Report: Failure to track supply chain emissions boosts climate risk for major food brands

Madeleine Cuff
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Just 12 of North America's 50 largest food and beverage firms report on supply chain emissions, Ceres report finds

Only a small fraction of America's largest food and beverage companies are adequately monitoring emissions from their supply chains, missing opportunities to drive further emissions cuts and threatening...

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