In June 2009 we hosted our Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chain Summit 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. This was a multi-stakeholder forum for the entire food and beverage value chain - from retailer to farmer in national and global sourcing contexts - looking at cost effective strategies for defining, measuring and reducing the key agricultural impacts. Here are some comments from participants:
"The conference was very stimulating and the contacts we made were extremely valuable"
Steve Balling, Director, Agriculture & Analytical Services
Del Monte Foods
"The conference was excellent - staff, attendees, presenters and content. I learned a lot!"
Jane Knecht, Director of Business Development
Water Environment Research Foundation
"I definitely learned quite a bit at this conference through the presentations and through interactions with the people that are driving the sustainability agenda at their companies"
Rob Farris, Vice President - Business Intelligence and Performance Management Practice
Hitachi Consulting
"The success and setback s that come with sustainable territory echo from business to business: the conference format certainly supports sharing and networking to an extent that anyone who attends will leave with invaluable take-aways"
Kimberly Dickey, Environmental Sustainability Manager
Frontier Natural Products Co-op
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Hans Van Bochove, Director Of Public Affairs, Communications and CSR, Starbucks Coffee EMEA
Martyn Seal, European Sustainability Director, PepsiCo International
David Lawrence, Diageo Global Procurement, Risk & Governance Director, Diageo
Andy Wales, Head of Sustainable Development, SABMiller
Jonathan Lingham, Food Group, DFID
Simon Houghton-Dodd, Head of Quality and Sustainability, Tate & Lyle
Nicko Debenham, Director of Traceability and Sustainability, Armajaro
Ian Walsh, Head Of Environment, Cadbury Schweppes
Louise Nicholls, Head of Ethical Sourcing, Marks and Spencer
Karin Bogaers, Head Of Social Compliance, Ahold
Tom Hind, Head Of Economics and International Affairs, NFU
Mercedes Talló, Director of Sustainable Value Chains, Rainforest Alliance
Wilfrid Legg, Head of Policies and Environment Division, OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate
Dr. Zaenal Bachruddin, Director General of Processing and Marketing of Agricultural Products, Republic Of Indonesia Ministry Of Agriculture
Philip Kiriro, Farmer And President, East African Farmer’s Federation (EAFF)
Michael M. Saguisihan, Farmer and Farmer’s Leader, Asian Farmers’s Association For Sustainable Rural Development
Dominic Lowe, Managing Director, Green & Black’s
Mark Cropper, DG Agriculture And Rural Development, European Commission
Werner Bosmans, DG Environment, European Commission
James Turton, Group Director Of Sustainability And Corporate Affairs, Findus Group
Romeiro Fernando de Cerqueira, President, Coocafe Coffee Cooperative
Rob Garrett, Farmer and Farmer’s Leader, Peak Choice Farmer’s Cooperative
Annette Hansen, Quality Director, Danisco
David Sheppard, Managing Director, Gleadell Agriculture
Richard Perkins, Senior Commodities Adviser, WWF International and WWF-UK
Prof. Tim Wheeler, Director Of The Plants and Environment Laboratory, Reading University
Christoph Walter, Agricultural Research Manager, Unilever
Richard Heatchote, Sustainable Development Manager, Heineken UK
Eduardo Sampaio, Coffee Producer and Agronomist
Sarah Roberts, Executive Director, Ethical Tea Partnership
Niall Marriott, Development Director, The Helical Group
Eric Olson, Senior Vice President of Advisory Services, BSR
Dr. Brian Wade, Regional Manager, Agrotain International
Keith Jones, Director of Stewardship & Sustainable Agriculture, CropLife International
Euan Murray, General Manager, Carbon Footprinting, The Carbon Trust
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