COFCO commits to sustainable soy supply chain
COFCO International has committed to making its soy supply chain free of deforestation and land conversion by 2030 in environmentally sensitive regions of South America, including the Amazon and Cerrado.
Tag: Scaling Positive Agriculture
Nestlé announces innovative plan to tackle child labor risks, increase farmer income and achieve full traceability in cocoa
Nestlé today announced a new plan to tackle child labor risks in cocoa production.
An exciting future for positive agriculture at a global scale
We have a historical opportunity to transition our farming system to one that achieves positive outcomes for climate, nature and people, say Tony Siantonas and Eike Sindlinger.
Members of the Soft Commodities Forum deliver progress on soy supply chain traceability to track deforestation and conversion risks in the Cerrado
In their December 2021 progress report, published today, members of WBCSD’s Soft Commodities Forum (SCF) reaffirm their commitments to increase the transparency and traceability of their Cerrado-sourced soy supply chains, to track sourcing where there are the highest risks of deforestation and conversion.
Investing in soil health to help transform food and agriculture systems
WBCSD’s Soil Investment Hub launches new guidance report to support food and agriculture companies to invest in impactful, high-value, and long-term solutions for healthy soils along their supply chain and beyond.
COP26: highlights from a Food & Agriculture perspective
In November 2021, the world was convened in Glasgow to discuss urgent climate action during the annual UNFCCC COP26.
New guidance for business to assess and value its freshwater impacts
Freshwater is one of the significant areas of impact of the food and agriculture system. WBCSD launches new guidance for business to account for, value and report on freshwater impacts
Leading banking institutions join forces in new initiative to support decarbonization of the agriculture sector
Rabobank, Santander, Wells Fargo, and Barclays are among top banks working together to support their food, agriculture and land use sector clients in the transition to net-zero.
Regen10 to work with over 500 million farmers to scale regenerative food production by 2030
Today at COP26, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and 12 partners announced Regen10, an ambitious collective action plan to scale regenerative food production systems, worldwide, in a decade.
For refreshed and more inclusive agricultural policy
In the following series of articles entitled Voices from the Field, food producers address the greatest challenge facing food systems.