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Earth Day spotlight: What it means to be a Benefit Corporation in CPG

crisp

For Earth Day, we spoke with Crisp customers (and B Corps) Good Food for Good and Purely Elizabeth to learn about the global B Corp movement and what it means to be a mission-driven CPG brand. B Corp spotlight: Good Food for Good Not surprisingly, CPG brand Good Food for Good ’s business is built on the foundation of doing good in the world.

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Partnering with Farm-Trace to monitor sustainability and impact

Provenance

Their projects are growing over 5 million trees with over 1,000 smallholder farmers in Nicaragua, providing carbon offsets for organizations around the world. Sustainable decision-making for food companies to guarantee and improve their sustainability performance. WHAT WE’RE DOING ALREADY. MORE ABOUT FARM-TRACE.

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If You Can’t Stand the Fire, then Tame It: Chef José Andrés and Supply Chain Management

Elementum

In that same year, they launched World Central Kitchen , a non-profit with the mission to use food to empower communities and strengthen economies. Andrés began the mission to provide healthy food to families and individuals touched by disasters. World Central Kitchen was started in 2010 in response to that year’s Haiti earthquake.

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[PROFILE] Nathan Adelman '14 - Parker CMC Networking

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

.   Best UCLA Anderson memory thus far:  Over spring break I took a trip with some classmates down to Nicaragua. My favorite part of that trip was negotiating in Spanish with the locals for food, shirts, souvenirs, etc. I really enjoyed getting to know everyone in a different context than in class.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Major routes also involve the transport of raw commodities, including petroleum, grains, minerals, and food items. Additionally, a potential route through Nicaragua was examined. The architecture of the trades of semi-finished and finished goods highlights the significance of these sizable markets.

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New: Global Trade Map 2016

Supply Chain Movement

It lays the foundation for gradual alignment of norms and standards, including on food safety and technical regulations. The benefits of utilising modern-day FTAs include fewer customs duties, less red tape, access to public tenders, sourcing opportunities, investment opportunities and more transparent business conditions. Montenegro.