Conducting social capital impact valuation for a living income project in Honduras and launching a large-scale sustainable forest management partnership in Côte d’Ivoire are two highlights announced today by global food and beverage ingredients leader ofi, in its latest sustainability report for its coffee business. The annual impact report for Coffee LENS (Livelihoods, Empowerment, Nature at Scale) sets out the progress made by ofi’s global coffee teams in the 2023 crop year against targets … [Read more...] about A comprehensive path to coffee sustainability: From multi-capital accounting to multi-stakeholder collaboration
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Exciting initiative from Westfalia Fruit in The Netherlands: Driving sustainability and innovation with tattooed mangoes
Westfalia Fruit, a leading multinational supplier of avocados and a range of fresh vegetables and fruit is proud to announce the launch of laser etching on mangoes. Driven by its Netherlands-based operations, this initiative eliminates the need for individual plastic PLU stickers. After extensive testing and trials, the uniquely lasered mangoes have been introduced to customers in Europe. Mathijs Benard, Head of Operations Central Europe, who joined the Netherlands-based team in March this … [Read more...] about Exciting initiative from Westfalia Fruit in The Netherlands: Driving sustainability and innovation with tattooed mangoes
W-Cycle, Melhoramentos join forces to produce compostable food containers
The Clean-tech company to share tech with Melhoramentos for producing next-generation high-performance pulp-fiber packaging Gan Shmuel, Israel – W-Cycle, Ltd., an innovator in sustainable food packaging, and Melhoramentos, a publicly traded Brazilian company with activities spanning publishing, renewable forestry, and real estate (Altea), announced a strategic partnership. Together, they aim to produce compostable packaging made from renewable materials that naturally decompose within 100 … [Read more...] about W-Cycle, Melhoramentos join forces to produce compostable food containers
