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 […]

Global Agribusiness Alliance announces new Chair

CEO of Phoenix to become new Chair from 2019 Singapore, 25 October 2018: Today, the Global Agribusiness Alliance (GAA) announced the nomination of Mr Gaurav Dhawan, CEO of Phoenix , the world’s second largest rice-trader as its new Chair for  2019. On taking up his new role, Mr Dhawan said “Agribusinesses have a crucial role to play in embedding […]

Leading companies commit to action in climate smart agriculture – essential to achieving Paris Agreement goals

Unilever, Olam, Barry Callebaut, Syngenta, Rabobank and the We Mean Business coalition spearhead CSA 100, which aims to close the emissions reduction gap and limit temperature rise to well below 2-degrees C  Singapore, 24 October 2018: Today, CEOs from a number of member companies belonging to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)  launched CSA […]

Launch of the Food Loss and Waste Value calculator

Geneva– 19 October 2018: On 25 September 2018, at the Champions 12.3 event, FReSH announced the creation of the Food Loss and Waste Value Calculator that allows to instantly estimate the value of food loss and waste in terms of the nutrition being lost and in terms of environmental impacts.  FReSH recognizes the immense opportunity of addressing food loss and waste to improve […]

New Partnership Aims to Drastically Cut Food Loss and Waste in Indonesia

Copenhagen, 30 August 2018: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that one-third of all food produced annually for human consumption in the world is lost or wasted. In Indonesia, a country of 260 million people, the equivalent of 300 kilograms (660 pounds) per person is wasted, largely before fruits, vegetables, and grains […]

Business leadership on water, sanitation and hygiene: WBCSD launches WASH Pledge impact report

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today launched the WASH Pledge impact report: Maximizing business contribution towards water, sanitation and hygiene. Geneva / New York City, 17 July 2018: This publication provides a business case for companies to implement WASH at the workplace and it also showcases the action that signatories of the WASH at […]

Prestigious World Food Prize awarded to Geneva-based food system and nutrition champions David Nabarro and Lawrence Haddad

Geneva, Switzerland, 25 June 2018: The World Food Prize Committee today announced the award of the 2018 World Food Prize to Dr. David Nabarro, Strategic Director of Skills, Systems & Synergies for Sustainable Development (4SD) and Dr. Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN).  The Prize was founded in 1986 by Nobel […]

New report shows responsible business is key to long-term value of agri-business companies

London and Geneva 17 April: A new report by Earth Security Group offers an innovation framework for CEOs of global agri-business companies to navigate a more complex set of systemic social and environmental pressures around the world. The report will help companies to implement the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI), developed by the […]

New WBCSD CEO Guide highlights why business must manage water wisely to become resilient

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today launched the CEO Guide to Water: building resilient business – a new resource making the case for executive business action on water and outlining key steps for business to take to sustainably manage water. Geneva / Brasilia, 18 March 2017: The materiality of water is clear and urgent, as […]

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