To maintain the real-time social license to operate, and to safeguard the resources businesses need to exist, business must equally consider planet and people. Here are three examples of how this can be done.
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Syngenta Group Appoints Daniel Vennard as Chief Sustainability Officer
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As Chief Sustainability Officer, Vennard will help Syngenta Group continue strengthening its ability to help farmers practice regenerative agriculture. He will be responsible for developing and implementing Syngenta Group s sustainability and net-zero goals. He will also work with the business units to fully integrate sustainability into the Syngenta Group s business strategy. Daniel and his team will build on the company s Good Growth Plan, which is a bold set of commitments that provides a pathway towards regenerative agriculture to better enable food systems to work in harmony with nature.
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The foods we choose to put on our plates or toss away – could have more of an ecological impact than many of us realize.
On Earth Day, here are some ways to consider how our diet impacts the planet.
Waste not, want not
You ve heard the numbers on food waste. More than 30 percent of available food is tossed each year in America. It s enough to fill Chicago s 1,450-foot-tall Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower) 44 times over.
The U.S. has set an official goal to reduce food waste by 50 percent by the year 2030. Universities have begun to chip away at the food waste issue by promoting ugly fruit and vegetables and shifting away from pre-cooked, buffet style food, instead serving more cook-to-order options that can cut down on waste. Food service companies are working with farmers and chefs to get more blemished but edible produce into cafeterias across the country. Even religious groups are getting into the act, raising attention to the
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