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How traders can be the facilitators for brand sustainability goals

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This week: Janina Grabs from ETH Zurich and Sophia Carodenuto from the University of Victoria talk about their research into how commodity trader companies are influencing and helping deliver brand supply chain commitments. They discuss how the relationship between brands, traders and growers is evolving.

Plus: Mars goes 100% zero-deforestation; more bad news for ocean floor plastic pollution; Aldi removes all single use plastic from produce aisles; investors accused of slow progress on deforestation despite commitments; and, new science-based targets framework for financial institutions, in the news roundup.

Host: Ian Welsh

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