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Tag: Food And Land Use
Why healthier diets make it easier to realize universal health coverage
It is World Health Day and the theme of 2019 is ‘Universal Health Coverage’.
Sustainable Rice Landscapes Initiative to reduce environmental footprint of rice production
Bangkok, Thailand, 26 March 2019: A major new consortium today announced the Sustainable Rice Landscapes Initiative (SRLI), an agreement to deliver smart and sustainable agri-solutions for rice farmers and supply chains supported by a USD $50 million funding proposal. Announced at the opening of the 2019 Responsible Business Forum on Food and Agriculture in Bangkok, the SRLI […]
Call for cooperation in West Africa to enhance information for farmers impacted by climate change
New agri-tech initiative ‘CocoaCloud’ to provide critical data for farmers and industry Accra, Ghana, 21 March 2019: Today, on the International Day of Forests, at the UN Africa Climate Week in Accra, Ghana, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and Opus Insights B.V. (Opus) call for urgent action by the agricultural sector to implement technology solutions […]
Soft Commodities Forum members commit to common framework supporting transparent and traceable soy supply chains in Brazil
Geneva, 15 February 2019: The Soft Commodities Forum (SCF) members, a global platform for leading soft commodities companies convened by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), have committed to a common framework for reporting and monitoring progress on transparent and traceable supply chains for soy in Brazil’s Cerrado region. The Cerrado region of Brazil […]
COFCO International joins WBCSD
COFCO International has joined nearly 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Geneva, 12 February 2019: Headquartered in Geneva, COFCO International handles over 100 million tons of agricultural commodities each year. With 12,000 people in 35 countries, COFCO International is the overseas agriculture business platform for COFCO […]
WBCSD accelerates action toward food system transformation: Healthy People and a Healthy Planet
Geneva, 17 January 2019: Today, the EAT-Lancet Commission, composed of global experts in health, nutrition and sustainability, has published its landmark report, ‘Our Food in the Anthropocene: Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems’. The report is the first to outline scientific targets to establish boundaries for food production to help achieve healthy diets from sustainable food […]
WBCSD’s Diane Holdorf and our approach to food system transformation
Current food systems are outstripping the resources of the planet while current diets are resulting in global health crises of both over- and under-nutrition. All this will be amplified by a continuing growth in population and changes in dietary habits. How will we ensure our ability to create a food system that supports a population […]
New report highlights the business case for investing in soil health
Katowice, Poland, 5 December 2018: Today on World Soil Day at the UNFCCC COP24, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched a new report highlighting the business case for investing in soil health. “The Business Case for Investing in Soil Health” shows how companies around the world are beginning to address the issue and identifies the […]
How does Halloween carving impact GHG emissions? Our new food loss and waste tool helps to answer this question
Halloween season means a lot of pumpkin waste It’s tradition to make lanterns out of pumpkins for Halloween. If every household in the United States carves one pumpkin that goes to waste, the estimated greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint would be more than 1 million tons of CO2-equivalent. While this sounds like a lot, it’s roughly […]