In a world of complex supply chains and more important priorities, many companies overlook supply chain responsibility. But at what cost? A recent report from The Economist Intelligence investigates further and cites certification as a valuable tool for companies.
Making the hazelnut sector more sustainable is a step-by-step journey. We talked with Leonie Haakshorst, UTZ hazelnut Program Manager, about how UTZ tackles the social issues in the sector.
Daniel Katz, founder and chairman of the board of the Rainforest Alliance, explains how the planned merger with UTZ will be a major step forward for sustainability. “We will have the capacity to integrate our comprehensive vision of sustainability into the supply chains of some of the world’s largest and best-known brands.”
The EU directive on sustainability reporting goes into effect this year. We go over what impact materials and resources we have available to support your company’s reporting process.
Good training is essential to achieving the UTZ goals but it can be hard to monitor training quality in the field. We spoke with Felix Kodija to hear about a new approach tackling this challenge in Côte d’Ivoire.
UTZ’s hazelnut program launched in 2014 and has more than tripled in size since then. Understanding the program starts with understanding the sustainability concerns facing the sector. As we enter our fourth harvest, we sat down with Leonie Haakshorst, manager of the UTZ hazelnut program, to discuss the industry’s main concerns.
Our intended merger with the Rainforest Alliance is a major milestone in UTZ’s history. We see it as a chance to be more innovative together, and in partnership with our stakeholders. But what do our stakeholders think? Here is a selection of responses from the market.
Highlighting the true benefits of the UTZ program starts with understanding one of our basic principles — better crop. We go over how better farming methods actually help farmers grow better crops and share impact materials that back up our claims.
More than a million farmers follow training to meet UTZ certification standards. We cannot train them all ourselves. That is why we use the train-the-trainer approach. This is how it works in practice.
