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UNDERSTANDING RESILIENCE IN MANAGING SUSTAINABILITY RISK

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Our food and agriculture systems face unprecedented change. COVID has provided us with a rehearsal of the scale of disruption that is possible. In the first of this three-part series on starting or recalibrating a robust sustainability plan, The Committee on Sustainability Assessment, COSA, looks at resilience in agri-food systems.  Sustainability is engaged in many familiar ways: […]

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CAROLIN FESENBERG IS BLOMMERS NEW DIRECTOR OF COCOA SUSTAINABILITY

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Blommers Chocolate is the largest cocoa grinder in North America, supplying semi-finished products to major chocolate companies. Since its founding in 1939, the company has openly stated support for sustainable cocoa farming, as one of the founding members of the World Cocoa Foundation. The company has now appointed Carolin Fesenberg as their new Director of

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FINISH SCIENTISTS JOIN CLUB TO MAKE LAB-COFFEE TO ADDRESS SUSTAINABILITY CONCERNS

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The surging demand for coffee affects the world, and environmentalists and scientists are researching more sustainable methods of coffee production In just the last three decades alone, there was a 60% increase in production due to the rising demand for coffee, according to the International Coffee Organisation. However, the increase in output also means an

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SUSTAINABILITY TO DRIVE COCOA TRENDS IN 2022

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Olam Food Ingredients’ (OFI) Global Head of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, Christopher Stewart, believes sustainability will be the primary driver of Cocoa trends in 2022. OFI is a large global supplier of Cocoa and other food ingredients such as coffee, nuts and spices. In an article for ConfectionaryNews, Stewart explained he is confident that “the

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TWO REASONS TO BE OPTIMISTIC ON INDUSTRY SUSTAINABILITY

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It’s unfortunately true that bad news is more popular, but I want to buck the trend and start the new year to discuss two positive drivers of change in the industry. It’s something I’ve been thinking about recently – and interesting that they’re coming from unexpected quarters. Am I being naive? Let me know your

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SEEDS OF SUSTAINABILITY

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There is a massive and unmet need in most coffee growing regions for new coffee trees.  But being able to find, let alone afford, high quality, genetically conforming traditional and improved varieties is the exception rather than the rule.  It’s surprising that this sustainability constraint receives so little attention. Perhaps it’s because we see producers

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SUSTAINABILITY. EASIER SAID THAN UNDERSTOOD? NEW REPORTING REGULATIONS

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Transparency has become a watchword separating good from bad behaviour on sustainability issues. An example of this is to explain something in clear unambiguous terms so that the intended audience is not misled about a company’s activity. Consider the word ‘Sustainable’. What does it mean when a company claims to be following a sustainable strategy?

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SUSTAINABILITY AND DEFORESTATION IN THE COCOA INDUSTRY

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Preface This article set out to capture the essence of the major problems around deforestation in the industry. In hindsight, that may have been naively ambitious. Much of it represents my own learning journey, no doubt with some way further to go. There is a lot of data to trawl through, notwithstanding data from private

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