BSR Insight Articles About Food, Beverage & Agriculture
We found 37 BSR Insight articles on this topic; most recently published at the top.
Tackling Food Waste
Guy Morgan, Director, Advisory Services
Approximately one in three food calories globally is wasted between “farm and fork.” Food spoilage and waste occurs during crop growth, harvesting and processing, in retail and restaurants, and in the home. As a result, millions of tons of food waste are generated annually, with the majority ending up in landfills or incinerators. In the United States, food scraps represent more than 14 percent of the total municipal solid waste stream (PDF). Read more
Four Human Rights Issues Every Food and Agriculture Company Needs to Understand
Peter Nestor, Manager, Advisory Services
When the United Nations endorsed the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights 18 months ago, businesses in nearly every industry took a more serious look at their human rights impacts. For food, beverage, and agriculture companies, labor rights are often the most well-understood and critical human rights risks. But a holistic approach to assessing human rights will uncover several other potential impacts that are often overlooked. Read more
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
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
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
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