There is no single way to produce meat and dairy that’s “better” for ALL environmental, social, ethical and economic considerations. But it is possible to minimize the trade-offs. Read on: https://bit.ly/444Sf1s #MeatSourcing
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The solutions we propose for building sustainable, nourishing #foodsystems need to account for the trade-offs that are always at play. If someone presents a simple solution that has no downsides then they're not thinking broadly enough about its impacts. WRI Food does a great job here laying out the major trade-offs of "better" meat and offering solutions in light of them.
There is no single way to produce meat and dairy that’s “better” for ALL environmental, social, ethical and economic considerations. But it is possible to minimize the trade-offs. Read on: https://bit.ly/444Sf1s #MeatSourcing
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This week, leaders from various U.S. Federal Departments and offices released their joint policy statement and seven principles for responsible participation in voluntary carbon markets. What stood out to me was Principle 3: Corporate buyers that use credits (“credit users”) should prioritize measurable emissions reductions within their own value chains. We will continue to monitor how carbon insetting (reducing carbon emissions inside one’s value chain), especially in the food and beverage industry, will impact production agriculture across the U.S. Full report below. https://lnkd.in/e9aNfnWg
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🌟 Breaking news! 🌍🎉 We are pleased to share that the European Union has officially passed the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), marking a significant milestone in our journey towards fairer trade practices. Our advocacy for the inclusion of living income and fair purchasing practices to protect cocoa farmers has been successful. Small farmers, who are often vulnerable to the fluctuations of low market prices, will now benefit from increased stability and sustainability in their livelihoods. Addressing poverty and instability is crucial, as these are well-known root causes of modern slavery. The CSDDD mandates that companies work toward a living income for farmers as part of their due diligence obligations. This directive will have a profound impact on cocoa-producing countries, helping farmers sustain their living standards and preventing labor exploitation, child labor, and other forms of modern slavery. E.U. member states have two years to harmonize this directive into national law, after which all provisions will come into force. This is a transformative step for the industry and a major victory for farmers and their communities. Together, we are paving the way for a brighter, fairer future in global trade. Read the full directive text here: https://ow.ly/yRh050RUbuH
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Excellent article on how well-intentioned policies can have massive (and sometimes negative) unintended consequences for those that must answer to them. Read this article to learn how the new EUDR law is disrupting coffee markets, especially for smallholders in the worst position to respond. While too early to know exactly what will happen when EUDR goes into effect, the implications for the coffee sector are enormous. Shout-out to my colleague Elizabeth Teague for working tirelessly to understand and shed light on this issue. https://lnkd.in/e2UQ7ram
The Race to Map the World and Protect $110 Billion of Trade
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💡 In case you missed it 📣 Dive into some of the big impact stories from the TRADE Hub 🛳 This blog discusses TRADE Hub's 🏛 policy influence, 🔎 new tools, ☕ work for promoting the needs and aspirations of smallholders, and more 📈 . Read it here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ghabkD-u
Driving Action Towards Just and Sustainable Trade: Some Recent TRADE Hub Highlights -
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Are you caught in the Organic vs. Conventional Produce debate? Part of the solution lies in understanding the associated costs, which can help you make an informed decision. Join the discussion at #ProduceLeaders.
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🌐 Dive into EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive! Proposed amendments might secure smallholder farmers a 'living income'—a game-changer for global poverty and economic upliftment in sectors like agriculture and textiles. 🚜 Smallholders, constituting 90% of global cotton farmers, are vital to the future of fashion, set to see double-digit growth. But low prices and climate challenges threaten their livelihoods. 💡 The proposed directive urges companies to ensure a fair standard of living for suppliers. It's not just legal; it's a call for a fair and sustainable agricultural sector. 🌱 How? Companies need transparency in their supply chains. Knowing where raw materials come from is crucial. From there, interventions vary, from education to financial support, ensuring inclusive systems for all actors. 🌍 With the right to a living income on the line, responsible companies must advocate actively. It's about more than legalities—it's securing livelihoods and sustaining sectors. Let's champion #Sustainability, #CorporateResponsibility, and empower smallholders globally! 🌾🤝 #EURegulation #LivingIncome #SmallholderFarmers #GlobalEconomy World Economic Forum
Can a new EU directive guarantee a living for 570 million smallholder farmers worldwide?
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How the proposed changes to the much-anticipated EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) could improve human rights and the environmental impacts of large EU companies global value chains? "Proposed amendments by the European Parliament could see smallholder farmers acquire the legal right to receive a “living income” for their role in production. Such a move would represent a hugely significant advancement in improving smallholder livelihoods. However, without this amendment, smallholders stand to be increasingly vulnerable in their role as suppliers, and their access to global markets could be at stake. The world’s 570 million smallholders play a fundamental role in today’s global agriculture systems and textile industries. For a crop like cotton, smallholders account for more than 90% of farmers globally. This affords them a central role in the future of the global fashion sector, which is projected to post almost double digit growth over the coming years." Read more about how an adequate standard of living would diminish global poverty in Better Cotton's CEO, Alan McClay's latest op-ed in the World Economic Forum's Agenda. #smallholderfarmers #livingincome #sustainabledevelopment #CSDDD #policy
Can a new EU directive guarantee a living for 570 million smallholder farmers worldwide?
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A super cool paper by Leonhard Lades and Federica Nova! We often talk about transition to meat-less diets as an important step to meet climate targets, but less attention is given to people’s preferences around it! For example in my own work (w Julien Picard: https://lnkd.in/eCXWRKGn and Matteo Maria Galizzi Peter John Susana Mourato: https://lnkd.in/eBwT3FCX), I find groups of people react negatively to nudges towards plant-based diets! Maybe not everyone can be nudged towards meat-free diets! Some would choose alternatives or we need the stick! Leo and Federica raise some of these important discussion points! Read their work 👇🏻
Is it ethical to #nudge people away from meat consumption? Although opinions differ, we did not see much academic discussion. So Federica Nova and I wrote about it in the Journal of Consumer Policy in our Meat #FORGOOD paper. Comments welcome! https://lnkd.in/eu4_jqx4
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Timely new paper from Marion Basos Lima and Almut Schilling-Vacaflor, challenging the ‘Brussels Effect’ in new supply chain due diligence regulations for human rights and environment. As Europe represents smaller proportion of world markets, effectiveness now relies on wider regulatory alignment with other import countries, and engagement with producer countries on improving practices, not just raising barriers to enter new regulated markets due to ‘leakage effect’. For Supply Chain Management this means more on ‘supplier development’, including overlap with international development perspectives such as via coordinated action on SDGs, and on company-government interaction (lobbying to strengthen/weaken regulations). One of the authors’ suggestions is to extend due diligence requirements to finance sector who invest in companies acting unsustainably - but financial regulation typically comes under the auspices of a finance ministry, not environment ministry or trade department (in the U.K., HM Treasury not DEFRA or DIT), hence would need cross-ministerial coordination. https://lnkd.in/dhv7PaR7
Supply chain divergence challenges a ‘Brussels effect’ from Europe's human rights and environmental due diligence laws
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