When you talk to sustainable supply chain experts, you hear stories like this: “You go to your favorite supermarket, get your favorite lasagna from the shelf, bring it to a scanner and scan the barcode. The screen shows 3D real time holograms of the tomato plantations in Turkey and Guatemala, wheat plantations in Brazil, you can even [...]
I met Roberto Waack for the first time in 2000, preparing to visit “sustainable projects” in Holland with a Brazilian delegation. At that time, he was an executive in love with trees, moving to the forestry sector. I was at Ethos Institute. Today Roberto is an internationally recognized leader in the sustainability and forestry fields. As the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) [...]
“Almost everybody less than 40 years old has only heard very bad news about the destruction of the environment; this is just normal for them, they think that no one can do anything about it… and because of that, if we want to promote real change, we have to look at our problems from [...]
Luiz Seabra, "Seu Luiz" for the Brazilians, is one of the most successful business leaders in the world. He is the founder of the large and influential Natura Cosmetics, which he started in the 70s in a garage in what was to be the rich heart of Sao Paulo. The company counts today on over 1,5 billion people selling its [...]
At the end of 2013 I started a new role at GRI: Chief Advisor on Innovation in Reporting. After seven years in charge of teams and complex global projects, it is great to be able to focus on exploring the new frontiers of sustainability and reporting. At the same time, this is a part-time position, which enables [...]
