Issue 23: Collaboration to drive progress on decarbonisation
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Monday briefing
Collaboration to drive progress on decarbonisation
This week: At the recent scope 3 innovation forum, Ian Welsh spoke with Katy Stevens from the European Outdoor Group (EOG) and Maria Venus from Swiss outdoor brands business Fenix Outdoor about their sector decarbonisation collaboration project. They discuss the positive outcomes from this collaboration and its significance in creating a clear roadmap towards net-zero.
Plus: Innovation Forum ’s Emily Heslop shares launch details about the upcoming sustainable commodities and land use forum, taking place in Amsterdam on 22-23 October. Click here to register at early-bird pricing.
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Latest analysis
Rooting for change: the future of food and beverage in the US
As food and beverage brands and policy makers grapple with complex challenges in transforming the food system, there was a recurring theme across the two days of the future of food and beverage forum in Minneapolis – the need for alignment and collaboration across various stakeholders.
To address this and dive deeper into what’s needed to make progress in delivering sustainable food, industry leaders, policy makers and experts at the forum split into smaller groups to debate. Focused on topics such as food policy, living income, scope 3 emissions and more, the biggest question marks within the industry were addressed and potential pathways forward were revealed.
Latest podcasts
How to make tasty foods healthier
Tate & Lyle 's president of innovation and commercial development, Victoria Spadaro Grant , talks with Innovation Forum 's Hannah Oborne about the challenges and concerns around ultra-processed foods and what brands should prioritise to secure the future of food systems. They discuss how ultra-processed foods can be a solution to tackle sustainability, nutrition and accessibility of food.
Plus: Better Cotton in the spotlight again over sustainability claims; people's climate vote supports stronger climate action and support for global south; UK retail chain John Lewis & Partners launches a 20-piece circular economy home and fashion collection; International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) shares guidelines to align sustainability reporting; UK delivery company Evri increasing its electric vehicle fleet as part of a £19m investment; and, Denmark to introduce the world's first carbon tax on agriculture, in the news digest by Innovation Forum 's Ellen A. .
Navigating opportunities to deliver sustainable food systems
At Innovation Forum's future of food and beverage conference in Amsterdam, some of the expert participants spoke with Ian Welsh , reflecting on discussions from the conference. They talked about how to develop regenerative agriculture across supply chains, improving farmer incomes and resilience and biodiversity impacts. Hear from Dorothy Shaver from Unilever , Producers Direct 's Jason Archie-Acheampong and Marika McCauley Sine from Mars .
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This newsletter was curated by Diana Kim. Any feedback? Send an email at diana.kim@innovationforum.co.uk.