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Keywords: Baby Food; Bakery and Cereal; Confectionery; Dairy & Soy Food; Dairy Alternatives; Eggs; ESG; Fish & Seafood; Fresh produce; Comment; Corporate responsibility EN Baby Food Bakery and Cereal Confectionery Dairy & Soy Food Dairy Alternatives Eggs ESG Fish & Seafood Fresh produce Comment Corporate responsibility N.PAG N.PAG 1 01/31/23 20230125 NES 230125 Although new initiatives have been launched and progress made in recent years, the CPG industry is still a laggard when it comes to promoting diversity and inclusion. I'd also like to see major CPG companies look into creating loan funds for early-stage and emerging CPG companies started by traditionally under-represented founders. [Extracted from the article]

Alcoholic Beverages, Baby Food, Beer & cider, Confectionery, Dairy & Soy Food, Environment, ESG, Fish & Seafood, Fresh produce, Frozen, Homepage, Industry News, News, Corporate responsibility Keywords: Alcoholic Beverages; Baby Food; Beer & cider; Confectionery; Dairy & Soy Food; Environment; ESG; Fish & Seafood; Fresh produce; Frozen; Homepage; Industry News; News; Corporate responsibility EN Alcoholic Beverages Baby Food Beer & cider Confectionery Dairy & Soy Food Environment ESG Fish & Seafood Fresh produce Frozen Homepage Industry News News Corporate responsibility N.PAG N.PAG 1 12/07/22 20221201 NES 221201 EU targets for packaging recycling have been met with scepticism as industry bodies claim the necessary infrastructure is not yet there. [Extracted from the article]

Indeed, if COP26 is anything to go by, it would seem the UN climate conference framework may be good at bringing countries together on paper, but it is not so good at ensuring implementation. Keywords: Environment; ESG; Comment; Corporate responsibility EN Environment ESG Comment Corporate responsibility N.PAG N.PAG 1 11/18/22 20221114 NES 221114 There is a long list of unfulfilled COP26 promises. [Extracted from the article]

Companies including Mars and McCain Foods, as well as fertiliser supplier Yara International and upmarket UK grocer Waitrose, today (3 November) published an "action plan" to "scale up" the use of regenerative agriculture. Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Confectionery; Dairy & Soy Food; Environment; ESG; Fresh produce; Frozen; Meat; Pan-industry; Refrigerated; Homepage; Industry News; News; Corporate responsibility; Mars; McCain Foods; Mondelez International; PepsiCo EN Bakery and Cereal Confectionery Dairy & Soy Food Environment ESG Fresh produce Frozen Meat Pan-industry Refrigerated Homepage Industry News News Corporate responsibility Mars McCain Foods Mondelez International PepsiCo N.PAG N.PAG 1 11/08/22 20221103 NES 221103 The adoption of regenerative agriculture is proving "too slow" with the "economics" for farmers unworkable, a group of agri and packaged food majors have said. [Extracted from the article]

Generally, efforts to incorporate reusable packaging models have gone into reverse - just 1.2% of the packaging in 2021 was reusable (down from 1.5% two years ago) and fewer companies are now planning pilots. Keywords: Baby Food; Bakery and Cereal; Confectionery; Dairy & Soy Food; Eggs; Environment; ESG; Fish & Seafood; Fresh produce; Frozen; Comment; Homepage; Corporate responsibility; JBS; Mars; Mondelez International; Nestle; PepsiCo; Tyson Foods EN Baby Food Bakery and Cereal Confectionery Dairy & Soy Food Eggs Environment ESG Fish & Seafood Fresh produce Frozen Comment Homepage Corporate responsibility JBS Mars Mondelez International Nestle PepsiCo Tyson Foods N.PAG N.PAG 1 11/08/22 20221103 NES 221103 Are you sitting comfortably?. [Extracted from the article]

"The business case comes down to brands being fit for purpose for the future" - Nestlé on the packaging changes for KitKat and Quality Street [Nestlé says those assessments show the new KitKat wrappers will reduce the carbon footprint of two-finger packaging by about 20% when compared with the existing materials. Keywords: Confectionery; Environment; ESG; Interviews; Corporate responsibility; Nestle EN Confectionery Environment ESG Interviews Corporate responsibility Nestle N.PAG N.PAG 1 11/08/22 20221102 NES 221102 Nestlé is changing the wrappers used on KitKat chocolate bars and Quality Street chocolates in the UK and Ireland in a bid to make them more environmentally-friendly. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Baby Food; Bakery and Cereal; Confectionery; Dairy & Soy Food; Environment; ESG; Grain; Nut; Rice & Seed Milk Alternatives; Pan-industry; Refrigerated; Savoury Snacks; Homepage; Industry News; News; Corporate responsibility; Mars; Nestle; PepsiCo; Unilever EN Baby Food Bakery and Cereal Confectionery Dairy & Soy Food Environment ESG Grain Nut Rice & Seed Milk Alternatives Pan-industry Refrigerated Savoury Snacks Homepage Industry News News Corporate responsibility Mars Nestle PepsiCo Unilever N.PAG N.PAG 1 11/08/22 20221102 NES 221102 A progress report on big food and drink companies' attempts to make their plastic packaging more sustainable by 2025 suggests many of them are likely to miss their targets. Amongst the other top ten largest FMCG firms by revenue that are signatories to this commitment, Nestlé and Unilever decreased their usage of virgin plastic over the same period, by 8% and 18% respectively. [Extracted from the article]

The US food industry could do much to temper the party-political discourse in relation to food policy and respond to the Biden national food strategy constructively, as in fairness the major national associations have so far done, would be a good start. Keywords: Baby Food; Bakery and Cereal; Confectionery; Dairy & Soy Food; Eggs; ESG; Fish & Seafood; Fresh produce; Frozen; Grain; Nut; Rice & Seed Milk Alternatives; Comment; Homepage; Corporate responsibility EN Baby Food Bakery and Cereal Confectionery Dairy & Soy Food Eggs ESG Fish & Seafood Fresh produce Frozen Grain Nut Rice & Seed Milk Alternatives Comment Homepage Corporate responsibility N.PAG N.PAG 1 11/07/22 20221101 NES 221101 The new US National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, unveiled by President Biden five weeks ago, sees the White House taking a strong lead on improving diets and addressing obesity rates, as the Obama-Biden administration had done but Donald Trump most definitely did not. [Extracted from the article]

Arla calculates that for its average farmer, with an average annual milk production of 1.2m kg, approximately $25,400 of the milk price will be earned via sustainability activities. Keywords: Dairy & Soy Food; ESG; Refrigerated; Company News; Homepage; News; Arla Foods; Corporate responsibility EN Dairy & Soy Food ESG Refrigerated Company News Homepage News Arla Foods Corporate responsibility N.PAG N.PAG 1 10/11/22 20221007 NES 221007 A sustainability initiative has been launched by international dairy cooperative Arla Foods to encourage farmers to lower their carbon footprint. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Dairy & Soy Food; ESG; Meat; Pan-industry; Analysis; Homepage; Arla Foods; Corporate responsibility; Danone; General Mills; Nestle; Sustainability Watch; Unilever; Yeo Valley Organic EN Dairy & Soy Food ESG Meat Pan-industry Analysis Homepage Arla Foods Corporate responsibility Danone General Mills Nestle Sustainability Watch Unilever Yeo Valley Organic N.PAG N.PAG 1 09/27/22 20220921 NES 220921 Danone's greenhouse gas emissions are around 26MtCo2e, and agriculture accounts for 61% of them. In 2018, with the help of WWF France, the company defined regenerative agriculture as a set of farming practices that helps protect soils, water and biodiversity, and improve animal welfare, while acknowledging the key role of farmers. "If you take care of the land and people who farm the land [...] we can radically change the food system", says Heather Terry, founder and CEO at the US healthier snacks brand GoodSam Foods. [Extracted from the article]

Ben & Jerry's unsuccessfully sued Unilever after it announced it was selling the lsrael Ben & Jerry's operation and that its products would be sold in the disputed territory, arguing the deal violated the two parties' original merger and shareholder agreement. Keywords: Frozen; Ice Cream; Company News; Homepage; News; Ben & Jerry's; Corporate responsibility; Unilever EN Frozen Ice Cream Company News Homepage News Ben & Jerry's Corporate responsibility Unilever N.PAG N.PAG 1 09/13/22 20220907 NES 220907 US ice cream firm Ben & Jerry's is to continue with its legal challenge to parent company Unilever over the sale of its products in Israel. [Extracted from the article]

Before the 1980s, CEO pay would very often have been part of a company-wide pay structure. The disproportionate growth in CEO remuneration, when measured against increases in median salaries and even company performance, has provoked criticism from campaigners for decades, with the debate intensifying in recent years. [Extracted from the article]

PepsiCo Pep+ PepsiCo released its first green bond in 2019, issuing a 30-year US$1bn senior note offering. Bakery and Cereal, Dairy & Soy Food, Environment, Savoury Snacks, Company News, News, Corporate responsibility, PepsiCo Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Dairy & Soy Food; Environment; Savoury Snacks; Company News; News; Corporate responsibility; PepsiCo EN Bakery and Cereal Dairy & Soy Food Environment Savoury Snacks Company News News Corporate responsibility PepsiCo N.PAG N.PAG 1 07/26/22 20220721 NES 220721 PepsiCo has issued a ten-year "green bond" valued at US$1.25bn, which will go towards a range of sustainability projects governed by the drinks giant's Pep+ climate programme. [Extracted from the article]

Just Food guide: The road to net zero - Big Food's emissions pledges Just Food analysis: How ambitious are emissions targets of food manufacturers? Keywords: Baby Food; Bakery and Cereal; Confectionery; Dairy & Soy Food; Eggs; Fish & Seafood; Fresh produce; Frozen; Ice Cream; Meat; Homepage; News; Corporate responsibility EN Baby Food Bakery and Cereal Confectionery Dairy & Soy Food Eggs Fish & Seafood Fresh produce Frozen Ice Cream Meat Homepage News Corporate responsibility N.PAG N.PAG 1 06/27/22 20220621 NES 220621 New research reveals the largest food and beverage companies in developed countries are set to fall short of an industry target to cut their carbon footprint for 2030, research claims. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Baby Food; Bakery and Cereal; Confectionery; Dairy & Soy Food; Eggs; Environment; Fish & Seafood; Fresh produce; Frozen; Grain; Nut; Rice & Seed Milk Alternatives; Analysis; Homepage; Corporate responsibility; Sustainability Watch; Upfield EN Baby Food Bakery and Cereal Confectionery Dairy & Soy Food Eggs Environment Fish & Seafood Fresh produce Frozen Grain Nut Rice & Seed Milk Alternatives Analysis Homepage Corporate responsibility Sustainability Watch Upfield N.PAG N.PAG 1 06/27/22 20220620 NES 220620 Most consumers want to buy "greener" products and most food companies say they want to sell more of them. Some 67% of consumers using the Eco-score label, available through apps, websites and increasingly on packaging at retailers like Carrefour, Colruyt and Lidl, say they've shunned a product because of a low rating. Calls for harmony in eco-labels Most research suggests consumers trust third-party labels more than those run by industry, but are most confident in state-controlled labels. The real power of these labels is in shifting companies rather than consumers: they force brands to lighten their footprints in order to reduce their red products and grow their greens. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Environmental; Shelf-stable; Comment; Corporate responsibility; Kraft Heinz; NPD & innovation EN Environmental Shelf-stable Comment Corporate responsibility Kraft Heinz NPD & innovation N.PAG N.PAG 1 05/24/22 20220519 NES 220519 "This month, after 18 months of exploration, I am excited to be launching Rubies' ketchup in a recycled and 100% recyclable squeezy bottle format", wrote Rubies in the Rubble founder Jenny Costa at the end of April. Another issue flagged by packaging experts is whether recycling plants will identify the bottles as plastic because the paper and card stream tends to be flat while bottles are "3D". [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Dairy; Dairy alternatives; Frozen; Ice Cream; Infant Formula and Baby Food; Meat alternatives; Meat and Seafood; Pan-industry; Refrigerated; Homepage; News; Corporate responsibility; Danone; Kellogg; Kraft Heinz; Nestle EN Bakery and Cereal Dairy Dairy alternatives Frozen Ice Cream Infant Formula and Baby Food Meat alternatives Meat and Seafood Pan-industry Refrigerated Homepage News Corporate responsibility Danone Kellogg Kraft Heinz Nestle N.PAG N.PAG 1 05/04/22 20220427 NES 220427 Four more of the world's largest food manufacturers are facing questions from investors about the nutritional make-up of their product portfolios. ShareAction said investors now want Nestlé, Danone, Kellogg and Kraft Heinz to publish similar strategies in time for their 2023 annual reports. [Extracted from the article]

Based on the average of the Scopes 1 and 2 targets of 66 companies, the food manufacturing sector has committed to reducing 43.5% of emissions in 11.5 years. Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Dairy; Dairy alternatives; Eggs; Environmental; Fresh produce; Frozen; Ice Cream; Infant Formula and Baby Food; Meat alternatives; Analysis; Cargill; Corporate responsibility; Mondelez International; Unilever EN Bakery and Cereal Dairy Dairy alternatives Eggs Environmental Fresh produce Frozen Ice Cream Infant Formula and Baby Food Meat alternatives Analysis Cargill Corporate responsibility Mondelez International Unilever N.PAG N.PAG 1 05/04/22 20220427 NES 220427 On Friday 22 April, it was Earth Day. [Extracted from the article]

Environmental, Frozen, Meat alternatives, Meat and Seafood, Refrigerated, Vegetarian and Vegan, Homepage, News, Emerging markets, Corporate responsibility, JBS Keywords: Environmental; Frozen; Meat alternatives; Meat and Seafood; Refrigerated; Vegetarian and Vegan; Homepage; News; Corporate responsibility; Emerging markets; JBS EN Environmental Frozen Meat alternatives Meat and Seafood Refrigerated Vegetarian and Vegan Homepage News Corporate responsibility Emerging markets JBS N.PAG N.PAG 1 04/26/22 20220422 NES 220422 JBS, the world's biggest beef business, has been accused of "greenwash" over its efforts on emissions achieving net zero. [Extracted from the article]

Investor support growing Notwithstanding recent events at Unilever, there is increasing investor support for investment in sustainability. While he is concerned enterprise value narratives have fuelled what he acknowledges has been a "huge appetite on ESG" among investors, Alexander sees "little glimmers here and there" of shareholders adopting a broader perspective. [Extracted from the article]

Covid-19 has showed how a global crisis can seriously hamper efforts to combat climate change but, owing to its implications for global energy and food supply, the Ukraine crisis could constitute a far more serious impediment to climate action. Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Dairy; Fresh produce; Frozen; Pan-industry; Refrigerated; Shelf-stable; Comment; Homepage; Ukraine Crisis; Corporate responsibility; Emerging markets EN Bakery and Cereal Dairy Fresh produce Frozen Pan-industry Refrigerated Shelf-stable Comment Homepage Ukraine Crisis Corporate responsibility Emerging markets N.PAG N.PAG 1 04/11/22 20220406 NES 220406 The fact official pandemic-related legal restrictions in the UK were repealed on the very day Vladimir Putin launched Russia's invasion of Ukraine is, in itself, a coincidence, a minor historical detail of no great significance even to the UK. [Extracted from the article]

However, the reality is these initiatives are primarily reactive - responding to government mandates, consumer movements and, more significantly, activist groups like Berkeley, California-based As You Sow, which has made the elimination of virgin plastic and non-recyclable plastic food and beverage packaging by CPG companies one of its central missions. There are many sustainable food packaging alternatives being developed, including new packaging innovations made from mycelium and hemp. Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Dairy; Dairy alternatives; Eggs; Environmental; Fresh produce; Frozen; Ice Cream; Infant Formula and Baby Food; Meat alternatives; Comment; Corporate responsibility; Kraft Heinz EN Bakery and Cereal Dairy Dairy alternatives Eggs Environmental Fresh produce Frozen Ice Cream Infant Formula and Baby Food Meat alternatives Comment Corporate responsibility Kraft Heinz N.PAG N.PAG 1 03/11/22 20220307 NES 220307 Food and beverage companies, particularly the majors, need to get more proactive in setting the agenda for - and moving forward on - eliminating non-sustainable packaging, particularly the use of virgin and non-recyclable plastic. [Extracted from the article]

The likes of Mars (total emissions 33MtCO2e), Danone (26MtCO2e), Nestlé (113MtCO2e) and Unilever (32MtCO2e) all insist they are prioritising carbon cuts over carbon offsets - kind of. On page 11 of Unilever's climate tranisition action plan, the Knorr maker says: "We will not seek to meet our emissions reduction targets through the practice of purchasing and retiring carbon credits, known as offsetting." Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Dairy; Dairy alternatives; Eggs; Environmental; Fresh produce; Frozen; Ice Cream; Infant Formula and Baby Food; Meat alternatives; Analysis; Homepage; Arla Foods; Corporate responsibility; Danone; Mars; Nestle; Sustainability Watch; Unilever EN Bakery and Cereal Dairy Dairy alternatives Eggs Environmental Fresh produce Frozen Ice Cream Infant Formula and Baby Food Meat alternatives Analysis Homepage Arla Foods Corporate responsibility Danone Mars Nestle Sustainability Watch Unilever N.PAG N.PAG 1 03/02/22 20220224 NES 220224 To offset or not to offset? Unilever says where carbon credits are generated from projects supported by the fund they are not counted towards the company's emission reduction targets. [Extracted from the article]

Emmanuel Faber to stand down as Danone CEO amid investor pressure In March, Danone said Emmanuel Faber is to relinquish his role as the French dairy major's chief executive after seven years heading up the company. Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Dairy; Dairy alternatives; Eggs; Environmental; Fresh produce; Frozen; Ice Cream; Meat alternatives; Meat and Seafood; News; Beyond Meat; Campbell Soup Co.; Corporate responsibility; Danone; Ferrero; Food M&A; George Weston Limited; Mars; Mondelez International; Nestle EN Bakery and Cereal Dairy Dairy alternatives Eggs Environmental Fresh produce Frozen Ice Cream Meat alternatives Meat and Seafood News Beyond Meat Campbell Soup Co. Corporate responsibility Danone Ferrero Food M&A George Weston Limited Mars Mondelez International Nestle N.PAG N.PAG 1 12/28/21 20211223 NES 211223 Ferrero makes branded ice-cream push In February, Italy-based confectioner and sweet-snacks giant Ferrero announced it was taking on another part of the food industry. US baby-food firm Beech-Nut facing legal action over toxic metal claims April saw US baby-food firm Beech-Nut Nutrition sued by the Washington DC attorney general over allegations its products contained toxic metals. [Extracted from the article]

Bakery and Cereal, Covid-19, Dairy, Dairy alternatives, Eggs, Environmental, Fresh produce, Frozen, Ice Cream, Infant Formula and Baby Food, News, Amy's Kitchen, Arla Foods, Corporate responsibility, General Mills, Kraft Heinz, Quorn Foods, The Livekindly Collective We really need to step into phase two of Quorn - CEO Marco Bertacca on his plans to grow the UK meat-free firm It was a testing first 18 months in charge for Quorn Foods CEO Marco Bertacca but, in August, he set out his plans to drive the UK meat-free supplier forward. Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Covid-19; Dairy; Dairy alternatives; Eggs; Environmental; Fresh produce; Frozen; Ice Cream; Infant Formula and Baby Food; News; Amy's Kitchen; Arla Foods; Corporate responsibility; General Mills; Kraft Heinz; Quorn Foods; The Livekindly Collective EN Bakery and Cereal Covid-19 Dairy Dairy alternatives Eggs Environmental Fresh produce Frozen Ice Cream Infant Formula and Baby Food News Amy's Kitchen Arla Foods Corporate responsibility General Mills Kraft Heinz Quorn Foods The Livekindly Collective N.PAG N.PAG 1 12/28/21 20211222 NES 211222 We want to be Asia's leading plant-nutrition company - Growthwell Group's Justin Chou on how Singapore alt-protein firm plans to grow Growthwell Group executive director Justin Chou talked about the Singapore alt-protein firm's plans, which involved expansion in Asia and a vision for a presence along the supply chain. [Extracted from the article]

Food groups broach sore subject of vaccine mandates In the middle of 2021, a clutch of food companies publicly announced vaccine mandates for workers. JBS cyber attack shows why food companies must take security seriously The cyber attack at meat giant JBS in June showed how vulnerable food companies are to breaches. Keywords: AI; Bakery and Cereal; Cybersecurity; Dairy; Dairy alternatives; Eggs; Environmental; Fresh produce; Frozen; Ice Cream; News; Corporate responsibility; Danone; Food M&A; George Weston Limited; JBS; Nestle; Tyson Foods; Unilever EN AI Bakery and Cereal Cybersecurity Dairy Dairy alternatives Eggs Environmental Fresh produce Frozen Ice Cream News Corporate responsibility Danone Food M&A George Weston Limited JBS Nestle Tyson Foods Unilever N.PAG N.PAG 1 12/27/21 20211221 NES 211221 No jab, no job?. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Dairy; Dairy alternatives; Eggs; Environmental; Fresh produce; Frozen; Ice Cream; Infant Formula and Baby Food; Meat alternatives; Analysis; Corporate responsibility; Danone; Grupo Bimbo; JBS; Kraft Heinz; Mars; Mondelez International; Nestle; PepsiCo; Premier Foods EN Bakery and Cereal Dairy Dairy alternatives Eggs Environmental Fresh produce Frozen Ice Cream Infant Formula and Baby Food Meat alternatives Analysis Corporate responsibility Danone Grupo Bimbo JBS Kraft Heinz Mars Mondelez International Nestle PepsiCo Premier Foods N.PAG N.PAG 1 12/27/21 20211221 NES 211221 In this guide, you will see food manufacturers linking their targets on reducing emissions to Scopes 1, 2 and 3. It plans to reduce the absolute GHG emissions across its direct operations (Scopes 1 and 2 emissions) by 75% by 2030, against a 2015 baseline. PepsiCo In January 2021, PepsiCo set a target for absolute greenhouse-gas emissions and a pledge on net-zero emissions. The road to net zero - Big Food's emission pledges. [Extracted from the article]

Only around half of consumers (54%) trust food and beverage companies on climate change action, though that's above retail (49%) and fashion (43%). Experts at the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) this year picked through the strategies of the world's largest food and agriculture companies: more than one in four (27%) of the 350 firms failed to disclose any sustainability strategy at all. Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Dairy; Dairy alternatives; Eggs; Environmental; Fresh produce; Frozen; Ice Cream; Infant Formula and Baby Food; Meat alternatives; Comment; Corporate responsibility; Homepage Top Section; Sustainability Watch EN Bakery and Cereal Dairy Dairy alternatives Eggs Environmental Fresh produce Frozen Ice Cream Infant Formula and Baby Food Meat alternatives Comment Corporate responsibility Homepage Top Section Sustainability Watch N.PAG N.PAG 1 12/21/21 20211215 NES 211215 Last month, some of the world's largest consumer goods companies agreed to change their US recycling labels following a lawsuit based on unlawful and deceptive claims. In 2020, US$366m (EUR317m) was raised by cultivated meat companies (six times that in 2019), with 70 companies working on at least 15 different types of meat. [Extracted from the article]

"It's not like we're going to change COP overnight to all of a sudden recognise food systems as a priority", Patty Fong from the Global Alliance for the Future of Food told UK website Carbon Brief. Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Dairy; Dairy alternatives; Eggs; Environmental; Fresh produce; Frozen; Ice Cream; Infant Formula and Baby Food; Meat alternatives; Comment; Corporate responsibility; Danone; First Milk; Mars; PepsiCo EN Bakery and Cereal Dairy Dairy alternatives Eggs Environmental Fresh produce Frozen Ice Cream Infant Formula and Baby Food Meat alternatives Comment Corporate responsibility Danone First Milk Mars PepsiCo N.PAG N.PAG 1 12/07/21 20211129 NES 211129 "The science is clear", noted Francesca Carnibella in a blog for the UK-based Food Research Collaboration (FRC) this week. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Environmental; Meat and Seafood; Pan-industry; Snacks; News; Corporate responsibility; Homepage Top Section EN Bakery and Cereal Environmental Meat and Seafood Pan-industry Snacks News Corporate responsibility Homepage Top Section N.PAG N.PAG 1 11/23/21 20211118 NES 211118 The European Commission is proposing new rules that would see food commodity imports from countries where deforestation takes place banned from the EU. "The regulation sets mandatory due diligence rules for companies that want to place these commodities on the EU market with the aim to ensure that only deforestation-free and legal products are allowed on the EU market.". [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Environmental; Meat and Seafood; News; Corporate responsibility; Emerging markets; JBS EN Environmental Meat and Seafood News Corporate responsibility Emerging markets JBS N.PAG N.PAG 1 11/10/21 20211105 NES 211105 Global meat giant JBS is to use a feed supplement developed by Dutch ingredients business DSM to try to cut the methane produced by cows. The world's largest meat and dairy companies are coming under scrutiny over the methane emissions from their supply chains. COP26 - JBS to tackle methane through DSM tie-up. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Environmental; Snacks; News; Corporate responsibility; Emerging markets; Grupo Bimbo; Homepage Top Section EN Bakery and Cereal Environmental Snacks News Corporate responsibility Emerging markets Grupo Bimbo Homepage Top Section N.PAG N.PAG 1 11/09/21 20211104 NES 211104 Mexican bakery giant Grupo Bimbo has committed to reaching a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. COP26 - Grupo Bimbo makes net-zero commitment Bakery and Cereal, Environmental, Snacks, News, Corporate responsibility, Emerging markets, Grupo Bimbo, Homepage Top Section. [Extracted from the article]

The cacao fruit has been used to produce cocoa from its beans for applications in chocolate and bakery. Keywords: Environmental; Snacks; Analysis; Barry Callebaut; Corporate responsibility; Mondelez International; Nestle; NPD & innovation; Sustainability Watch EN Environmental Snacks Analysis Barry Callebaut Corporate responsibility Mondelez International Nestle NPD & innovation Sustainability Watch N.PAG N.PAG 1 11/09/21 20211104 NES 211104 Cacao fruit is emerging as a new kid on the block, with some major players in the confectionery industry believing in its potential as an ingredient beyond being the world's source of cocoa. Creating awareness around a product like the cacao fruit, with its unique flavours and environmental credentials, is one thing but it's a different ball game to convince consumers used to their favourite chocolate, for instance. [Extracted from the article]

Bakery and Cereal, Dairy, Frozen, Meat alternatives, Meat and Seafood, Refrigerated, News, Corporate responsibility, Dairy alternatives, Ice Cream, Pan-industry, Seafood alternatives, Emerging markets Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Dairy; Dairy alternatives; Frozen; Ice Cream; Meat alternatives; Meat and Seafood; Pan-industry; Refrigerated; Seafood alternatives; News; Corporate responsibility; Emerging markets EN Bakery and Cereal Dairy Dairy alternatives Frozen Ice Cream Meat alternatives Meat and Seafood Pan-industry Refrigerated Seafood alternatives News Corporate responsibility Emerging markets N.PAG N.PAG 1 11/09/21 20211103 NES 211103 Argentina is set to introduce warning labels on foods and drinks high in sugar, fats, sodium and caffeine. [Extracted from the article]

The body, which represents packaged-food companies operating in Spain, said it had been in talks with the country's government for a year over plans to update the advertising code. Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Frozen; Ice Cream; Snacks; Social; News; Corporate responsibility EN Bakery and Cereal Frozen Ice Cream Snacks Social News Corporate responsibility N.PAG N.PAG 1 11/02/21 20211029 NES 211029 The Spanish government has set out plans to ban the advertising of products - including confectionery, ice cream and sugary baked goods - at children. [Extracted from the article]

And, on another positive, it said Nestlé, France's Danone, Japan meat group NH Foods and Dutch dairy firm FrieslandCampina "provided complete and credible emissions estimates". Meat, dairy firms come up short on methane emissions - report Keywords: Dairy; Environmental; Meat and Seafood; News; Corporate responsibility; Danone; FrieslandCampina; Nestle EN Dairy Environmental Meat and Seafood News Corporate responsibility Danone FrieslandCampina Nestle N.PAG N.PAG 1 11/02/21 20211029 NES 211029 A campaign group says global meat and dairy companies need to put more intensity behind tackling methane gas emissions if the world is to limit climate change. [Extracted from the article]

The ESG strategy encompasses scope 1 and 2 emissions accompanied by performance monitoring, along with plans to work with its supply chain partners on a carbon-reduction programme. Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Environmental; Shelf-stable; Snacks; Vegetarian and Vegan; News; Corporate responsibility; Premier Foods EN Bakery and Cereal Environmental Shelf-stable Snacks Vegetarian and Vegan News Corporate responsibility Premier Foods N.PAG N.PAG 1 11/02/21 20211029 NES 211029 Premier Foods has set new greenhouse gas targets as the UK business seeks to achieve net zero across all emissions by 2050. [Extracted from the article]

The fastest-growing country was the United States, which saw 48.1% of all ESG job adverts in the three months ending May, increasing to 55.2% in the three months ending August. Keywords: Environmental; Analysis; Corporate responsibility EN Environmental Analysis Corporate responsibility N.PAG N.PAG 1 11/02/21 20211027 NES 211027 North America has extended its dominance of the hiring for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) roles among food manufacturers in the three months ending August, according to GlobalData research. [Extracted from the article]

The food and beverage major is selling Lay's and Doritos snacks displaying the labels. Keywords: Snacks; News; Corporate responsibility; Homepage Top Section; PepsiCo EN Snacks News Corporate responsibility Homepage Top Section PepsiCo N.PAG N.PAG 1 10/25/21 20211019 NES 211019 PepsiCo has added Nutri-Score labels on products it sells in Germany. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Environmental; Meat and Seafood; News; Corporate responsibility; Danish Crown; Homepage Top Section EN Environmental Meat and Seafood News Corporate responsibility Danish Crown Homepage Top Section N.PAG N.PAG 1 10/19/21 20211014 NES 211014 Denmark-based meat giant Danish Crown has dropped its "climate-controlled pig" labelling on pork products after criticism from environmental groups and resistance from supermarket chains. Danish Crown drops "climate-controlled pig" label after "greenwashing" row, supermarket pushback In online information Danish Crown has provided on the label, the company says the label "gives the consumer a guarantee that the climate footprint of pork has been reduced by at least 25% per year since 2005". [Extracted from the article]

Bakery and Cereal, Dairy, Dairy alternatives, Environmental, Frozen, Ice Cream, Infant Formula and Baby Food, Meat alternatives, Meat, poultry & eggs, Pan-industry, News, Corporate responsibility, Nestle Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Dairy; Dairy alternatives; Environmental; Frozen; Ice Cream; Infant Formula and Baby Food; Meat alternatives; Meat; poultry & eggs; Pan-industry; News; Corporate responsibility; Nestle EN Bakery and Cereal Dairy Dairy alternatives Environmental Frozen Ice Cream Infant Formula and Baby Food Meat alternatives Meat poultry & eggs Pan-industry News Corporate responsibility Nestle N.PAG N.PAG 1 10/12/21 20211007 NES 211007 Nestlé has reached "peak carbon" but introducing regenerative agriculture into its supply chain is vital for the company to hit its targets on greenhouse-gas emissions, CEO Mark Schneider has said. [Extracted from the article]

The past nine months have seen a rapid, heady spate of announcements, starting in March 2021 when US President Joe Biden said that he and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson were hatching a plan to set up an infrastructure effort that rivalled BRI. Keywords: Environmental; Comment; Corporate responsibility EN Environmental Comment Corporate responsibility N.PAG N.PAG 1 10/11/21 20211005 NES 211005 An antidote to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been a I long time i coming. [Extracted from the article]

From 2018 to 2019, the company reduced its Scope 1 emissions by 1.6% from 13.6 Mt to 13.4 Mt, its Scope 2 emissions by 18% from 2.54 Mt to 2.08 Mt and its Scope 3 emissions by 1.9% from 54.2 Mt to 51.1 Mt. As of 2021, over 75% of the company's active installed generation capacity is emission-free, according to the GlobalData Power Plant database, with the company closing 17 coal and oil plants since 2001. According to GlobalData, this might mean that either companies are not effectively communicating their ESG strategies or that the actual number of companies not taking action is bigger than the 28% who said their company was not changing its practices. Keywords: Environmental; Analysis; Corporate responsibility EN Environmental Analysis Corporate responsibility N.PAG N.PAG 1 10/11/21 20211005 NES 211005 In a survey published in July, research analytics company GlobalData gauged the business community's current sentiment towards emerging technologies across industries. [Extracted from the article]

"The Achilles heel of the food sector are Scope 3 emissions, also known as value chain emissions, which make up the majority of the emissions from the sector." Reducing GHG footprint from farm to fork The food system's agricultural foundation is also reflected in the breakdown of the food greenhouse gas footprint by stage in the value chain. "The new investor expectations report encourages companies to look at both emissions reduction and carbon sequestration within their own value chains to mitigate their Scope 3 emissions", Ceres' Nash says. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Environmental; Pan-industry; Analysis; Corporate responsibility EN Environmental Pan-industry Analysis Corporate responsibility N.PAG N.PAG 1 10/05/21 20210930 NES 210930 Carbon traders and developing country governments alike are looking to the COP26 climate talks for resolution on Article 6 - the provision of the Paris Agreement that governs the trading of emissions between countries. However, without resolution around project methodologies and market infrastructure, for which "market expectations... are currently low", the outcome is likely to be "a market which is sluggish, characterised by low demand and prices". Through its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in particular, entrepreneurs scoured the developing world for opportunities to invest in projects that, by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, earned carbon credits for sale to rich-world emitters. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Dairy; Dairy alternatives; Eggs; Environmental; Fresh produce; Frozen; Ice Cream; Infant Formula and Baby Food; Meat alternatives; Analysis; Arla Foods; Corporate responsibility; Danone; Ferrero; General Mills; Hershey; Homepage Top Section; Mars; McCain Foods; Meiji Holdings EN Bakery and Cereal Dairy Dairy alternatives Eggs Environmental Fresh produce Frozen Ice Cream Infant Formula and Baby Food Meat alternatives Analysis Arla Foods Corporate responsibility Danone Ferrero General Mills Hershey Homepage Top Section Mars McCain Foods Meiji Holdings N.PAG N.PAG 1 10/05/21 20210929 NES 210929 Scan Just Food's headlines in recent weeks and food companies the world over appear to be tackling net-zero head-on. Last week, the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) published a report that ranked the 350 largest food and agriculture companies on their work on their environmental, nutritional and social impacts. Meanwhile, plant-based spreads business Upfield Group claims it is the first food company to estimate its "emissions savings" from consumers choosing its products over dairy. [Extracted from the article]

"Climate change is one of the biggest business risks of our time, and COP26 is a chance to ensure action is being taken quickly enough to prevent the irreversible consequences of climate change and limit global warming to 1.5°C." Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Dairy; Dairy alternatives; Eggs; Environmental; Fresh produce; Frozen; Ice Cream; Infant Formula and Baby Food; Meat alternatives; Analysis; Corporate responsibility; Sustainability Watch EN Bakery and Cereal Dairy Dairy alternatives Eggs Environmental Fresh produce Frozen Ice Cream Infant Formula and Baby Food Meat alternatives Analysis Corporate responsibility Sustainability Watch N.PAG N.PAG 1 10/01/21 20210927 NES 210927 All eyes will turn to Glasgow at the start of November, when dignitaries including Joe Biden, Pope Francis and Queen Elizabeth II are set to attend the next big UN climate conference on climate change, COP26. [Extracted from the article]

Agriculture accounts for nearly two-thirds of Nestlé's total greenhouse gas emissions, with dairy and livestock making up about half of that. Nestlé unveils regenerative food system plan Keywords: Dairy; Environmental; Ice Cream; Shelf-stable; News; Corporate responsibility; Homepage Top Section; Nestle EN Dairy Environmental Ice Cream Shelf-stable News Corporate responsibility Homepage Top Section Nestle N.PAG N.PAG 1 09/21/21 20210916 NES 210916 Food giant Nestlé has laid out plans to support a regenerative food system. [Extracted from the article]

In those cases, shareholders can escalate to filing a shareholder resolution to be voted on at the company's AGM. Key to successful engagement in the region is the ability to bring together the experiences of international investors with domestic shareholders who tend to enjoy closer relationships with the companies involved. Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Dairy; Dairy alternatives; Environmental; Frozen; Meat alternatives; Meat and Seafood; Pan-industry; Refrigerated; Seafood alternatives; Analysis; Corporate responsibility EN Bakery and Cereal Dairy Dairy alternatives Environmental Frozen Meat alternatives Meat and Seafood Pan-industry Refrigerated Seafood alternatives Analysis Corporate responsibility N.PAG N.PAG 1 09/14/21 20210909 NES 210909 Investors around the world, are quietly - and sometimes not so quietly - engaging with companies in which they invest to persuade them to take faster action on climate change. [Extracted from the article]

"We are in a better shape than two years ago" - Ecotone CEO Christophe Barnouin talks going private, Covid-19 and sustainability Barnouin is not the only person to be chief executive of a France-based food company with a strong interest in sustainability. Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Dairy alternatives; Environmental; Shelf-stable; Snacks; Vegetarian and Vegan; Interviews; Corporate responsibility; Ecotone; Homepage Top Section EN Bakery and Cereal Dairy alternatives Environmental Shelf-stable Snacks Vegetarian and Vegan Interviews Corporate responsibility Ecotone Homepage Top Section N.PAG N.PAG 1 09/06/21 20210901 NES 210901 In April 2019, Netherlands-listed food group Wessanen went private after accepting an offer from private-equity firm PAI Partners and its largest shareholder, Charles Jobson. The Ecotone CEO argues, however, companies and brands will need to do more to attract consumers that simply say they are organic. [Extracted from the article]