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Danone's Eric Soubeiran: 'The food system is broken'

GreenBiz

Danone, founded more than a century ago and famously declared an asset of national importance by the French government in 2005, has long prided itself on being a purpose-led business. If you really want to do sustainability well in a company, you need to know your business well," Soubeiran said.

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Danone's Eric Soubeiran on regenerative farming and fixing the 'broken' food system

Business Green

Danone, which was founded more than a century ago and was famously declared an asset of national importance by the French government in 2005, has long prided itself on being a purpose-led business. If you really want to do sustainability well in a company, you need to know your business well," Soubeiran says.

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ESG Reporting: How Does It Differ From Sustainability Reporting?

Green Business Bureau

ESG gained traction following the publication of the 2005 report Who Cares Wins. This report demonstrated that ESG investments make good business sense. Customers and employees are also demanding business with a purpose. The economic pillar : Economic sustainability is about meeting the needs of the business itself.

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Is your team embedding equity considerations into its carbon removal projects?

AGreenLiving

Ugbaad Kozar, senior policy advisor at Carbon180, discussed these disparities and the power imbalance associated with carbon removal measures. REDD+ social safeguards have had mixed results ; the impact of the safeguards sometimes have been difficult to monitor and interventions made based on the safeguards had mixed results, she noted.

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Danone’s Eric Soubeiran: ‘The food system is broken’

AGreenLiving

Danone, founded more than a century ago and famously declared an asset of national importance by the French government in 2005, has long prided itself on being a purpose-led business. “If you really want to do sustainability well in a company, you need to know your business well,” Soubeiran said.

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How forestry conservation is sustaining both the climate and livelihoods in the Congo

Business Green

Put in place by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2005, it works by giving financial value to emission reductions from avoided deforestation. It addresses not just climate, but also biodiversity, livelihoods, the rights of indigenous peoples, and effective funding. The results are encouraging. Empathy helps.