Food, Beverage, and Agriculture

Global supply chain disruptions, shifting market dynamics, labor policies, and consumer preferences, compounded by a shrinking base of farmers, make building resilience more critical than ever for Food, Beverage, and Agriculture (FBA) companies.

FBA companies who are working to cut emissions, conserve water, reduce waste, and protect biodiversity, all while supporting the fair and ethical treatment of employees and communities, are better positioned to strengthen their long-term stability, achieve their commercial goals, and meet customer expectations. As major contributors to GHG emissions with significant exposure to human rights risks, FBA companies also have a unique opportunity to advance a more just and sustainable future for all.

BSR works with leading FBA companies to help them embed resilient business practices across the entire enterprise and value chain, from strategy and governance to implementation.

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Developing a Climate Justice Framework

BSR worked with Unilever to provide the company with a deeper understanding of the concept of climate justice and its implications across different communities throughout the value chain.

Leading Experts

Ricki Berkenfeld

Associate Director, Collaborations and Partnerships, BSR

New York

Cliodhnagh Conlon

Director, Relationship Leads, BSR

Paris

Director, Relationship Leads, BSR

Paris

Cliodhnagh focuses on supply chain sustainability under BSR’s consumer sectors practice. She has more than 10 years of international business experience, spanning business development, sustainability, technology, and design.

Previously, Cliodhnagh worked as a Sustainable Agribusiness Consultant with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In 2017, she completed the Origin Green Ambassador Programme, a two-year executive education master’s program developed to support the promotion and implementation of Ireland’s Origin Green, the world’s first national sustainability plan for the food and drink sector. As part of the program, she spent three secondments delivering sustainability projects for FAO, Tyson Foods, and Sodexo. She has also worked with Burberry and Alexander McQueen.

Cliodhnagh holds a first-class honors MSc. in Business Sustainability from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School in Dublin, a B.A. in Business and Economics from Trinity College Dublin, and a postgraduate degree in Design from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in California.

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