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The Neglected Role of Food Processing Companies in Shaping …

WEBSource: USDA, 2021. Food processing companies currently make one fourth of every dollar spent on groceries in the U.S., with just a handful of companies controlling as much as 98.4% of the market share in some categories of prepared foods. By comparison, the country’s more than 2.5 million farmworkers, the majority of which are …

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The Food Sector and the Sustainable Development Goals

WEBTransforming the world food system to achieve sustainability in all its dimensions is a major challenge. Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals will require managing major changes to the global food system responsibly, involving hundreds of millions of farmers and their families, global supply chains, thousands of food producing companies, diverse …

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Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

WEB2024 Executive Training on Investment Treaties and Arbitration for Government Officials. Online. 6:00 AM - 8:30 AM. Event time is displayed in your time zone. View All Events. Tweets by CCSI_Columbia. Aligning investment with sustainable development to improve human wellbeing, reduce inequality, and operate within safe planetary boundaries.

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Handbook Pillar 1: Food Security

WEBMalnutrition resulting from food insecurity increases the risk of severe. maternal and child health consequences, including essential. micronutrient deficiencies, low birth weight, childhood stunting, and wasting, as well as maternal, perinatal, and infant mortality.6For.

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Handbook Pillars 2 & 3: Agrochemicals & Sustainable …

WEB3.1. SET TARGETS. SDG-aligned companies set specific, time-bound intermediate and long-term targets to minimize the use of agrochemicals and promote sustainable agricultural practices that are ambitious enough to contribute significantly to the achievement of SDGs 2, 3, 6, 12, 14, and 15, and Targets 2.4 and 12.4 in particular.

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PILLARS 2 & 3 SUSTAINABLE 10 VALUE CHAINS

WEBConstituents of “good animal welfare” include healthy feed; adequate, safe, and hygienic living conditions, including shelter from the elements; appropriate veterinary care including disease prevention and vaccination; and humane handling, transport, and slaughter.10. Despite well-established definitions of animal welfare by international

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Achieving Sustainable Development in the Coffee Sector

WEBPromoting the long-term health, wellbeing, and environmental sustainability of the much beloved coffee sector should be a clear priority. CCSI has continued its work on coffee sustainability with a 2021 report: “Responsible Coffee Sourcing: Towards a Living Income for Producers.”. The report focuses on a critical but under-examined topic

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Investment Law & Policy Columbia Center on Sustainable …

WEBInvestment Law & Policy. A framework of international, national, and sub-national laws and contracts governs international investment and is a fundamental factor in determining whether, when, and how countries and communities can benefit from those capital flows. CCSI explores elements of that legal framework, including the impact of investment

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Children’s Cereal Company v. Mexico & the Corporate Use of …

WEBLeer la traducción al español.Read Spanish translation here.. In September, a children’s cereal company threatened to sue Mexico over its adoption of a food packaging regulation. The details of the claim, including the identity of the company, remain unknown.

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Documents Library Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

WEBThe Role and Relevance of Investment Treaties in Promoting Renewable Energy Investments. For project description and materials, see here. The book chapter, "The Role and Relevance of Investment Treaties in Promoting Renewable Energy Investments," is featured in Investment Arbitration and Climate Change, published by Kluwer Law …

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Call for ISDS Moratorium During COVID-19 Crisis and Response

WEBCCSI and partner organizations are working on potential legal solutions for implementing this call. Further details will be posted on this page.

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