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Bloomberg covered the launch of the UK Soy Manifesto on 9 November 2021. SEI’s Chris West, who spoke at the launch event, is co-developing the monitoring system that will help ensure that industry commitments to the Manifesto are turned into effective action.
Soybeans. Photo: Jing / Pixabay.
More than two dozen companies, including British grocer J Sainsbury Plc, Swiss food giant Nestle SA and French yogurt maker Danone SA, have signed the UK Soy Manifesto, a UK initiative to stop soy shipments from deforested regions of the world. The initiative, launched on 9 November 2021 with secretarial support from British consultancy Efeca, follows similar efforts in Europe. Initial funding was provided by grocery chain Tesco Plc and the World Wildlife Fund.
Project / Assessing trade in agricultural commodities e.g. palm oil and soybean production in environments at risk.
Project / Exploring trade-offs between water use, deforestation, and greenhouse gas emissions linked to soy and beef production and exports from Brazil.
Other publication / A policy brief co-authored by SEI's Chris West assesses the risks associated with the UK food system's high dependency on soy and outlines mitigation measures.
Past event / Register now for this webinar on 2 December 2021, where SEI's Dr Chris West will look at the UK food system's demand for soy and the risks associated with this.
Feature / In Colombia's Tropical Andes, land once shaped by conflict is becoming a living laboratory for agroecological regeneration.
