When Corporate Responsibility Means Going Local
Abhijit Upadhye, an executive with McDonald’s Indian enterprise, discusses meeting the corporation’s quality standards while also appealing to the mostly vegetarian population.
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Abhijit Upadhye, an executive with McDonald’s Indian enterprise, discusses meeting the corporation’s quality standards while also appealing to the mostly vegetarian population.
Panelists talk about how two organizations have turned the “buy local” motto into an evolving partnership that is making NGO and corporate cooperation in the supply chain arena work for both parties.
Sustainable Harvest grows a new supply chain.
Sambazon’s commitment to social entrepreneurship creates a fair market for farmers in the Amazon
Richard Jefferson believes that biotechnology can be used to benefit the poor and disenfranchised, but only if the R&D process is democratized.
Disseminating innovations takes a distinct, sophisticated skill set, one that often requires customizing the program to new circumstances, not replicating.
A community development corporation starts an urban farm on land that was once home to housing projects.
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Mission Pie, a for-profit bakery and café, supports local farmers while training at-risk kids.
New public-private partnerships have led to big leaps in the exportation of Argentinian wine.