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Bank of America: Food shocks will destabilise ESG
Bloomberg says that for analysts at Bank of America, the record surge in food prices illustrates risks...
The Economist: The coming food catastrophe
The Economist reports that Russia's war on Ukraine is set to cause hundreds of...
Environmental toxins worsen obesity pandemic
The Guardian reports on three review papers showing that chemical pollutants called “obesogens”...
‘Why’s chocolate so cheap?’: Aussies call for transparency
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that behind the foil-wrapped seasonal merriment and the...
Ukraine could lack seeds for grain crops for years
Reduced production of crop seeds in Ukraine due to war with Russia could...
IMF, World Bank, WFP and WTO urge coordinated action on food security
The World Bank, International Monetary Fund, UN World Food Programme and World Trade...
Labour shortages could cause permanent damage to farming
Civil Service World reports that UK government departments must take urgent action to...
Californian court denies Nestlé motion to dismiss Cocoa Plan child labour lawsuit
Confectionary News reports that Nestlé USA has been refused a motion for dismissal...
Surging energy prices leave British glasshouses empty
While last year it cost about 25 pence to produce a cucumber in...
Export controls could worsen food crisis: WTO
Governments are risking a repeat of mistakes in previous food crises by imposing...
Free, prior and informed consent required as clean energy threatens Indigenous Peoples
A new coalition of Indigenous Peoples is calling for free, prior and informed consent to be negotiated without exception as...
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