'Data for benefits': Corporates experiment with farmer incentives to help build traceable supply chain

Madeleine Cuff
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Sainsbury's, BNP Paribas, Unilever, and Barclays are working with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership to pioneer blockchain-based supply chain system

Blue chip corporates increasingly want more oversight over their supply chain, not least to ensure their products are not linked to deforestation, biodiversity loss, pollution, or labour rights issues....

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