New report highlights the opportunities for business through digital services for farmers
The report highlights the significant opportunities for business with Digital Climate Advisory Services (DCAS).
Tag: Food And Land Use
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Protein Impact Framework – a flexible tool for companies to assess the sustainability & health impact of animal and plant-based proteins
The new WBCSD progress report supports businesses to make balanced assessments of the sustainability and health impacts of different animal and plant protein products and production methods. Geneva, 18 August 2020 – Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched the Protein Impact Framework, a progress report supporting businesses to make balanced assessments of the sustainability […]
Soft Commodities Forum reports significant progress in sustainable soy efforts in the Brazilian Cerrado
Geneva, Switzerland, 30 June 2020: Today, the Soft Commodities Forum (SCF) published its third Progress Report, providing insights into progress against its traceability targets, and work to establish landscape approaches to advance sustainable practices in the Brazilian Cerrado. In line with our ambition to promote sustainable soy supply chains in the Cerrado, in December 2019, the SCF committed […]
Safeguarding worker health and ensuring business continuity in agriculture value chains
As part of its COVID-19 Response Program, WBCSD’s Vital Supply Chains Project leads collective business action to mitigate food risks from COVID-19.
New partnership puts farmers at the center to manage impact of soy farming on Brazil’s environment
Soft Commodities Forum and Solidaridad partner to engage growers in the Cerrado to expand and improve soy production through efficient and sustainable land use Geneva, São Paulo, Utrecht, 9 June 2020: A new partnership will see the members of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) Soft Commodities Forum (SCF) and international network organization Solidaridad working with farmers in the […]
Fixing our food system as a cure for our planet
Applying business-driven solution spaces to the prioritization of collective action on and beyond proteins
An eye-opening journey in the heart of the Brazilian Cerrado
The following text and images are from a personal blog post from WBCSD’s Soft Commodities Forum (SCF) Manager Nicoletta Pavese where she shares her journey in connecting with soy producers in the Western Bahia State
Call to Action for world leaders: preventing a global food security crisis while combating COVID-19
This Call to Action, signed by WBCSD President & CEO Peter Bakker and Managing Director Food & Nature Diane Holdorf, was originally published on 9 April 2020 by the Food and Land Use Coalition. The COVID-19 virus has unleashed a global health pandemic and economic crisis, posing unprecedented challenges for food systems around the world. Food supplies could […]
Open letter to global leaders: a Healthy Planet for Healthy People
Call to action from the Planetary Emergency Partnership: emerging from the planetary emergency and partnering between people and nature This open letter, signed by WBCSD’s Managing Director Food & Nature Diane Holdorf, was originally published on 26 March 2020 by the Club of Rome. It is time to harness our fears, build hope and drive action to […]