Sustainable Food Lab Board members Shauna Sadowski from Annies, Inc. and Jefferson Shriver from Catholic Relief Services shared reflections on 10 years of mainstreaming sustainable agriculture. Shauna noted that over…
Our collective work is at the dynamic intersection of sustainable sourcing, sustainable agriculture, and international development. Jan-Kees Vis of Unilever, who is deeply engaged in most the industry forums grappling…
Peru’s agri-export sector has seen a boom over the last decade. We will learn from a leading Peruvian vegetable exporter, a global buyer, and, a water NGO about strategies to…
Keurig Green Mountain, Root Capital, Sustainable Harvest, and Unicafec discussed their use of mechanisms such as long term financing for farm renovation, extended contracting terms and technical assistance needed to…
USAID, along with many international donors, has prioritized large-scale partnerships with the private sector. Joost Guijt from CDI, Eduardo Tugendhat from CARANA and Jose Luis Ibarrola from Ecom-Armajaro discussed both…
This session featured two projects. Vera Espindola Rafael from UTZ Certified discussed their project turning wastewater from coffee processing into energy and the potential for scaling this approach. Andre Eitner from Soil…
Concerns with food security have been one of the most motivating factors for companies to act and make investments in their smallholder supply chains. Beyond basic food access, nutrition has…
Justin Tait working jointly for Unilever and Oxfam, Jan-Kees Vis from Unilever and Clemens Tenge from Symrise AG, discussed how global firms – who are often distant from the actual…
Peru is experiencing a culinary resurgence and hosts one of the largest culinary fairs in the world, La Mistura. Dinner included a chef-led discussion about the Impact of the Gastronomy…
Latin America’s McDonald’s franchise and the Syngenta Foundation share their initiative to scale local sourcing from smallholders across the entire LA region, and how they think about the business case for…
