June 2007 Newsletter

Food Lab member calls on growers to help set sustainability standards

Food Lab member and coffee grower Marcelo Vieira and gave a presentation at the Global Feed and Food II Congress in Brazil in April titled "Accelerating the Sustainable Food Trend: from Niche to Mainstream." In it he called for a simplification of the certification process.

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New lending alliance forms to promote sustainable markets.

A new alliance of organizations, many of whom are active in the Food Lab, has launched to promote the sustainable products market by addressing one of the key barriers to growth: finance.

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Food companies and NGO’s create a “good food” pamphlet

A number of major food companies have identified a common need for a booklet to help navigate the complex nature of what is called, “sustainable food.”

RFALogo1.jpgThe Council of the Responsible Fishing Alliance will meet to discuss plans

One year after the first talks in New-Orleans (USA) and three months after the official creation of the RFA in Brussels (Belgium), the Council is meeting to highlight/discuss new members, communcations tools, updates, pilot projects and more.

Lipton.jpg Lipton tea will source from sustainable growers only.

See our blog about this. Unilever, the world’s largest tea company, announced this month that it will eventually purchase its entire supply of Lipton tea from certified-sustainable sources.

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