Its premise is that traceability is one of the greatest tools for impacting sustainability. If traceability is going to develop, it has to either be mandated or carry its weight via a value proposition.Last week, the UN Global Compact and Businesses for Social Responsibility (BSR) released a sustainability guide. BSR is a coalition of more than 250 companies that maintains offices around the world for the promotion of corporate commitment to sustainability. Members in the agri-food space include Altria, Anheuser-Busch, Fromageries Bel, Starbucks, Sodexo, Coca-Cola, Campbell Soup, Wendy's, Chiquita, PepsiCo and others. The UN Global Compact is a similar coalition that combines both policy and operations standards for companies on sustainabil...
Key Takeaways: Dry bulk markets are mixed with Capesize rates seeing solid gains while Panamax values slipped on a growing tonnage list. Supramax and Handysize vessels were stronger, though all sectors remain vulnerable to the seasonal dip in rates through Q4 and into Q1. Falling water l...
WPI Grain Prices and Freight Rate App Note: you can also visit the app directly by clicking here. Supplemental Information The section below offers a concise view of the options available in the current version of the WPI FOB Price and Freight Rate app, along with a short “How To”...
Illuminating the value of technical research
On behalf of a commodity producer organization, WPI evaluated the outputs from a project that featured a $5 million investment into technical research over multiple years. WPI’s team captured the results of this extensive effort and synthesized them for presentation to the organization’s governing board; among the findings uncovered and presented for the first time was the development of genomic traits proven, via rigorous testing, to provide crop yield advantages of 50 percent or more to U.S. farmers in times of drought. Capturing measurable results from long-term efforts can be challenging. Educating clients on the dynamics of success measurement when quantifiable results are not readily available requires deep client-consultant collaboration and an ability to consider both near- and long-term client aspirations with market/policy dynamics – attributes that WPI brings to every consulting engagement.