BSR Insight | Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains in China
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Laura Ediger, Associate Director, Advisory Services
Publication Date
June 8, 2010
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BSR’s new report, “Seeding Positive Impacts: How Business and Civil Society Can Contribute to the Sustainability of Chinese Agriculture,” features examples of private-sector and civil-society initiatives that address the environmental impacts of agricultural supply chains in China. These projects include:
- Training farmers about the safe handling of pesticides and ecological thresholds
- Creating tools to help farmers optimize fertilizer application based on unique soil characteristics
- Educating consumers about pesticides through exhibitions and text messages
- Investing in wastewater processing that improves water quality and recycling water for irrigation and cleaning
- Using byproducts such as fruit peels for organic fertilizer
The report also recommends how companies can establish and improve sustainability initiatives that deliver positive health impacts for consumers, producers, and the natural environment.
Discussion roundtables on the report will be held in Beijing on June 9 and in Shanghai in early July. For more information, contact Laura Ediger.
About the Author(s)
Laura Ediger, Associate Director, Advisory Services
Laura works with companies in Asia to address corporate responsibility issues primarily in connection with localized strategies for sustainable sourcing, supplier assessment and development, and stakeholder and community engagement... Read more →
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