Founders

SBC was founded by Solidaridad, High Tide Worldwide BV and Stichting Pequeno.

Solidaridad

Solidaridad is a Dutch NGO that fights poverty in the South by helping to set up sustainable supply chains and promoting fair trade products. Solidaridad's initiatives include: Max Havelaar, Kuyichi, Oké Fruit and Utz Certified. Solidaridad is active in the supply chains of coffee, tea, cocoa, cotton, fruit, soy, gold, energy, bioethanol and palmoil. For more information: www.solidaridad.nl

High Tide Worldwide BV

High Tide Worldwide BV is an investment fund whose mission is to demonstrate that the pursuit of social, environmental and ethical goals can result in economic success. Their portfolio companies include socially and environmentally beneficial consumer goods brands, providers of clean energy and other supporting technology and services, in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK. High Tide is based in Haarlem, the Netherlands.
For more information contact Michael Hartnack or Jan Willem Röell.

Stichting Pequeno

Stichting Pequeno is a foundation that stimulates the independence of disadvantaged population groups by trying to improve their working and living conditions. Pequeno also supports organisations and research aiming at this goal. Contact: info@pequeno.nl