This week: Jessie Cato from the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre talks about the latest tracker following the forced labour risks in the supply chains of the minerals necessary to transition global energy supply to renewables. Lithium, cobalt, copper, nickel are among the elements required for solar panels, batteries and wind turbines, and have significant supply chain human rights challenges.
Plus: Chatham House and UNEP report says food supply is responsible for 86% extinction risks; WWF’s plan for dairy to get to net zero; PepsiCo joint venture with Beyond Meat; UK renewables supply beat fossil fuels in 2020; and GM to be zero tailpipe emissions by 2035, in the news digest.
Host: Ian Welsh
Monday briefing – Collaboration to drive progress on decarbonisation
Navigating opportunities to deliver sustainable food systems
Tackling agricultural emissions and food loss
Weekly podcast – How to make tasty foods healthier
Beneath the surface: how data and technology can drive carbon farming and resilience at farm-level
Monday briefing – What's the sustainable approach to cotton?
ofi’s sustainability strategy launch
Legislation to implementation: ESPR and digital product passports
Circular plastics: challenges and opportunities ahead
Weekly podcast – Understanding scope 3 emissions in the cotton and grain supply chain
Field by field: scaling regenerative practices beyond pilots to wide adoption
Monday briefing – Farmer focus: what's really needed to drive sustainable food systems
The future of cotton farming: scaling regenerative sourcing
Engaging in landscape approaches: a how-to guide
Weekly briefing: KFC’s climate change commitments
Biological solutions for sustainable agriculture: how agri-food stakeholders can efficiently scale, accelerate and unlock innovation
Weekly podcast – How business can account for food loss to drive food security
Climate transitions: how Brazilian soy can adapt to meet future demands
Monday briefing – From field to future: engaging smallholder farmers to deliver sustainable food systems
Weekly podcast — The circular future for plastic and packaging
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