Geneva, 23 June 2020: Reducing food loss and waste is one of the most important levers to transform our food system to achieve our healthy people healthy planet goal. Over the past months, BCG and WBCSD member SONAE, the Portuguese retailer, with support from WBCSD’s FReSH (Food Reform for Sustainability and Health) project, have conducted a project aimed at identifying […]
Unilever set out a new range of measures and commitments designed to improve the health of the planet by taking even more decisive action to fight climate change, and protect and regenerate nature, to preserve resources for future generations.
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 […]
he Global Agri-Business Alliance (GAA) has organized a workshop on fire prevention with its members and stakeholders. As part of this workshop, Craig R Tribolet, APRIL’s Sustainability Operations Manager shared his insights on fire prevention in Indonesia and APRIL’s learnings along the way. The below insight is now available: Jakarta, Indonesia, June 2020: After widespread forest fires […]
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.
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 […]
Today on World Environment Day, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released its new climate action roadmap to help companies reach net-zero carbon emissions before 2050. Geneva, 5 June 2020: SOS 1.5: The road to a resilient, zero-carbon carbon future provides companies with a step-by-step framework and key actions to start and advance their journey to net-zero […]
Smallholder farmers are a crucial part of the food value chain in India, as well as a critical element of the global food system.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people facing acute hunger could double.
As COVID-19 continues to impact millions of lives and jobs around the world, it is also making our global food system increasingly vulnerable.