This week: At Innovation Forum's recent future of plastics and packaging conference, Ian Welsh spoke with UNEP’s Llorenç Milà I Canals, Daniel Katz from the Overbrook Foundation and Rainforest Alliance, Sebastian Munden from WRAP, Steve Hardman from Plastic Collective and Innovation Forum's Catie Ball and Tanya Richard, reflecting on the discussions and debate at the conference.
Plus: Kamudiben Satishbhai Tadavi, smallholder cotton farmer with CottonConnect, from the Narmada district in Gujarat, India, speaks with Innovation Forum's Bea Stevenson about how farmers are being impacted by climate change and extreme weather events.
And, carbon credits linked to faster decarbonisation; new tech to extract nutrients and oils from spent coffee grounds; and Zero Acre Farms attracting investment for low deforestation cooking oil, in the news digest.
For more information about how women cotton farmers like Kamudiben are adapting to climate change, see here: Women In Cotton: Addressing the Impact of Climate Change through Climate-friendly Practices
Building resilience through regenerative cotton in India
Closing the value gap: how to build a fairer food economy
Monday briefing – Bringing end-to-end circular shopping experience to life
Weekly podcast – Certified sustainable fashion: the benefits of certification standards
How climate change is shaping the future of the Brazilian cattle sector
Monday briefing – Collaboration to discuss the future of the apparel sector
Weekly podcast – The fabric of regulatory change in the apparel sector
Growing awareness of EUDR's implications for palm oil
Weekly briefing – The future of the soy and cattle sectors in Brazil
Weekly podcast – Climate impacts on Brazil’s cattle sector, and combating price pressures for growers
It’s all about data: how to get to grips with scope 3 emissions
Monday briefing: Building a more sustainable, resilient and regenerative food system
Weekly podcast – Improving farmer livelihoods with regenerative cotton
A deep dive into critical metal and mineral sourcing
Weekly podcast: What EUDR means for the palm oil sector
Delivering sustainable nutrition and convenience
Putting farmers first: Implementing regenerative farming in practice
Weekly briefing: How business can unlock scope 3 solutions
Weekly podcast: What a good scope 3 emissions strategy looks like
Responsible recruitment: safeguarding migrant worker rights
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