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Terry Slavin, (Jan 11, 2023)
In the latest issue of The Sustainable Business Review, our columnists assess the year ahead, from growing pressure on brands to walk the talk of their net-zero commitments to the rising agenda of nature loss and showing progress on the S in ESG
Oliver Balch, (Oct 25, 2022)
Oliver Balch meets Rob Cameron, spokesman for the world's biggest packaged food company, and asks him about the company's recipe for reaching net-zero emissions
Mark Hillsdon, (Sep 8, 2022)
Mark Hillsdon looks at pilot projects from seaweed in cattle feed to new grazing practices, but asks whether the industry is going fast enough
Mark Hillsdon, (Sep 7, 2022)
Retailers, big brands and commodity traders are all backing initiatives to reduce deforestation risk from the crop, but progress is thin on the ground, reports Mark Hillsdon
Sarah LaBrecque, (Sep 7, 2022)
Sarah LaBrecque reports on nascent efforts by farmers and food brands including General Mills, Unilever, PepsiCo and Nestle to turn the tide on decades of destructive industrialised agriculture in the U.S.
Angeli Mehta, (Sep 7, 2022)
Nestle, PepsiCo and McCain Foods are trialling ways of driving down carbon emissions in their British supply chains. Angeli Mehta reports
Angeli Mehta, (Sep 7, 2022)
Supportive policy has led food brands to pilot a plethora of regenerative agriculture pilot projects in Europe, but lack of common definitions and metrics are stymying ability to scale
Bastien Sachet, (Apr 19, 2021)
Comment: Bastien Sachet, CEO at Earthworm Foundation, says Nestlé, Lidl, Bonduelle and McCain are among companies that are driving regenerative agriculture practices in their supply chains
Colin Mayer, (Apr 14, 2021)
COMMENT: Colin Mayer of the Saïd Business School at Oxford University makes the case for a new management perspective that empowers companies to flourish while making a positive impact
Nadine Hawa, (Dec 9, 2020)
Companies that want to credibly lead on tackling climate change have to take their customers – and governments – with them. Nadine Hawa reports
Pedro Moura Costa, (Oct 27, 2020)
Comment: BVRio’s Pedro Moura Costa says the 3R Initiative, backed by Danone, Nestlé and Tetra Pak, has created the first global marketplace for the circular economy with the Circular Action Hub
Mark Hillsdon, (May 27, 2020)
With the 20km of land that surrounds urban areas home to 40% of all global croplands, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation believes the road to a more circular food system starts at city hall. Mark Hillsdon reports
Oliver Balch, (Mar 27, 2020)
Oliver Balch reports on how business has responded during an unprecedented week for the global economy
Mark Hillsdon, (Mar 7, 2020)
Jair Bolsonaro's anti-environment rhetoric has led to the collapse of initiatives like the Cerrado Mechanism and Soy Moratorium to hold the line on deforestation, but civil society and progressive companies in Brazil are fighting back. Mark Hillsdon reports
Terry Slavin, (Feb 10, 2020)
Terry Slavin reports on how brands like Nestlé, Mars, PepsiCo and Unilever are turning to tech and partners on the ground to monitor deforestation risk around the mills that supply them
Terry Slavin, (Feb 9, 2020)
Unilever is leading efforts to invest in projects to make entire districts deforestation-free in partnership with NGOs like IDH, while Rainforest Alliance is starting to apply its seal to products with palm oil, write Terry Slavin and Mark Hillsdon
