Nithin Coca

Media, Campaign and Research Consultant

Nithin is a freelance writer who focuses on global economic, and environmental issues with an aim at building channels of communication and collaboration around common challenges.

Nithin is a freelance writer who focuses on global economic, and environmental issues with an aim at building channels of communication and collaboration around common challenges. Besides Sustainable Brands, he contributes regularly to Triple Pundit, The Diplomat, Daily Dot, Entelligent, and numerous other global and regional media outets.

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Supply Chain Regulation & Public Policy

Certification Not Enough to Uphold EU’s Supply Chain Due Diligence Laws

Published on September 4, 2024

About a 5 minute read

These laws have been several years in the making — enough time for proactive companies to develop mechanisms to ensure their supply chains are free of deforestation, human rights abuses and forced labor. And while Europe is leading, other markets a... View More

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Innovation & Technology

Could Lab-Grown, Hybrid Foods Be the Future of Sustainable Protein?

Published on April 17, 2024

About a 5 minute read

While the plant-based protein industry deals with growing pains, cultivated meats — and even a combination of the two — are waiting in the wings to help future-proof our food system. ... View More

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Supply Chain

Direct Sourcing, Community Development Paving Paths to Sustainable Chocolate

Published on March 28, 2024

About a 5 minute read

With major markets passing environmental and human rights due-diligence requirements, sustainable commodity sourcing may soon no longer be optional — and brands that have invested and built relationships with farmers will be the winners. ... View More

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Supply Chain Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability Innovation & Technology

AI Is Helping Brands Address Forced Labor in Supply Chains

Published on September 14, 2023

About a 5 minute read

As companies have faced reputational risk due to the uncovering of labor abuses from suppliers that many did not even realize were supplying them, there’s been a push to better manage and ensure supply-chain transparency — with technology playing... View More

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Supply Chain

In Response to Uyghur Forced Labor Scrutiny, Supply Chains Are Becoming More Opaque

Published on August 15, 2023

About a 5 minute read

Since the passage of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act in 2022, which banned US imports from companies linked to it, solar-industry sourcing is becoming 'less transparent.' Now, the results of inaction are affecting suppliers for car batteries a... View More

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Supply Chain Circular Economy Organizational Governance

Is the Chocolate Industry Ready for Europe’s Strict Due Diligence Requirements?

Published on July 14, 2023

About a 5 minute read

The EU’s mandatory environmental and human rights due diligence laws will require companies, traders and farmers around the world to rethink how they source major commodities. But cacao may be the one to watch to see the impacts of these regulation... View More

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Circular Economy

Community-Inclusive Supply Chain Helping Regenerate Ecosystems, Economies in South Asia

Published on June 7, 2023

About a 5 minute read

By thinking of suppliers more as business partners, companies such as Tengri are creating new models for ethical, regenerative supply chains. ... View More

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Supply Chain

How 2 Community-Focused Models Are Creating Value for Filipino Coconut Farmers

Published on May 29, 2023

About a 6 minute read

Creating truly sustainable models that benefit local communities is a serious and often challenging commitment. But the benefits can be tremendous — both for the business and those in impoverished rural farming regions. ... View More

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Supply Chain Organizational Governance

Data-Driven Tools Are Helping Brands Address Uyghur Forced Labor in Their Supply Chains

Published on May 23, 2023

About a 5 minute read

Too many brands have long taken a lackadaisical approach to ensuring their supply chains are free of forced labor risk. That is no longer an option if they intend to walk their ethical talk. ... View More

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Circular Economy Global Partners

Recenter and Accelerate: Japanese Brands Discuss Future-Proofing the Country’s Economy

Published on March 13, 2023

About a 5 minute read

“How is the world transforming itself, and how is that going to be linked to corporate activities? We need to achieve symbiosis with that.” — Akihiro Inatsugi, Bridgestone ... View More

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Finance & Investment Organizational Governance

Investors Can No Longer Ignore China’s Lagging ESG Performance

Published on February 14, 2023

About a 6 minute read

For brands that pulled out of Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, the cost was in the billions. But Russia is a tiny economy compared to China; and the costs of inaction on ESG issues could be multitudes of magnitude bigger. ... View More

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Materials & Packaging Collaboration & Co-Creation

Basecamp Research Helping Expand Global Access to Safe, Natural Chemicals and Proteins

Published on January 20, 2023

About a 5 minute read

With a goal of phasing out toxic and forever chemicals in consumer products, the UK-based biotech startup is spearheading the ethical, equitable discovery and utilization of the safe, effective chemicals and proteins waiting to be found in nature and... View More

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Marketing & Communications Innovation & Technology

‘Our Waters’ Documentary Highlights One Community’s Fight to Protect Its Coast from Commercial Exploitation

Published on January 11, 2023

About a 5 minute read

As salmon demand has grown, so too have large-scale, environmentally destructive aquaculture projects. The community of Frenchman Bay, Maine is fighting a plan to build North America’s largest industrialized, open-net fish farms in their backyard. ... View More

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Innovation & Technology

‘WhatIF’ More Foods Were Made This Way? Meet the Company Feeding Both People and Soil

Published on October 12, 2022

About a 5 minute read

By creating supply chains around nutritionally dense, easy-to-grow but mostly overlooked ingredients that help restore soil health, WhatIF Foods envisions a more just, beneficial food system tailored to meet the needs of various regions. ... View More

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Supply Chain

FTC Cashmere Models New Approach to a Truly Sustainable Supply Chain

Published on September 6, 2022

About a 6 minute read

The dire social and environmental consequences of opaque fashion supply chains have been laid bare; and consumers now demand that brands have clear, verifiable visibility throughout their supply chains. FTC shows that it can be done — but it requir... View More

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Supply Chain Innovation & Technology

GoodSam Foods Out to Scale Regenerative, Farmer-Driven Model for Sustainable Snacks

Published on July 6, 2022

About a 5 minute read

The three-year-old maker of snacks, coffee and other ethically sourced foods is aiming to show that brands can source from regenerative ag systems; but it will require a real commitment to working with rural communities who, for too long, have been l... View More

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Innovation & Technology Circular Economy Collaboration & Co-Creation Global Partners

‘Changing Our DNA’: Brands Large and Small Illustrate New Models for Sustainability in Asia

Published on June 24, 2022

About a 4 minute read

On day two of SB’22 Kuala Lumpur, leaders in construction, eco-tourism, artisanal goods, marketing and more highlighted successes and challenges behind next-generation sustainability strategies — and the need for Malaysian brands to embrace colla... View More

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Redefining Sustainable Seafood for the Future

Why, for Bumble Bee, Certification Matters for the Future of Sustainable Seafood

Published on June 23, 2022

About a 5 minute read

As anyone who works on sustainable supply chains knows, getting transparency and/or certification on the final pieces can often be the most difficult. Bumble Bee’s goals will require ensuring better practices around catch reporting and verification... View More

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Circular Economy Innovation & Technology Organizational Governance

To Build Back Better Post-Pandemic, We Must Re-Examine Lessons Learned from the Past

Published on June 23, 2022

About a 5 minute read

The pandemic has laid bare not only the many flaws in our global systems but also our capacity for resilience and ingenuity in the face of complex, immediate challenges — if we apply that thinking to those that lay ahead, we may yet save ourselves ... View More

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Supply Chain Organizational Governance

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Mandates Supply Chain Due Diligence

Published on June 2, 2022

About a 5 minute read

The law is a direct response to the widespread, well-documented reports of crimes against humanity in the Uyghur regions — and the fact that the reactions from most global brands to the issue have been, to put it lightly, disappointing. ... View More

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