MARKETING AND COMMS -
If we want to reduce food waste, we need consumer-led solutions — which can be sparked by retailers. Brands, manufacturers and other food system actors get their message through to consumers if retailers open the door for them.
WASTE NOT -
While some nations and food companies have made encouraging progress and crossed the halfway mark towards meeting Sustainable Development Goal 12.3, there’s still a long way to go.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
Primark’s Sustainable Cotton Programme — potentially the largest independent programme managed by a fashion retailer — enables it to trace the source of its sustainable cotton, right down to the community it was grown in.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
Driscoll’s President Soren Bjorn discusses creating shared value within its business and local communities.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
Without oversight or a watchdog, what imperative do companies have to make a tangible impact on the livelihoods of cocoa farmers over increasing profit
margins?
MARKETING AND COMMS -
As fashion brands and retailers use the silver lining of COVID-19 to strengthen their sustainability commitments, the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol can help them demonstrate their sourcing and supply chain commitments to meet customer demand.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
A new report reveals the top 10 lessons learned by a group of more than 50 leaders in the cosmetics, food and personal care industries that source with respect for people and biodiversity.
CLEANTECH -
Through its commitment to supporting local producers and providing customers new fuel options, Casey’s has become a key player in the biodiesel industry.
CLEANTECH -
As soy production and uses have expanded worldwide, so have calls for more responsible farming practices to conserve vital natural resources.
WASTE NOT -
The Coalition of Action to End Food Waste aims to enact measures that benefit the environment and the global economy, and ensure more food makes it to stores and onto consumers’ tables.
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
An unlikely partnership has enabled the Chicago Park District to produce enough much-needed hand sanitizer to keep its employees and park visitors safe during the pandemic.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
Tiffany & Co has become the first luxury jeweler to share the full craftsmanship journey of its diamonds; while satellite tech is helping Unilever root out
deforestation in its palm oil supply chain.
COLLABORATION -
The relationship between non-operating landowners, which own 62% of Midwest farmland, and the farmers to whom they rent land is vital to achieving
wide-scale adoption of soil-health and nutrient-management practices across US croplands.
CLEANTECH -
By selling B20 biodiesel to neighboring municipal agencies and organizations, Moline has expanded its impact on air quality across the Quad Cities region —
and shown the community that improving air quality is a collaborative effort.
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION -
This year’s global challenges centered around four themes: Sustainable and Healthy Food for All, Climate Change/Circular Economy, Innovation for Inclusive Trade, and Innovation for Peace and Justice.
CLEANTECH -
Illinois has maintained its leadership in US soybean production for nearly a century, thanks to its climate and ongoing commitment to sustainable agriculture
and conservation best practices.
THE NEXT ECONOMY -
As governments and businesses look to rebuilding the global economy
post-pandemic,
a new study from the World Economic Forum (WEF) has found that
‘nature-positive’ solutions can create 395 million jobs by 2030.
BUSINESS CASE -
Creating Shared Value (CSV) is the business model that will accelerate the achievement of the SDGs. It's a game-changing shift from Corporate Social Responsibility and the traditional mindset that business can either do good or make a profit, to a model that can improve the world.
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
While companies such as
Amadou
and
MycoWorks
are charging ahead with mushroom-based leather, here we see the material made from eggplant, cacti and apples — and taking a bite out of food waste at the same time.