Articles Tagged with ''sustainable supply chain''

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Report connects food loss, hunger, consumer demand, climate change

By 2030, new emerging traceability technologies like IoT sensors, blockchain and food-sensing technologies could reduce food loss by 85 million tons.
January 23, 2019
Aiming to address global demand for food, The World Economic Forum, Switzerland, released “Innovation with a Purpose: Improving Traceability in Food Value Chains through Technology,” a report that investigates the role of disruptive technology applications capable of effectively tracing inefficiencies in food value chains.
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Survey highlights tension between sustainability, profit priorities

Growth opportunities, cost savings and the importance of responsible business practices are driving supply chain sustainability.
January 23, 2019
A global survey of supply chain decision makers reveals that economic performance is the top ranking corporate sustainability priority for the majority of organizations.
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Cargill invests $200M to grow Pakistan business

The company’s strategy includes expansion across its agricultural trading and supply chain, edible oils, dairy, meat and animal feed businesses while ensuring safety and food traceability.
January 18, 2019
Cargill, Inc., Minneapolis, announced plans to invest more than $200 million in Pakistan in the next 3-5 years.
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World Wildlife Fund launches blockchain platform designed to track products from source

Once the QR code is scanned, OpenSC automatically provides details regarding where the product came from, when and how it was produced and how it journeyed along the supply chain.
January 17, 2019
World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Switzerland, and BCG Digital Ventures (BCGDV), the Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based corporate venture, investment and incubation arm of Boston Consulting Group, Boston, Mass., launched OpenSC, a revolutionary new platform that leverages blockchain and other leading technologies to track the provenance of food from source to table.
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Research shows 58% of food produced in Canada is wasted

Conservative best before dates that lead to industry and consumers throwing away food that is still safe and edible.
January 17, 2019
Based on responses from more than 700 food industry leaders across Canada, The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste report identifies approximately 30 root causes of food loss and waste.
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Indigo Ag acquires TellusLabs to enhance data-driven agronomic solutions

TellusLabs built a living map of the world’s food supply, tracing farm management decisions and agronomic parameters, including field boundaries, crop type, planting and harvest dates and overall crop performance, in real time.
December 14, 2018
Indigo Ag, Inc., Boston, Mass., acquired TellusLabs, a Cambridge, Mass.-based provider of satellite imaging for developing agricultural insights.
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Tyson Foods to pilot energy-efficient motor technologies in 2019

Once completed, these pilot programs will provide insights to help guide further adoption into Tyson’s supply chain.
December 12, 2018
Tyson Foods, Springdale, Ark., and its subsidiaries announced plans to pilot two emerging motor technologies as part of ongoing efforts to improve fuel efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and conserve energy.
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McDonald’s announces new antibiotic use policy for global beef supply chain

McDonald’s is partnering with supplying beef producers in its Top 10 beef sourcing markets to measure and understand current usage of antibiotics across a diverse, global supply chain.
December 12, 2018
McDonald’s, Chicago, announced an antibiotic use policy to reduce the overall use of antibiotics, as defined by the World Health Organization.
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