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Five minutes with: Jane Bevis, British Retail Consortium (formerly)
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Jane Bevis has been a longtime friend of 2degrees with great experience with sustainability in the retail sector. We stopped to have a quick chat with Jane to see what about … -
Food miles: Re-opening a seasoned debate
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The perceived wisdom that importing food creates significant CO2 emissions - while sourcing local and seasonal food is more environmentally sustainable - is currently … -
Locally grown food is often not ethically grown, produced, and delivered
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Foods that are sustainable, organic, or locally grown are often produced under highly inequitable working conditions, says a new report. The report assesses company oversight … -
Podcast #57: What should we know about local and seasonal food sourcing?
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What do you know about local food sourcing? We held a session with Mark Holmes of ADAS and Peter Lefort of Community Action Groups to give us some insights into this … -
Business interruption: An invisible threat that causes very visible losses
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Business interruption and contingent business interruption (CBI) – which provides insurance cover in the event of a failure of a key supplier caused by physical damage – … -
Disruptive changes coming in technologies of food production
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Changes in the way food is grown will soon represent risk to existing dominant players worldwide and create new opportunities in agriculture, a new report finds. Increasing … -
KFC UK to exclude unsustainable suppliers from its supply chain
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KFC UK/Ireland, the UK’s third biggest fast-food retailer, has officially announced its intentions to remove suppliers that contribute to unsustainable sourcing. Asia Pulp & … -
Benchmark your progress on product portfolio footprinting
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Today, we invite you to get involved in our project to assess the current state of play when it comes to companies undertaking product portfolio footprinting. How much do you … -
Three core elements for creating sustainable business in developing countries
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Cafédirect recently won the Beyond Business award from This is Africa (a Financial Times publication). The competitions had different prize categories from Core Business … -
The Cool Farm Institute releases free tool for measuring farmers’ carbon footprints
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A new, free tool has been made available for farmers and suppliers. The Cool Farm Tool (CFT) is an industry-supported online carbon calculator designed to help growers …
