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	Sustainable Foods Summit: New Horizons for Eco-Labels and Sustainability an article by Sustainable Foods Summit The inaugural Latin American edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit drew to a successful close in São Paulo [27-28th March]. About 140 senior executives from the food industry discussed sustainability issues over the 2-day summit. There were calls to develop local markets for sustainable foods in the region, as well as prevent the proliferation in sustainability schemes. View the summit pics here. click on photo to enlarge The summit covered a diverse range of sustainability subjects, such as green commodities certification, biodiversity impacts, sustainable coffee & seafood, social media, green consumer behaviour, food safety in supply chains, sustainability in foodservice, bioplastics in packaging, and ecodesign approach. The summit proceedings are available for a small professional fee. Click here for further details. The Sustainable Foods Summit is a series of international summits that focuses on the leading issues the food industry faces concerning sustainability and eco-labels, such as Organic, Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance, UTZ Certified, etc. The next edition of this international series of summits will take place in Amsterdam on 5-6th June 2014. The summit will look at the evolution of food eco-labels and discuss sustainability best-practices in the food industry. The aim of the Sustainable Foods Summit is to explore new horizons for eco-labels and sustainability in the food industry by discussing key industry issues. How do organic, fair trade and other eco-labels further sustainability? When, if ever, will there ever be a single sustainability standard for food products? What are best-practices in measuring sustainability performance? Such issues are regularly addressed at each summit. Who Should Attend? The Sustainable Foods Summit is devised for key stake-holders in the food industry that include: Food & beverage companies Ingredient & raw material suppliers Retailers & distributors Packaging companies Industry organizations Certification agencies Academics & researchers Investors & financiers [Thank you to the Good News Agency for alerting us to this article.]		DISCUSSION Question(s) related to this article: How can we get to a sustainable, peaceful economy?,
This report was posted on May 11, 2014.