Articles, posts and podcasts about sustainable supply chains, mostly

Deforestation

Small holder famers & deforestation in southeast Asia - Podcast with Dr Nirarta Samadhi, country director, Indonesia, World Resources Institute

Helping smallholders be sustainable is key

Companies are making zero deforestation pledges, and putting an emphasis on transparency.

But what can government and NGOs do?

And how can small holder famers be incentivised to stop burning forests?

 

Dr Nirarta Samadhi, country director, Indonesia, World Resources Institute, talks about how business is tackling deforestation
An eight minute podcast with Ian Welsh, editorial director, Innovation Forum.Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh talked with the WRI’s Dr Nirarta Samadhi at the recent Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources, held by the Singapore Institute of International Affairs
Upcoming relevant, PowerPoint free, discussion-based business meetings from Innovation Forum:(if you read all the above, these are where you can meet fellow executives from companies working on all these issues) 

  • How Business Can Tackle Deforestation - 28-29 September 2015 - Singapore - A make or break issue for Asia’s corporate reputation? With APP, Cargill, Forest Peoples Programme, Golden Agri Resources, Robertsbridge, Sime Darby, TFT, Unilever, Wilmar International, World Economic Forum and many more. Email Charlenne.Ordonez@innovation-forum.co.uk for more information.
  • Circular Advantage Business Forum - 8th-9th June 2015 - All the top players meet to debate strategy. Including Suez, Accenture, DSM, Akzo Nobel, BT, Carlsberg, HP, Jaguar, Interface, Dell, Kingfisher and many more. Click here for full information.
  • Sustainable Sugar Forum - 16th-17th June 2015 - London - All the leading sustainable sugar players meet to debate market access, supply chain sustainability, health and Beet vs. Cane. Including Coca-Cola, Shell, ED&F Man, Heineken, Mondelez, SAB Miller, Solidaridad and other leading experts. Click here for full information.
  • The Measurement and Valuation of Corporate Sustainability - 29th-30th June, 2015 - With Rio Tinto, Tullow Oil, M&S, Walgreens Boots Alliance, BT, Greenpeace, Oxfam, Interserve, key NGOs and big Investors. Click here for full information.
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