11/10/2020 4:51:26 PM Retail Price Tags - The real cost of our products By Johnny Sandhu Sustainability is increasingly a more important differentiator for brands and suppliers to win buyers. As a consumer, I do look for the...
10/26/2020 3:52:54 PM Investing in interventions & educational programs to prevent child labor By Johnny Sandhu We can all agree that child labor is a challenge around the globe, within the cocoa industry and beyond, and it is evident that consumers...
10/16/2020 4:41:11 PM Joint statement by ILO, FAO, IFAD and WHO highlights the growing Impact of COVID-19 on people's livelihoods, their health and our food systems. By Benjamin Rieck How many of us take the time to think about how your favourite fruit, vegetables and nuts that in your hand or a part of your evening...
10/13/2020 2:53:01 PM Leader of the pack... By Patrick McNamara Ah, Front of Pack Labelling... The colourful, eye-catching virtue-merchant...selling happiness through self-denial or indulgence while...
10/6/2020 12:19:49 PM Nearly 200 Companies pledge to halve food waste by 2030! By Intertek As we continuously read, hear and watch millions go days without food - there remains a tremendous amount wasted by producers and...
10/6/2020 12:13:38 PM Perhaps legislation is the answer! By Johnny Sandhu We are starting to accept the fact that voluntary expectation is only going to take us this far to make any significant impact and bring...
10/6/2020 12:12:29 PM Do you know where your coffee comes from? 2020 List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor Published By Simona Romanoschi The US Department of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) has just launched it's ninth edition of the List of Goods...
10/6/2020 12:10:46 PM Good news for climate change By Simona Romanoschi Yes you heard it right, some good news for 2020 . At the UN General Assembly last week the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, announced that...
10/6/2020 12:00:00 AM Innovation 💡 – The Key to Survival By Samir Ahmed An organization’s economic viability is directly linked with its capability to innovate, irrespective of the scale and complexity of its...
9/30/2020 7:16:36 PM California Banning Sales of New Gasoline Cars By 2035 By Intertek Climate change is affecting all of us but some areas are acting now to slow the damage being caused. California has stepped up in a major...
9/30/2020 7:14:21 PM Rescue of 35 child workers triggers probe in India’s garment factory hub By Benjamin Rieck A tip-off to staff at Childline, a toll-free emergency helpline for children sparks a rescue of 35 children from a spinning mill in...
9/30/2020 7:12:22 PM September Supply Chain Assurance Newsletter Gives An Overview of Current Supply Chain News By Jessica D'Amico Every month, Intertek releases the Ethical Sourcing Forum Supply Chain Assurance Intelligence newsletter. It covers the most recent...