This week: Andy Hoffman, professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, on why business has to evolve to embrace sustainability across functions and accept that profit is only one measure of success. Business may be the problem, he argues, but is also clearly the solution.
Plus: H&M and Ikea developing new low impact fibres from forests; Sainsbury’s to take back and recycle plastic films; palm oil’s SE Asian deforestation impact down 58% year on year in 2020 says Chain Reaction Research; and, AB InBev takes up $10.1bn sustainability-linked loan facility, in the news digest.
Host: Ian Welsh
How one food start-up wants to stop shipping water
Nestlé’s strategic shift away from single-use plastic
Weekly podcast: The radical solutions necessary for decarbonisation at scale
Climate crisis: are there reasons for hope?
Sustainable Apparel Barometer 2021 – collaboration for sector transformation
Weekly podcast: From pdfs to QR codes – the changing face of consumer engagement
Is heat-impacted worker health the next big reputation risk?
Weekly podcast: Recycling polyester, durability and no more apparel sector ‘business as usual’
The ‘knowing what to do with farm data’ cocoa sector challenge
Weekly podcast: Packaging strategy in a less plastic world
Is climate positive food possible?
Weekly podcast: The corporate challenges in tackling climate change at pace
Asking the unasked questions about smallholder farmer supply chains
Weekly podcast: Climate risks to worker health in commodity supply chains
How a community development approach can deliver for smallholder farmers
How to work with uncertified palm oil farmers
Weekly podcast: Can food really be climate-positive?
Challenges to the seafood sector from a changing climate
Weekly podcast: Barry Callebaut and Cargill on how data drives value chain traceability
How natural climate solutions deliver effective GHG reductions
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