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From Waste to Resource: Circularity In Food Systems

Sustainability Update

Absurd as it sounds, this is equivalent to the waste happening in the American food system. food supply is wasted annually — between 492 and 1,032 pounds of food per person. Waste in the food system creates multiple problems. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 35% of the U.S.

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KFC China Expands CSR Initiatives To Support Underprivileged Children, Promote Social Inclusion, and Reduce Environmental Impacts and Food Waste

3BL Media

At the event, KFC China announced the expansion of several corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives that cover a wide range of areas, including supporting the disadvantaged, preserving the environment and reducing food waste. The program reduces food waste and GHG emissions.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance exec talks plastic, packaging and COVID-19

GreenBiz

I recently spoke with Richard Ellis, vice president of corporate social responsibility (CSR) at WBA, via Zoom. This enables us to then segregate all of the different waste and then to recycle and then resell, reuse, all of those sorts of things.

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Kraft Heinz sustainability chief reflects on 'interdependence'

GreenBiz

Decrease waste by 20 percent across all Kraft Heinz manufacturing operations by 2025. That’s a higher percentage than its previous commitment, which focused on waste to landfill. Working and partnering with our supply chain to make sure that they have the training and expertise and understanding of our expectations.

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People Behind CSR at Cisco: How the Send IT Back Mobile App Contributes to a Circular Economy

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: We have a blog series that focuses on the people behind Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at Cisco. It depletes our natural resources, creating too much waste, and produces carbon emissions that contribute to climate change. by Stacey Faucett. SOURCE: Cisco Systems Inc.

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Illumina Ranks Among Top Scores on Dow Jones Sustainability Index and CDP

3BL Media

Illumina achieved the highest overall industry score as well as the top industry score in the categories of corporate governance, business ethics, social reporting, environmental reporting, supply chain management, ethical marketing, and labor practice indicators. CDP defines top status as an A score.

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Circularity in the Era of Overshoot

Chris Hall

By the early 2000s, China had integrated the notions of non-linear systems and circularity into its industrial and environmental policies to make them resource-, production-, waste-, use-, and life cycle-oriented. According to the foundation , the circular economy is a system where materials never become waste and nature is regenerated.

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