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Food Supply Chains, Decent Work and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG Knowledge Hub)

August 29, 2018

By Adam Fishman 

Story Highlights: 

  • The Boston Consulting Group published a brief on drivers of food waste and initiatives companies can take to tackle them, while 'It’s Fresh!' launched a food waste calculator aimed at consumers. 
  • Greenpeace launched two reports on sustainable seafood and human rights abuses in the seafood industry; the 2018 Global Slavery Index examined fishing and cocoa industries. 
  • The Center for Global Development released a paper on voluntary sustainability standards for coffee, and institutional investors called for strengthened standards on palm oil. 

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