bp introduces new position on biodiversity
To coincide with World Environment Day, bp has pledged new measures to help restore, maintain and enhance nature in recognition of the action needed to strengthen biodiversity.
Tag: Agriculture and Food
GAA hosted virtual convening on agribusiness sector role in driving community-based fire prevention
Singapore, 5 June: The global incidence of devastating fires poses a critical operational, social, and environmental risk for the collective agribusiness community. Many factors drive fire in agricultural landscapes including land clearing, industrial development, resettlement, and arson. Hotter temperatures and more extreme weather conditions brought on by climate change exacerbate the vulnerability to and risk of fire, especially […]
Impact of COVID-19 on smallholder farmers – insights from India
Smallholder farmers are a crucial part of the food value chain in India, as well as a critical element of the global food system.
Yara takes action to avert hunger crisis in the wake of Covid 19
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people facing acute hunger could double.
WASH Pledge communications toolkit
Please use this communications toolkit to help spread the word about your commitment to invest in a safer, healthier, more productive workforce.
2020 Dasgupta Independent Review on the Economics of Biodiversity Interim Report
The Review was commissioned by the British government with the aim to shape the international response to biodiversity loss, including the successors to the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and inform global action to deliver the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Preventing a COVID-19 food crisis – the role and opportunity for multinationals
As COVID-19 continues to impact millions of lives and jobs around the world, it is also making our global food system increasingly vulnerable.
WASH Pledge: Guiding principles
This publication includes a set of guiding principles that will support companies in their efforts to implement WASH at the workplace – an essential first step for businesses supporting global objectives related to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene.
WASH Pledge self-assessment tool for business
The WASH Pledge self-assessment tool is an excel-based tool that can be used by companies to evaluate their implementation of access to safe WASH at the workplace in comparison to leading practices.