"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 →
Read More"‘If Unilever-McCormick decide to turn their backs (on sustainability), this could create significant risk for shareholders and the new entity,’ said Cailin Dendas, environmental health program senior coordinator at shareholder group As You Sow.” Read More →
Read More“’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 →
Read MoreIn the most recent year of data, Americans spent almost $9 billion on pesticides for agricultural use. Benchmarks outlined in a new report from As You Sow, titled “Pesticides in the Pantry: Transparency & Risk in Food Supply Chains,” identify the degree to which major food manufacturers have adopted practices to measure and mitigate risks related to the use of synthetic pesticides in agricultural supply chains. Read More →
Read More“Awareness of antibiotic risk has increased among both shareholders and consumers,” says Christy Spees, environmental health programme manager at As You Sow, a campaign group focused on shareholder advocacy. Read More →
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