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Food, Beverage, and Agriculture

Protecting living systems and supporting human rights and livelihoods

Food, beverage, and agriculture businesses embracing ambitious environmental and social commitments can spur innovation, meet evolving consumer preferences, navigate investor scrutiny, and create long-term value for business and society.

They have an opportunity to strengthen the international food system and support the well-being of people and communities while protecting and restoring critical ecosystems by tackling a range of issues, including:

  • Farmer livelihoods and living wages for workers
  • Community and worker rights, health and safety
  • Forced labor
  • Climate change
  • Deforestation
  • Single-use plastics
  • Animal welfare

27%

In 2020, agriculture employed 27 percent of the global workforce.

31%

31 percent of global human-caused GHG emissions come from agri-food systems.

35%

Out of agri-food’s total GHG emissions, 35 percent comes from supply chain factors.

How We Can Help

Adding Value to Your Business and Society

We work with restaurants, retailers, processors, input suppliers, and growers through a variety of offerings, including:

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Materiality assessments

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Human rights impact assessments and policy development

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Setting meaningful and ambitious sustainability targets

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Setting science-based climate targets and implementing Scope 3

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Setting living-wage standards

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ESG reporting and frameworks

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Developing and strengthening sustainable procurement programs

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Supplier empowerment

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Stakeholder engagement

Who We Work With

Anheuser-Busch InBev logo
Target Corporation logo
Bunge Limited logo
Unilever PLC logo
Mars Incorporated logo

Sustainability Insights


Our Experts

Depth of Experience and Knowledge

Our team has extensive boardroom and field experience with food, beverage, and agriculture companies.

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Jorgette Mariñez

Managing Director, Advisory Services

New York

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Cliodhnagh Conlon

Director, Consumer Sectors

Paris

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Elisa Niemtzow

Vice President, Consumer Sectors

Paris

Let’s talk about how BSR can help you to transform your business and achieve your sustainability goals.

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