COFCO International announced on 1 July 2020 that it expects to achieve by 2023 full traceability of soy sourced directly from farmers all across Brazil, as it works to mitigate environmental and social challenges in the country’s soy supply chain.
COVID-19 has turned our world upside down.
Geneva, Switzerland, 1 July 2020: Today, through collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), leading construction and building materials companies provide an in-depth (…)
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, in collaboration with the United Nations Rome-based Agencies, will convene the Food Systems Summit in 2021, as a critical contribution to the Decade of Action to deliver the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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 (…)
Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security recognizes and supports transformational research in global agriculture.
With the support of more than 99% of its shareholders at its Annual General Meeting, Danone became today the first listed company to adopt the “Entreprise à Mission” model.
On a personal basis, my biggest event of 2020 should have been my long-planned orthopedic surgery.
Long gone are the days when sustainability was a nice-to-have, says Peter Bakker who believes that companies have the capacity to heal the world but is unsure whether they will react quickly enough.
Singapore, 23 June: Agribusinesses have a responsibility to ensure that human rights are respected within their operations and across their supply chains. Many of these (…)