12 Jan 2022 --- The renewed momentum of sustainable food production hinges on efficient platforms that enable full supply chain visibility. While previous months have seen the wider implementation of consumer-facing schemes, such as eco-labeling, these new faculties are not without their limitations.
FoodIngredientsFirstspeaks to key suppliers Corbion, Agrana Fruit and Kerry to discuss what core strategies are helping keep food businesses up-to-speed with their environmental reporting while remaining bias-free.
We dont believe in doom and gloom communication, but more in the positive, it can be done way. You can eat food that is healthy, affordable and good for the planet. You dont have to choose, remarks Diana Visser, senior director of sustainability at Corbion.
The idea of sustainability has now evolved to the concept of sustainable nutrition, illustrates Juan Aguiriano, group head of sustainability at Kerry. We are seeing this phrase being used more and more instead of just sustainability.
Typically, when people think about sustainability, their first thought is about the environment, such as water use or waste. Still, there are other essential parts of sustainability like nutrition and health, economics and culture.
Brands will need to communicate sustainability in a more holistic way to engage consumers in the future, he stresses.
Last year, Lidl supermarket trialed the UKs new Eco-Score traffic light labeling system in Scotland.Eco-labeling in the spotlightEco-labeling is anticipated to rise in popularity, as these front-of-pack indicators are designed to help consumers assess the overall environmental impacts of the products they buy while accelerating industrys journey toward net-zero emissions.
Last year, Lidl supermarket trialed the UKs new Eco-Score traffic light labeling system in Scotland, helping shoppers understand the sustainability credentials of food and beverage products and their packaging.
During the same month, Foodsteps formally launched in the UK as the countrys first tech firm to provide carbon tracking and impact labeling to restaurants, caterers and food businesses.
Foodsteps and Lidls labeling schemes closely follow that of Amcor, which recently introduced printed Reducing CO2 Packaging labels for the packaging sector that are accredited by the UK-based Carbon Trust.
We support the introduction of new eco-labeling schemes developed using internationally recognized, standardized, and transparent assessment methodologies that can help consumers understand more about the origins and the impact of products and help them make more informed purchasing decisions, says Cornelia Konlechner, global director quality and sustainability Agrana Fruit.
However, she concedes that the disadvantage of having eco-labeling schemes based on unclear definitions and methodologies is that companies may use them to their own benefit.
We are not in favor of adding more eco-labels there are already so many, argues Visser at Corbion.
Alignment and making it easier for consumers to make conscious choices should be the way forward. In this respect, the development of new regulations in the EU, such as the EU Taxonomy and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, may drive the consolidation.
Visibility challenges in focusWith fixing broken food systems recently underscored as a core ambition for all stakeholders at the COP26 climate summit, heightened visibility across every area of the supply chain comes into focus.
Technological advances have created major innovation opportunities for the entire food and beverage industry, prompting Innova Market Insights to peg Tech to Table as its second Top Trend for 2022.
Advances in AI, blockchain, machine learning, robotics and the Internet of Things are anticipated to raise the bar for digital traceability solutions such as smart labeling and digital tracing at speed.
Generally, the geography and the category decide the risk profile of global food supply chains.
Even still, some of the biggest challenges arise when suppliers experience high fluctuations among farmers providing highly diverse raw materials, as Konlechner at Agrana Fruit emphasizes.
We know that there is a lot more to be done to achieve full transparency in our supply chain and Agrana Fruit, through its global procurement organization, is exploring innovative options to ensure transparency among our key suppliers.
Geography is keyGenerally, the geography and the category decide the risk profile of global food supply chains, adds Aguiriano at Kerry. For example, soybeans originating from Brazil would be classified as high risk while soybeans from Europe would be low or medium risk. Within our supply chains, we engage with third-party risk assessors to uphold the highest standards.
We have a global risk process in place where we classify all the raw materials and packaging that we are purchasing for both social as well as environmental risk, he continues. We prioritize our actions toward those vendors which we see as high risk based on a combination of raw material category and geography.
In 2020, Kerry established a dedicated cross-functional team on human rights. Reporting to the companys chief human resources officer, its objective is to further integrate the groups commitments across its operations and supply chain.
We also published a detailed Human Rights Statement outlining our approach and identified a number of salient human rights issues including forced labor, child labor, discrimination and freedom of association, adds Aguiriano.
We have dedicated policies and due diligence processes in each of these areas across all our operations and protections mandated within our Supplier Code of Conduct for workers within our supply chain.
Obtaining third-party reviews of environmental and social assessments of products remains integral to removing bias from reporting.Ensuring non-biasThe suppliers note that one way to achieve non-bias in sustainability reporting is to follow international reporting standards that provide consistent, comprehensive and industry-specific indicators that allow organizations to benchmark themselves and track performance over time.
Independent third-party assurance of sustainability reporting provides an added level of transparency and trust that the information shared and published is correct, stresses Konlechner at Agrana Fruit.
In addition, having an automated process for capturing and reporting data according to international reporting standards reduces human error and enables early identification of issues and trends that can help a business better define its roadmap toward increased transparency.
Prominent third-party certification standards include the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and sustainability rating schemes like EcoVadis.
Since 2020, 100% of Corbions palm oil usage has been RSPO certified, notes Visser.
Corbion achieved the platinum EcoVadis rating for the second year in 2021. This independent assessment of our policies, actions and results places Corbion among the top 1% of companies assessed.
Obtaining third-party reviews of environmental and social assessments of products is also integral. Corbion obtains a third-party review of all of its Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) and Product Social Impact Assessments (PSIA), details Visser.
We aim for 100% coverage of products with an environmental and/or social benefit by such an assessment by 2025 for LCA and by 2030 for PSIA.
By Benjamin Ferrer
To contact our editorial team please email us at editorial@cnsmedia.com
If you found this article valuable, you may wish to receive our newsletters. Subscribe now to receive the latest news directly into your inbox.
Read the original here:
Keeping food transparent: F&B suppliers talk eliminating bias and the pitfalls of eco-labeling - FoodIngredientsFirst
- Conservative News Websites Hacked, Replaced With Page Leaking Private Information - Mediaite - May 3rd, 2024 [May 3rd, 2024]
- Bring Me The Horizon's album 'POST HUMAN: NeX GEn' will arrive this summer - NME - January 10th, 2024 [January 10th, 2024]
- Bring Me The Horizon - Post Human: Next Gen - East Oregonian - January 10th, 2024 [January 10th, 2024]
- From Usher to Green Day, these are the top albums you'll want to hear in 2024! - Yahoo News UK - January 10th, 2024 [January 10th, 2024]
- Bring Me The Horizon Unveils New Single 'Kool-Aid', Teases Upcoming Album 'Post Human' - BNN Breaking - January 10th, 2024 [January 10th, 2024]
- SPRR1A is a key downstream effector of MiR-150 during both ... - Nature.com - July 19th, 2023 [July 19th, 2023]
- Daily briefing: Birds build nests from anti-bird spikes - Nature.com - July 19th, 2023 [July 19th, 2023]
- Windsor man connected to active missing person case faces ... - Charleston Post Courier - July 19th, 2023 [July 19th, 2023]
- How bad is a Phoenix heat wave? The perils of burning pavements ... - The Washington Post - July 19th, 2023 [July 19th, 2023]
- Human Insulin Market Demand, In-depth Analysis and Estimated ... - Digital Journal - July 19th, 2023 [July 19th, 2023]
- Film Commentary: How I Learned to Start Worrying and Fear the Bot" - artsfuse.org - July 19th, 2023 [July 19th, 2023]
- Six curators talk about the artists on their radar - ArtsHub - July 19th, 2023 [July 19th, 2023]
- The Biggest X-Men Wins In Marvel Comics Last Five Years - CBR - Comic Book Resources - July 19th, 2023 [July 19th, 2023]
- A mom owed nearly $102000 for her son's stay in a state mental ... - NPR - July 19th, 2023 [July 19th, 2023]
- Federal Ruling Approves Construction of North America's Largest ... - Slashdot - July 19th, 2023 [July 19th, 2023]
- Program To Attract Tech Workers From the US Hits Capacity On ... - Slashdot - July 19th, 2023 [July 19th, 2023]
- Partial convergence of the human vaginal and rectal maternal ... - Nature.com - June 18th, 2023 [June 18th, 2023]
- Tiny device mimics human vision and memory abilities - Science Daily - June 18th, 2023 [June 18th, 2023]
- A meta-analysis of correction effects in science-relevant ... - Nature.com - June 18th, 2023 [June 18th, 2023]
- Mechanistic basis for potent neutralization of Sin Nombre hantavirus ... - Nature.com - June 18th, 2023 [June 18th, 2023]
- Doctors Are Using ChatGPT to Improve How They Talk to Patients - The New York Times - June 18th, 2023 [June 18th, 2023]
- Libya: Briefing and Consultations : What's In Blue - Security Council Report - June 18th, 2023 [June 18th, 2023]
- Water managers tend to focus on climate adaptation, shy away from ... - The Longmont Leader - June 18th, 2023 [June 18th, 2023]
- North America's Weather Turns Weird, Wild, and Extreme. Here's Why - Slashdot - June 18th, 2023 [June 18th, 2023]
- LSD Fact Check: Fake photos implying human with lumpy skin ... - Morung Express - June 18th, 2023 [June 18th, 2023]
- Sir Ben Okri: Being honoured means helping the human race to be ... - msnNOW - June 18th, 2023 [June 18th, 2023]
- Shock and Awe: Life in Iraq Twenty Years after the US-led Invasion - Arab Center Washington DC - June 18th, 2023 [June 18th, 2023]
- Florida man allegedly killed stepdaughters ex in front of victims 4-year-old just hours after he was awarded split custody: Police - Law & Crime - March 31st, 2023 [March 31st, 2023]
- Organ on a chip: The new lab setup scientists are using instead of animals to test new drugs - The Hindu - February 26th, 2023 [February 26th, 2023]
- QCPD arrests UP prof over alleged non-remittance of SSS contributions; orgs call for her release - GMA News Online - February 7th, 2023 [February 7th, 2023]
- Disappointing end to UK space mission as satellites fail to reach orbit - The Guardian - January 10th, 2023 [January 10th, 2023]
- We got space suits at a thrift shop for 20cents & learned theyre real NASA apparel worth $1,000s thanks t... - The US Sun - January 10th, 2023 [January 10th, 2023]
- Boeing: Space Overview - November 25th, 2022 [November 25th, 2022]
- Did Darwin Say It Is 'Not the Strongest of Species That Survives' but the 'Most Adaptable'? - Snopes.com - October 17th, 2022 [October 17th, 2022]
- Descendant of 'Dracula' author to share 'story behind the story' - Bowling Green Daily News - October 17th, 2022 [October 17th, 2022]
- Oct. 13 Letters to the Editor: Our Readers' Opinions - Lewiston Morning Tribune - October 17th, 2022 [October 17th, 2022]
- Royal commission into veteran suicides to commence hearings in Darwin this week - ABC News - October 17th, 2022 [October 17th, 2022]
- GOP secretary of state nominees will appear at event with Lara Logan, who pushes antisemitic conspiracy theories - Media Matters for America - October 17th, 2022 [October 17th, 2022]
- Augmenting the past to appeal to new museum audiences - ArtsHub - October 17th, 2022 [October 17th, 2022]
- Hard-hit citrus industry in Florida will mean higher consumer prices - FreshPlaza.com - October 15th, 2022 [October 15th, 2022]
- Chorley teen with Asperger's selected to represent the UK in judo at Virtus Games in Australia - Lancashire Evening Post - October 15th, 2022 [October 15th, 2022]
- The Datasets Were Looking At This Week - FiveThirtyEight - October 6th, 2022 [October 6th, 2022]
- Before Dark Web, The First Appearance Of Spider-Clone Ben Reilly - Bleeding Cool News - October 2nd, 2022 [October 2nd, 2022]
- The Wrangler Clone Jeep Wants To Ban - SlashGear - October 2nd, 2022 [October 2nd, 2022]
- Range Rover stolen in Birmingham found in Scotland with cloned plates - Birmingham Live - October 2nd, 2022 [October 2nd, 2022]
- The 10 Best Clones in 'Star Wars' Canon, Ranked - We Got This Covered - October 2nd, 2022 [October 2nd, 2022]
- Lori Harvey is Dating 'They Cloned Tyrone' Star John Boyega - TheTealMango - October 2nd, 2022 [October 2nd, 2022]
- John Oliver Warns Us About a Trump Clone With the Army on His Side - Rolling Stone - October 2nd, 2022 [October 2nd, 2022]
- Hold court in house once owned by Clones rugby and tennis star - Independent.ie - October 2nd, 2022 [October 2nd, 2022]
- OnePlus 11R Specs Reveal A OnePlus 10T Clone Almost - Android Headlines - October 2nd, 2022 [October 2nd, 2022]
- What the $70 iPhone 14 Pro Max clone offers - Royals Blue - October 2nd, 2022 [October 2nd, 2022]
- UK Government Bodies Behind Nanotechnology Research Funding - AZoNano - August 30th, 2022 [August 30th, 2022]
- Bar-Ilan University researchers produce nanodiamonds capable of delivering medicinal and cosmetic remedies through the skin - EurekAlert - August 30th, 2022 [August 30th, 2022]
- BYD to Participate in the 2022 Paris Motor Show and reveal Dolphin, Seal, and Yuan Plus for Europe - CarNewsChina - July 31st, 2022 [July 31st, 2022]
- NCIS: Los Angeles Season 14 is not coming to CBS in August 2022 - Web News Observer - July 31st, 2022 [July 31st, 2022]
- The Absolute Best Ways To Keep Bell Peppers Fresh - Tasting Table - July 31st, 2022 [July 31st, 2022]
- Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh Set the Runway on Fire; Manish Malhotra calls them Phenomenal - News18 - July 31st, 2022 [July 31st, 2022]
- ITR filing: Having trouble with e-verification, legal heir registration, check these FAQs by Income Tax Dept - Times Now - July 31st, 2022 [July 31st, 2022]
- Moomoo Releases New Data: 84% Of US Adults Regularly Worry About Their Finances; Fewer Than Half Had Money Management Education - PR Newswire - May 20th, 2022 [May 20th, 2022]
- Could Will Smith lose his Oscar? Explaining the Academy's code of conduct - New York Post - March 29th, 2022 [March 29th, 2022]
- Supercharging the future by balancing technology with human intervention - Firstpost - March 29th, 2022 [March 29th, 2022]
- Bring Me The Horizon Have Achieved Their First Ever Billboard 100 Track With 'Maybe' - ROCKSOUND.TV - March 29th, 2022 [March 29th, 2022]
- The internet is crucial - Human Rights Watch - March 29th, 2022 [March 29th, 2022]
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land Review - Niche Gamer - March 29th, 2022 [March 29th, 2022]
- Plastic microparticles discovered in human blood for the first time - National Post - March 29th, 2022 [March 29th, 2022]
- Ukraine: War and the Challenge of Human Rights in the U.S. and Beyond - Scheerpost.com - March 29th, 2022 [March 29th, 2022]
- Teen girls accused of abducting baby told mother they were human trafficking victims - National Post - March 29th, 2022 [March 29th, 2022]
- Amnesty International Report 2021/22: The state of the world's human rights [EN/AR] - World - ReliefWeb - March 29th, 2022 [March 29th, 2022]
- Who Was Leonora Carrington? The Untold Story of the Mystical Surrealist Whose Visions Shaped the 2022 Venice Biennale - artnet News - March 29th, 2022 [March 29th, 2022]
- Time Has Come for Women & Girls in The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework - IDN InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters - March 29th, 2022 [March 29th, 2022]
- Human Centric Lighting Market Top Players, Size, Emerging Trends, Share, Growth, Insights, Industry Analysis, and Forecasts Report 2027 - Digital... - March 29th, 2022 [March 29th, 2022]
- COVID-19 symptoms are reduced by targeted hydration of the nose, larynx and trachea | Scientific Reports - Nature.com - March 29th, 2022 [March 29th, 2022]
- Winner with a human touch: Girmay finds a home from home at Intermarch - Cyclingnews.com - March 29th, 2022 [March 29th, 2022]
- Update on the Democratic Republic of Congo, 29 March 2022 - Democratic Republic of the Congo - ReliefWeb - March 29th, 2022 [March 29th, 2022]
- Israel's 55-year occupation of Palestinian Territory is apartheid UN human rights expert - occupied Palestinian territory - ReliefWeb - March 29th, 2022 [March 29th, 2022]
- Pope evokes specter of nuclear war wiping out humanity - National Post - March 17th, 2022 [March 17th, 2022]
- The Future is Vast: Longtermism's perspective on humanity's past, present, and future - Our World in Data - March 17th, 2022 [March 17th, 2022]
- Human costs mount in the third week of war in Ukraine - Al Jazeera English - March 17th, 2022 [March 17th, 2022]
- 'Human hunter' sentenced to seven months for chasing couple with machete - Calgary Herald - March 17th, 2022 [March 17th, 2022]
- Here's How The Human Brain Reboots Itself After The Deep Sleep of Anesthesia - ScienceAlert - March 17th, 2022 [March 17th, 2022]