Sustainable Food Laboratory

SFL/SoL Working Group on Carbon Helps Companies Respond

The first meeting of the working group on carbon happened twice because so many people were interested, no one date worked for everyone. Individuals from eighteen companies joined the first meeting by phone to dig in to the details of how their companies might respond to the climate challenge.

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Climate Simulator Shows How Much Emissions to Reduce

Stop someone in the street and ask him or her if stabilizing emissions would stabilize carbon in the atmosphere. Chances are they’ll say yes.

New Report: What assures consumers on climate change? AccountAbility and Consumers International look at consumer attitudes to climate change. They find a gulf between expressed concern and behavior change.

SFL Calendar

Sustainable Food Lab Meeting, October 15-18, 2007 Antigua, Guatemala (Learning Journeys lasting 2-7 days will precede this meeting) (contact: LeAnne Grillo)

The Role of Public and Institutional Food in Promoting Sustainable Rural Development, Seville, Spain, November 8-9, 2007 (contact: Clive Peckham).

China Learning Journey, April 6-17, 2008 (contact: Hal Hamilton)

Transatlantic "Big Cities" Network, focus on city region sustainable food strategies, November 2008 (contact Clive Peckham)

Related Events

Agricultural and Rural Development for Reducing Poverty and Hunger in Asia: In Pursuit of Inclusive and Sustainable Growth, August 9-10, 2007 Manila, Philippines.

Green Awards For Creativity and Sustainability, 31 August 2007 (entries closing date), London, UK, Satellite
Examples of outstanding creative work that redefines the boundaries of CSR, sustainability and ethical best-practice. The Green Awards celebrate and reward those brands and organizations that are pushing the environment up the agenda, emphasising planet over profit.

Carbon Footprint Consumer Products 2007, September 13-14, Chicago, USA.

The Sustainable Finance Summit 2007 - Climate change and the environment - How to maximise opportunities and mitigate risk, September 18-19, 2007, London, UK: 2-Day Business Conference with exclusive Linklater Equator Principles masterclass. Featuring sessions on: the current sustainability strategies of major banks, the perspective of other key industries, and the business case for sustainability.

Sol Sustainability Consortium, September 24-26, 2007, Burlington, Vermont at Seventh Generation.

Corporate Climate Response, 25-26 September 2007, Chicago, USA, To address the fundamentals of corporate climate change strategy in detail with top names like Ford, Wal-mart, McDonald's, Time Inc, Walgreens, Dow, Anheuser-Busch, Kimberly Clark, IBM, PG&E, BP, DTE and Abbott among those presenting.

Provenance and Carbon Footprint of Food and Drink, September 25, 2007, London.

Responsible Business in Emerging Markets Summit, October 9-10, 2007, London, UK, Ethical Corporation
Director-level speakers from the supply chain and CR arenas to discuss the biggest issues in ethical supply chains today: labour standards, auditing, regulation and working with trade unions to name a few.

Taking Action for the World's Poor and Hungry People, October 17-19, 2007 Beijing, China.

Ethical Sourcing Forum Europe, October 18-19, October 2007, Paris, France, Ethical Sourcing Forum. A multi-stakeholder event, addressing the latest social and environmental challenges facing global supply chain professionals. Speakers include CSR Europe, Microsoft, Fairtrade, M&S, L'Oreal, ILO, Volkswagen, Johnson & Johnson. Mini-forums, speed networking, interactive business training and discussion.

One Planet Leaders, September - November 2007, Geneva, Switzerland, WWF International and Exeter University Centre for Leadership Studies: An new corporate responsibility programme for business managers: explore and apply cutting edge thinking on sustainability; build your competence to drive company value through sustainable business models.

CIAA & SAI Platform Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, November 22-23, 2007, Brussels, Belgium.

Unlocking Change in the Food Chain, November 7, 2007, London, England - Seven RELU projects reporting results and implications of research on sustainble food chains. Booking will open in August.