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Danone's Eric Soubeiran: 'The food system is broken'

GreenBiz

As such, the company is working with farmers worldwide to adopt a regenerative approach to farming that encourages healthier soil and ecosystems, better water stewardship and a broader diversity of cultivated seeds and crops. Regenerative Agriculture. It's hard to do that when you have huge [price] volatility.". Food & Agriculture.

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New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion

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Global Compact member since 2008. It included launching the "Kering for Nature Fund: 1 Million Hectares for the Planet" to support the fashion industry’s transition to regenerative agriculture. They’ve been committed to sustainability for decades and a U.N. Krelyne Andrew, head of sustainability at Sappi Verve, explains why.

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The unmasking of Corporate America

GreenBiz

traded stocks, were filled by women in 2019, up from just 12 percent in 2008 — racial diversity has not. . The anti-racist continuum could be applied, with only modest modification, to corporate sustainability or social responsibility, from reactive and recalcitrant polluters at one end, to proactive and regenerative beacons at the other.

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Secrets for circular supply chain partnerships from Interface and Aquafil

GreenBiz

"When I see a landfill I see a goldmine," Aquafil Chairman and CEO Giulio Bonazzi told a banker in 2008, pitching his circular vision for using waste materials instead of oil to produce nylon yarn. When he heard Interface legend Ray Anderson position Interface as a regenerative company by 2020, he thought the man had lost his mind.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Spending the past year as Ecolab’s president and COO, he joined as an executive vice president in 2008 after capping off 15 years as Nestlé’s head of corporate sales in Europe. billion toward regenerative agriculture into 2025. Beck, trained in mechanical engineering and aerodynamics, worked at one time for the European Space Agency.

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Mondel?z 2022 Snacking Made Right Report: More Sustainable Ingredients

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Our goal for our European business is to have 100% of the wheat volume needed for our biscuit production grown under the strengthened Harmony Regenerative charter by 2030 1 while we continue to learn from our North American wheat sustainability programs. These practices will help reduce GHG emissions from Harmony wheat fields.

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Vanguard Renewables Announces That the Sugarman of Vermont Joins the New England Chapter of the Farm Powered Strategic Alliance

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Over the years, The Sugarman has consistently expanded its customer base, forming key partnerships in 1993 and 2008. Even during the worldwide maple syrup shortage of 2008, the company managed to grow by implementing innovative strategies such as their maple syrup reserve and fostering strong relationships with farm family partners.

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