All Articles About Food, Beverage & Agriculture

Blog: Top 10 BSR Blogs of 2012

Julia Robinson, Communications Associate

Looking for holiday-season reading? Consider one of our most-read blogs of 2012. Read more →

Posted: December 18, 2012 | Topics: Financial Services, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Human Rights, Labor Migration, Reporting & Communications, Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain, Sustainable Consumption

BSR Insight Article: The Waste on Your Plate

Kai Robertson, Senior Advisor

A large portion of the more than 65-billion pounds of food waste in U.S. landfills stems from household waste—the food and drink we buy but don’t consume. This costs businesses and consumers, contributes to greenhouse gas emissions from landfills, and squanders the water, energy, and other outputs expended from farm to fork. Read more →

Posted: December 18, 2012 | Topics: Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Food Waste, Sustainable Consumption

Report: Household Food Waste: Opportunities for Companies to Provide Solutions

In the United States, more than 65 billion pounds of food is thrown away each year, making food waste the single largest component of municipal solid waste reaching landfills and incinerators. A large portion is from household waste—the food and drink that we buy but don't consume. Read more →

Posted: December 13, 2012 | Topics: Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Food Waste, Sustainable Consumption | Download (PDF)

BSR Insight Article: Case in Point: Implementing Sustainable Agriculture in Walmart China's Supply Chain

Laura Ediger, Associate Director, Advisory Services

The only place dark enough was a small room in the corner of a storage building, so the group of 20-odd farmers crowded around the door peering in at the images projected on the wall. For the next two hours, everyone listened as Liu Guosheng, a professor from the Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, explained how they could treat yellow rust on their pear crops, also known as “chicken-foot disease” for the marks it leaves on the skin of the fruit. But instead of coaching them on spraying pesticides, the professor was teaching farmers about an integrated pest management approach that incorporates better cultivation and hygiene practices.>/p> Read more →

Posted: September 18, 2012 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Land Use & Biodiversity, Supply Chain

BSR Insight Article: Time to Listen to Planet Earth: Peter Bakker at World Water Week

Ryan Flaherty, Manager, Advisory Services

"I don't think the planet is talking to us anymore. I think she is screaming at us, and water is the language she is using." Read more →

Posted: September 18, 2012 | Topics: Climate Change, Environment, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Water