ If you are in the region or at the event, don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the future of sustainable coffee! Catch up with our expert to explore how our solutions can support your journey toward sustainable coffee. 

🌿 Interested in uncovering how the private sector addresses #deforestation and drives sustainable #supplychain practices? 🌿 New speaker lineup alert! We're excited to feature Christian Saavedra, Agricultural Development Service Manager at Nestlé Ecuador, in our upcoming BeyondTraceability Talks: “Steering Latin America's Businesses Toward EUDR Compliance” webinar.    Together with Manfred Borer (CEO and Co-Founder), Silvan Ziegler (Head of Market Americas), and moderated by Valeria Gálvez Galvez (Customer Success Manager), Christian will explore the private sector's essential role in combating deforestation and promoting #sustainable supply chains. With extensive experience working with #cocoa and #coffee producers, he’ll share actionable strategies for businesses to enhance transparency and meet #EUDR regulations.    Be part of our upcoming webinar and discover:  🌐 The importance of digital solutions for regulatory compliance and building transparent, sustainable supply chains.  🌳 Real case scenarios showing how the private sector is driving efforts against deforestation and creating sustainable, transparent value chains.  📋 Actionable strategies for EUDR compliance and meeting other regulatory requirements tailored to Latin American businesses.    Have you registered yet? Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from our expert speaker! Check out the updated speaker list in the poster.  👉 Register now: https://lnkd.in/gmu6anWD

🌴 We are Exhibiting on Upcoming RT #RSPO 2024! 🌴 The discussion around #palmoil continues—as companies navigate the complexities of responsible production, achieving a balance between economic growth and environmental stewardship remains critical. But how can we elevate the standards of #sustainability in palm oil? For over a decade, we’ve championed the transformation of #supplychains with #traceability and sustainability at the core. Since 2017, we have applied our expertise to the palm oil sector as a Trusted Global Partner in Transparent and Sustainable Palm Oil Supply Chain Solutions—supporting agribusinesses, multinational corporations, and public institutions. We empower them to achieve 100% traceability, set sustainability standards, and align with evolving global standards like the #EUDR. 🎤 Meet our sector experts, Fahreza Hidayat (Head of Sector Palm Oil, Coconut, & Landscapes), Luca Fischer (Head of Sector Rubber), Olivier Barents (Head of Markets – APAC), and Diantur Jatmiko (Program Manager Palm Oil) at the RT RSPO 2024. We’ll explore innovative strategies we brought and can support your organization under this year’s theme: “Partners for the Next 20: Innovating for Impact,” celebrating two decades of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) shared commitment to people, planet, and prosperity.  📅 Date: November 11-13, 2024  🏢 Location: Amari Bangkok, Thailand  📌Booth: No. #019 

☕ Innovating for Coffee Sustainability and Impact – Koltiva at the World Coffee Innovation Summit 2024! At the summit hosted by the World Coffee Alliance, our team—Manfred Borer (CEO & Co-Founder), Fanny BUTLER (Head of Market - EMEA), and Valeria Gálvez (Customer Success Manager)—had an incredible opportunity to expand their knowledge and connections. They explored best practices, challenges in gathering data for compliance, how #EUDR drives deforestation-free supply chains, and much more!    This summit allowed us to connect with diverse stakeholders—from public sector representatives to cooperatives. As highlighted by Valeria Gálvez, a memorable interaction was engaging with #cooperatives from Uganda, who visited our booth seeking solutions to ensure #traceability from smallholders in Uganda and to promote Ugandan coffee worldwide. We took this opportunity to share that we have a #globalteam spanning #APAC, #EMEA, #LATAM, and the #AMERICAS, with our Ivory Coast team ready to collaborate and meet their needs.      At Koltiva, we are one step ahead with our holistic solutions. Our traceability platform, #KoltiTraceMIS, and our #KoltiSkills extension service, supported by Boots-on-the-Ground teams, ensure seamless #smallholder engagement, empowering producers and fostering sustainable #supplychains.      Aligning with the summit’s theme, “Redefining Shared Value: Innovation Towards a Net Positive Future,” we are committed to building a net-positive coffee future, one solution at a time! ☕ 

⏳ EUDR Proposed Delay? What Does This Mean for Latin American Supply Chains?  Recent Update: The European Council has agreed to support the Commission's proposal to postpone the implementation of the #EUDR by one year. The Council will now notify the European Parliament, which is expected to vote on the proposal during a plenary session on Nov 13-14. After the Parliament's vote, the Council will need to formally adopt the regulation—a mostly procedural step. This offers businesses in #LatinAmerica a unique opportunity to prepare and align with the regulation's stringent standards. Use this time wisely to:    📍 Coordinate supply chain actors by collecting essential field data—such as GPS coordinates, polygon mapping, and compliance metrics—to confirm your commodities are legally sourced and deforestation-free.    🔍 Identify risks early through proactive assessments, addressing vulnerabilities before enforcement begins.    📊 Standardize and verify your data to ensure smooth operations and uninterrupted compliance.    ...and if compliance still seems unclear, join our BeyondTraceability Talks "Steering Latin America's Businesses Toward EUDR Compliance" webinar for practical insights specific to Latin America's challenges.    Mark the date!  📅 November 6, 2024  ⌚ 10:00 - 11:30 (GMT-5)  🌐 Language: Spanish  ✅ Register: https://lnkd.in/gqkHWBQ2

🌊 How Can AI Drive Sustainability in Aquaculture Practices? 🌊 The #aquaculture industry reached a remarkable production level of 223.2 million tonnes in 2022, yet small-scale producers are grappling with daunting challenges—disease outbreaks, climate change, and market volatility. These issues threaten livelihoods and #sustainability. How can technology—especially AI, assist these smallholder producers in addressing these issues and promoting sustainable aquaculture, especially when they require targeted capacity building and training? At Koltiva, our commitment to advancing sustainable aquaculture means we’re not just addressing these challenges; we’re equipping producers with the tools they need for long-term success. Ready to explore how our AI-driven solutions can transform aquaculture practices? 👉 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gemfwnPU