All Articles About Food, Beverage & Agriculture

Blog: Kids, I've Packed You Grasshoppers for Lunch Today

Kai Robertson, Senior Advisor

My European colleagues recently shared with me an article by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on edible insects, which made me pause and think. I did not know that around 1,000 species of insects are eaten worldwide. And it turns out they’re an excellent source of protein, fats, and micronutrients. Read more →

Posted: January 20, 2011 | Topics: Food, Beverage & Agriculture

BSR Insight Article: 2011 Priorities for Food, Beverage, and Agriculture Companies

Ryan Flaherty, Manager, Advisory Services

Online news service FoodNavigator-USA kicked off 2011 by predicting the top five factors that will influence the U.S. food, beverage, and agriculture industry. The factors, which include FDA labeling recommendations, food safety legislation, focus on obesity and healthy eating, and new dietary guidelines, reinforce what BSR sees as key priorities for the sector in 2011: transparency and health and wellness. Read more →

Posted: January 18, 2011 | Topics: Food, Beverage & Agriculture

BSR Insight Article: Adapting to Climate Change: BSR’s New Industry Series

Ryan Schuchard, Manager, Climate and Energy

As climate change sets in, its impacts—such as increasing severity of storms and weather disasters, receding snow and rivers, advancing deserts, and more frequently occurring landslides, floods, and sinkholes—will test companies’ ability to effectively deliver products and services. Read more →

Posted: January 18, 2011 | Topics: Climate Change, Environment, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Strategy & Integration

BSR Insight Article: Biodiversity Conservation and Human Development

Linda Hwang, Former Manager, Research

The private sector is recognized as an essential actor in supporting development and poverty reduction, and companies themselves are increasingly recognizing the business opportunities associated with engaging in development challenges. However, the complex interrelationship between poverty and biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES) requires that companies take an integrated perspective to these issues in order to make a positive contribution to the sustainable development of host communities. Yet, today many companies have programs that support biodiversity conservation and separate programs that support local economic development, and in some cases these programs are in conflict. To make positive contributions to sustainable development, companies need to integrate the objectives of these programs and unlock the synergies among business, conservation, and poverty reduction. Read more →

Posted: December 14, 2010 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Energy, Environment, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Mining, Travel & Tourism

BSR Insight Article: Transitioning to Climate-Smart Agriculture

According to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, agriculture in developing countries must be transformed in order to meet the global challenge of food security and respond to climate change. Key technical, institutional, policy, and financial responses are needed to establish climate-smart systems throughout the agricultural sector. Read more →

Posted: November 16, 2010 | Topics: Climate Change, Environment, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Land Use & Biodiversity