Business Coalition For More Sustainable Food

Agenda

  1. Sharing of what has been learned so far from an inventory of member activities in the areas of sustainability and social responsibility.

  2. Talk by Tensie Whelan of Rainforest Alliance and David McLaughlin of Chiquita about the motivation, strategy and results of establishing sustainability criteria for sourcing bananas.
    • What are the advantages and disadvantages of third party certification?
    • What are other good models for establishing sustainability criteria for purchasing?
    • What are the implications of these standards and specifications for suppliers?
  3. Decision on whether or not to adopt the New Orleans proposal
    • What would adoption of something like this contribute to our companies?
    • What would it take from our companies and the Business Coalition to make this successful?

      4. New Orleans Proposal: DRAFT Statement of Principles and Goals of Business Coalition for Sustainable Food:

      1. Legal and Regulatory Compliance
      2. Social & Environmentally Responsible Purchasing
        1. Climate neutral
        2. Zero waste
        3. Fair return to producers
        4. Affordable, healthy, sustainable products
      3. Effective Management Systems and Continual Improvement
      4. Performance, Price and Availability

  4. Leading change in our organizations: needs and challenges