ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
The success of Morinaga Milk’s Smiles & Health for Children kindergarten lunch
project in Vietnam provides a blueprint for the global company to expand its
social impact to numerous other communities.
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS -
The chocolate maker’s first partnership with a media company is the latest in
its ongoing mission to increase awareness around forced labor in cocoa supply
chains and how collective action can address them.
REGENERATION & RESILIENCE -
Another central thread throughout SB’24 San Diego highlighted the efforts underway
by startup innovators, multinational brands and NGOs to redesign our food system
for resilience.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
Third-party certifications help food companies such as ours meet and exceed our
clients' expectations and allow us to continually expand our knowledge,
positioning our teams as experts and leaders in the agri-food sector.
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS -
The classic marketing mix, the 4 Ps — product, price, place and promotion —
provide a good framework with which food and beverage marketing teams can insert
sustainability into the conversation. Adding a fifth P, purpose, will provide a
foundation for making a larger impact.
IS REGENERATIVE AG VIABLE AT SCALE? -
One can’t help but wonder how organic farming in the US would be different if we
had continued to let farmers define and protect organic through regional
certification bodies.
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS -
A new report highlights the public’s lack of understanding of regenerative agriculture
and its benefits; illycaffè and Kiss the Ground continue to help scale messaging
that fills this gap.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
A key solution for solving hunger at both ends of the leash lies in the
collective action between organizational partnerships and community involvement.
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS -
While no single set of policy interventions should be applied globally, the research reveals a universal need to optimize land use and restore biodiversity, improve education on healthy and sustainable diets, and redesign financial subsidies and incentives.
IS REGENERATIVE AG VIABLE AT SCALE? -
Despite their benefits for soil and ecosystem health, regenerative practices are
not going to make a positive dent in the food system long term unless there is a
true economic case for farmers and others in the value chain. And there is.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
Balancing productivity with sustainability will be crucial to ensuring the
long-term viability of olive farming in Spain amidst changing climate
conditions.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
World Coffee Research and its partner brands are directing vital investment and
R&D into this globally popular yet critically underfunded, climate-vulnerable crop.
REGULATION & PUBLIC POLICY -
Divert’s Food Waste Legislative Tracker offers a state-by-state look, as well as
numerous touchpoints for anyone interested in food policy to get involved.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
The new product, 60% minced beef mixed with 40% pea protein, aims to reduce environmental impact while providing customers with a familiar taste at a lower cost: It has a 37.5% lower carbon footprint — and is 33% cheaper — than traditional ground beef.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
The Next-Generation Pet Food Program aims to scale sustainable innovations for the pet food value chain, with a focus on sustainable proteins and fats.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
From food and beverages to apparel, more commodity supply chains are getting a resilience boost through a transition to regenerative-agriculture practices. Join us in October as forward-thinking brands from these industries come together to discuss the significant environmental, economic and social benefits being reaped.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
Aspen Distillers’ new, carbon-negative facility — the world’s first LEED Platinum-certified distillery — includes a parcel dedicated to regenerative agriculture and pioneering water re-entry processes, and is designed for net-positive energy use.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
The researchers think adding glass to soil could help prevent wind erosion in
coastal regions and ecosystems whose preservation is an increasingly valuable
aspect of climate resilience.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
The Farmer Thriving Index — a holistic, standardized way of understanding farmer
wellbeing that is grounded in farmer voice — set out to answer a simple
question: Are farmers in coffee supply chains thriving, or barely surviving?
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
Pipeline Organics’ technology will convert sugar-rich wastewater into clean,
cost-effective renewable electricity to help power CCEP’s food and drink
manufacturing operations.