Posts tagged Cailin Dendas
Archer Daniels Midland Shareholders Back Board, Reject Pesticide Disclosure Push

"Cailin Dendas, who leads the Environmental Health Program at As You Sow…said ADM defines regenerative agriculture as an outcome-based farming approach that protects and improves soil health, but the company does not require regenerative growers to reduce or eliminate pesticide use.”  Read More →

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Food Companies Backslide on Promises to Reduce Pesticides

“‘[General Mills] are no longer aligning their regenerative agriculture program with pesticide reduction at all, which is obviously concerning, because what the soil science points to is that regenerative without significant pesticide reduction is not regenerating soil health,’ said Cailin Dendas, the senior coordinator of As You Sow’s Environmental Health Program.”  Read More →

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New Scorecard Finds Major Food Companies Backsliding on Pesticide Commitments as Federal Protections Erode

“‘At a time when federal regulators are weakening oversight and shielding chemical manufacturers from accountability, corporate transparency on pesticide use has never been more important,” said Cailin Dendas, Environmental Health Coordinator at As You Sow.”  Read More →

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Food companies are making regenerative agriculture claims, but do not have the data to back them up

“’We’re looking for companies to set targets directly within their supply chain so that they can track and measure the direct outcomes of their actions,’ lead author on the report and senior co-ordinator of the environmental health programme at As You Sow, Cailin Dendas, tells Sustainable Views." Read More →

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