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Kraft Heinz sustainability chief reflects on 'interdependence'

GreenBiz

And we even have an upcoming "In Our Roots" program where we’re going to be working with suppliers to ensure that all of their agricultural practices satisfy our customer needs for safe food and traceable origin, [and] satisfy consumer demands for reliable supply, particularly of affordable nutritious food. Food & Agriculture.

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PepsiCo CSO on embedding sustainability into 'day-to-day business'

GreenBiz

The same week that PepsiCo announced its new ambition, the company’s foundation extended the terms of its 14-year-long relationship with the Inter-American Development Bank — with initiatives including a fund meant to promote the inclusion of women in regenerative, sustainable agricultural models in Latin America. And it's flight by flight.

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Circularity in the Era of Overshoot

Chris Hall

The report drew its thinking in part from other regenerative models including industrial symbiosis, biomimicry and cradle-to-cradle. For example, from a practical corporate supply chain perspective, and according to Austrian textile and fibres producer Lenzing : “the concept of the circular economy aims to keep raw materials in a closed loop.

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Why Working for Cisco Means Better Sustainability for the Future

Cisco CSR

In doing so, Cisco’s commitment to achieve our purpose, also ensures a sustainable and regenerative future for our planet so that people and ecosystems can thrive. Here are 5 ways I have seen Cisco’s commitment to sustainability play out in my daily role: 1. As a Systems Engineer , I know that our partner community is critical to Cisco.

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Social Enterprises Can Grow Their Revenue and Impact by Partnering with Corporations – Here’s How to Support Them

James Militzer

There are five key trends coming together across sectors to create this huge window of opportunity for social enterprises: Social Procurement. The pandemic pierced the reality of “business as usual” in many ways, including by revealing the fragility and unsustainability of existing supply chains.

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What starting a spice company in Tanzania taught me about sustainability and equity

Corporate Knights

Much of my early career entailed bridging gaps between corporate objectives for mineral extraction and equitable access and distribution of resources to local communities. Those were nascent days of corporate social responsibility, when the focus was on corporate image, not substantive changes to business practice.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

The second is a commitment to sourcing 100 percent of the natural materials Timberland uses from regenerative agriculture, such as leather for boots. At REI, as a senior sustainability analyst, she is looking externally at the supply chain for its branded products and the footprint of the 1,400 brands it stocks. .

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