That brings to mind Paul Polman, CEO ofUnilever, who sur prised me when we were both members of a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He took that opportu nity to announce that Unilever had adopted the goal of cutting the company's environmental footprint in half by 2020 this was in 2010, giving it a decade to get there). That was laudable, but a little ho-hum: many socially responsible companies announce global warming goals like that.8
But the next thing he said really shocked me: Unilever is com mitted to sourcing its raw agriculture material from small farms, aiming to link to Q.alf a million smallholders globally.9 The farmers involved mainly grow tea, but the sourcing initiative will also in clude crops for cocoa, palm oil, vanilla, coconut sugar, and a variety of fruits and vegetables. The farms involved are in areas ranging from Africa to Southeast Asia and Latin America, with some in Indonesia, China, and India.
Unilever hopes not only to link these small farmers into their supply chain, but also to work with groups like Rainforest Alliance to help them upgrade their farming practices and so become reli able sources in global markets.For Unilever, this diversification of its sourcing lowers risks in a turbulent world, where food security has come on the radar as a future issue. For the farmers, it means more income and a more certain future.
This redrawing of the supply chain, Polman pointed out, would have a range of benefits, from leaving more money in lo cal farm communities to better health and sc;hooling. The World Bank points to supporting smallholder farming as the most
effectivway to stimulate economic development and reduce poverty in r ral areas.U
That brings to mind Paul Polman, CEO ofUnilever, who sur prised me when we were both members of a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He took that opportu nity to announce that Unilever had adopted the goal of cutting the company's environmental footprint in half by 2020 this was in 2010, giving it a decade to get there). That was laudable, but a little ho-hum: many socially responsible companies announce global warming goals like that.8
But the next thing he said really shocked me: Unilever is com mitted to sourcing its raw agriculture material from small farms, aiming to link to Q.alf a million smallholders globally.9 The farmers involved mainly grow tea, but the sourcing initiative will also in clude crops for cocoa, palm oil, vanilla, coconut sugar, and a variety of fruits and vegetables. The farms involved are in areas ranging from Africa to Southeast Asia and Latin America, with some in Indonesia, China, and India.
Unilever hopes not only to link these small farmers into their supply chain, but also to work with groups like Rainforest Alliance to help them upgrade their farming practices and so become reli able sources in global markets.For Unilever, this diversification of its sourcing lowers risks in a turbulent world, where food security has come on the radar as a future issue. For the farmers, it means more income and a more certain future.
This redrawing of the supply chain, Polman pointed out, would have a range of benefits, from leaving more money in lo cal farm communities to better health and sc;hooling. The World Bank points to supporting smallholder farming as the most
effectivway to stimulate economic development and reduce poverty in r ral areas.U
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That brings to mind Paul Polman, CEO ofUnilever, who sur prised me when we were both members of a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He took that opportu nity to announce that Unilever had adopted the goal of cutting the company's environmental footprint in half by 2020 this was in 2010, giving it a decade to get there). That was laudable, but a little ho-hum: many socially responsible companies announce global warming goals like that.8
But the next thing he said really shocked me: Unilever is com mitted to sourcing its raw agriculture material from small farms, aiming to link to Q.alf a million smallholders globally.9 The farmers involved mainly grow tea, but the sourcing initiative will also in clude crops for cocoa, palm oil, vanilla, coconut sugar, and a variety of fruits and vegetables. The farms involved are in areas ranging from Africa to Southeast Asia and Latin America, with some in Indonesia, China, and India.
Unilever hopes not only to link these small farmers into their supply chain, but also to work with groups like Rainforest Alliance to help them upgrade their farming practices and so become reli able sources in global markets.For Unilever, this diversification of its sourcing lowers risks in a turbulent world, where food security has come on the radar as a future issue. For the farmers, it means more income and a more certain future.
This redrawing of the supply chain, Polman pointed out, would have a range of benefits, from leaving more money in lo cal farm communities to better health and sc;hooling. The World Bank points to supporting smallholder farming as the most
effectivway to stimulate economic development and reduce poverty in r ral areas.U
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