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Supporting Pesticide-free Cotton Farms that Contribute to Greener Agriculture and a Better Environment

Tsubame Towel Corporation is encouraging the spread of environmentally friendly organic cotton and also supporting the work of organic farmers in India.

Hokkaido Fuyumizu-tambo (Winter-flooded Rice Paddies) Project

This project has established a wet-paddy winter approach for Hokkaido and is a multifaceted endeavor with myriad benefits, among them establishing and spreading farming rice paddies without the use of pesticides or chemical fertilizers. This has contributed to the conservation of biodiversity and the production of rice that is both safe and has added value. In addition, it has also helped environmental education and the development of local communities.

The Road to Kamaka: struggles of poverty and desertification

Case prepared by Joseph EL-KHOURY & Professor Luciano BARIN-CRUZ. The team participated in several cultural workshops that introduced them to aspects of Malian culture, such as gender dynamics, values, customs, and important health precautions. Halfway through their retreat, the team was given specific tasks that they would be responsible for executing in Kamaka.

Biodiversity monitoring

Nestlé is a multinational packaged foods company founded in 1922 and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, with a market capitalization of over $93 billion Canadian. It employs approximately 3,500 people in Canada who work in the company’s more than 20 facilities, including manufacturing, sales, and distribution centers. Nestlé Waters Canada is Canada’s largest manufacturer and distributor of bottled water and operates 2 bottling plants across Canada. Other than bottled water, Nestlé product lines include coffee, juice, ice cream, baby food/formula, healthcare nutrition, pet care, confectionery and pharmaceuticals.

Everyday Wildlife Champions

Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) is a Fortune 500 multinational corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Four billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the world. P&G markets approximately 300 brands of consumer products in roughly 180 countries. It is a global company that employs approximately 135,000 people in 80 countries with more than 2,000 in Canada. P&G is a leading consumer packaged goods company with roughly $80 billion in annual global sales of products ranging from beauty and grooming, health and well being to household care under brand names such as Gillette®, Crest® and Dawn®. P&G is credited with many business innovations including brand management and the soap opera.

Biodiversity Quickscan (VBDO and CREM)

http://www.vbdo.nl/

A Dutch organization of investors for sustainable development. They developed a tool for the financial and food sectors that uses a number of steps to quickly measure the biodiversity impact of a company for the purpose of investment evaluation.

Soil Association

http://www.soilassociation.org/

The Soil Association works with farmers to encourage organic agriculture through the provision of advice, standards (which address biodiversity), education of consumers through a recognized label linked to a certification scheme, land management capacity building with farmers, and campaigning.

Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT)

http://www.ethicalbiotrade.org/

The UEBT is a non-profit association promoting the "sourcing with respect" of ingredients that come from native biodiversity. Members commit to gradually ensuring that their sourcing practices promote the conservation of biodiversity, respect traditional knowledge, and assure the equitable sharing of benefits all along the supply chain. One of the UEBT's strategic priorities is to target key economic sectors such as the cosmetics, health, and beauty industries, and to a lesser extent the food industry.

Chain-wide Learning for Inclusive Agrifood Market Development: A guide to multi-stakeholder processes for linking small-scale producers to modern markets.

http://www.regoverningmarkets.org/en/filemanager/a...

As modern markets replace traditional markets, outlets for small-scale producesr are reduced, risking increasing poverty for producers and entire rural communities. However, with the right kind of support, small-scale producers can be efficient and reliable providers of quality produce; in other words good business partners. This guide provides practical ways to enhance opportunities for small-scale producers in modern agrifood markets. Users may be market actors interested in creating direct links with small-scale suppliers, government policy-makers tasked with rural development, producer organisations working for their members, NGOs working for the rural poor, or researchers working to understand and support processes aimed at greater inclusion of small-scale producers.

PhytoTrade Africa

http://www.phytotradeafrica.com/

PhytoTrade Africa is a regional trade association representing the natural products industry and supporting the research and development of new products in Southern Africa. They provide principles of fair trade and sustainability, as well as a charter that includes commitments to biodiversity conservation.