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Momentum on living wages and living incomes is building. Expectations are rising. Now the key question is how we deliver them, credibly and at scale.

Join us for the Living Wage and Living Income Summit 2026, where we will bring together attendees from over 200 companies from across the value chain, from retail to brands, to processors and traders, to producers and farmers.

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What to expect

Through practical workshops and trainings with high interaction between subject matter experts, frontrunning companies and companies earlier on in their journey, the summit will create a shared space between companies, investors, civil society, worker representatives, farmers, and policy makers to turn commitment into action. 

Following a highly participatory 2024 Summit, this is the go-to place for ample networking opportunities for organisations ready to take the next step towards operationalising living wages and incomes in their global value chains.  

We hope you’ll join the conversation. 

Agenda

Bodine van Styrum

Bodine van Styrum

Moderator and event host

Speakers
Roel van Poppel

Roel van Poppel

CSO, Ofi

Pascalle Grotenhuis

Pascalle Grotenhuis

Director-General for International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Marina Leal

Marina Leal

Head of Human Rights, Natura

Charlotte Bernhard

Charlotte Bernhard

Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Els Lindeboom

Els Lindeboom

Senior Programme Manager, Community Development & Farmer Livelihoods, ETG | Beyond Beans

Julie Greene

Julie Greene

CSO, Olam

Tonilyn Lim

Tonilyn Lim

Chief of Programmes, UN Global Compact

Chris Kip

Chris Kip

Head, Social Sustainability, UN Global Compact

Sander Clevers

Sander Clevers

Head of Sustainability Operations, Olam Agri

Pamela Nath

Pamela Nath

Director at Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP)

Jo Van Dierdonck

Jo Van Dierdonck

Director Solution Design Sustainibility, Barry Callebaut

Arthur van Mansvelt

Arthur van Mansvelt

Senior Sustainability Analyst & Engagement Specialist, Achmea & Co-founder PLWF

Daantje Bras

Daantje Bras

Partnership Coordinator, CNV

Registration

Participation in the Summit is free of charge. You can apply to attend here.

To ensure fair representation, a maximum of two participants per organisation can be accommodated. Within each participant category, tickets are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. 

After registration, your reservation will be confirmed by email. Without confirmation, there is no access to the conference. The hosts reserve the right to reject registration once the venue capacity is reached. 

When you arrive at De Doelen, participants with confirmed reservations will be welcomed by IDH staff to receive a badge for the Living Wage and Living Income Summit in the entrance hall at the ground level. Badge registration starts at 08:00 am.  

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Summit venue

The Living Wage and Living Income Summit 2026 will be hosted at De Doelen in Rotterdam. 

Please note that the venue has multiple entrances; attendees are requested to use the designated entrance for this event: 

Entrance: Kruisplein 40, 3012 CC Rotterdam.

De Doelen is located in the heart of Rotterdam, and can be reached in the following ways: 

Public transport: Rotterdam Central Station is just a few minutes’ walk away.  Click here for the walking route from Centraal Station to de Doelen.  

Tram Stop: Kruisplein or Centraal Station: tram lines 4, 7, 8, 20, 21, 23 and 25 

Car and parking: There are several parking garages in the immediate vicinity of de Doelen. Parking garages Schouwburgplein 1 and 2 have two entrances: 

  • Weenatunnel 50 (entrance in the tunnel in front of the Central Station)
  • Mauritsstraat 4 (entrance on the side of the Rotterdamse Schouwburg)
Accomodation

To support your visit, we’ve partnered with the Hilton Rotterdam, located around the corner from De Doelen, to offer a limited number of rooms at a discounted rate for Summit participants. You can reserve your stay via the booking link here.

Hosts
IDH
UN Global Compact
Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

TRACT
OFI
OLAM Agri
Unilever
IDH Solutions

Silver Sponsors

ETG
Sustainable Shrimp Partnership
World Business Council Sustainable Development
World Benchmarking Alliance
Achmea

Knowledge Partners

Sustainable Food Lab
Living Income Community of Practice
CNV Internationaal
Fair Wear Foundation
RVO
Learn more

IDH and UN Global Compact Living Wage and Living Income work

To support companies’ efforts to close living wage gaps, IDH developed the Living Wage Roadmap. This has led to clear steps with practical tools through which companies can progress from measuring to action. IDH’s Living Income Roadmap helps companies, along with other stakeholders, take ambitious, aligned actions to close farming households' living income gaps. 

UN Global Compact's Forward Faster Initiative calls on business leaders to take measurable, credible and ambitious action in five areas. Companies commit to the targets and report on progress annually to the UN Global Compact.

Roadmap

Living Wage Roadmap

A clear plan with practical solutions for better procurement practices and overcoming challenges.

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Roadmap

Living Income Roadmap

A dynamic roadmap of 5 non-linear steps, with guiding questions and data-driven tools to take immediate action.

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Initiative

Forward Faster Initiative

The initiative calls on business leaders to take measurable and ambitious action toward living wages, living incomes, and the SDGs by 2030.

Find out more