'Deteriorating supply chains': Why an anonymous group of food industry insiders is raising the alarm over climate resilience

James Murray
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A group of unnamed executives from across the food industry has today published a memo for investors warning the sector’s response to escalating environmental risks is inadequate and based on 'wishful strategies'

What should you do when you feel your employer is not taking climate and environmental risks seriously enough, putting the future of the business and the wider economy at risk? For a group of senior...

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