The Consumer Goods Forum Sustainable Retail Summit kicked off in Paris today (27 October) and continues until tomorrow.
The event played host to plenty of lively debate on the issues of sustainability, forced labour and health and wellness, with great interaction between attendees and speakers.
Here are some of the top tweets from Day One:
Danone chief executive Emmanuel Faber summed up what suppliers and retailers need to do to combat food waste in an insightful presentation.
'Credible partnerships between NGOs and corporates are essential in #ForcedLabour. We will never solve the issue alone' H. Weber #SRS2016 pic.twitter.com/YWnhEXRosB
— Mondelēz Intl (@MDLZ) October 27, 2016
Mondelez International's Hubert Weber calls for greater partnerships in order to tackle the issue of forced labour in the food sector.
People can and do appreciate "the world behind the brand". The farmers, the workers, the process #SRS2016 pic.twitter.com/Fbr7I1WBtV
— Kim Kirchherr, MS, RD, CAE (@KimKirchherr) October 27, 2016
Appreciating the 'world behind a brand' is part of the overall sustainability message.
Disconnect between consumption and production countries to avoid slave labour - Can we pay 1 cent more for product @MDLZ #SRS2016
— DNV Sustainability (@DNV_SustAdv) October 27, 2016
An interesting take on whether consumers would be willing to pay more, if they knew a product's supply chain was free of forced labour?
Inspiring and humourus story from @CarrefourGroup about #zebrabananas and #singlebananas @Swiderski_B #SRS2016 pic.twitter.com/yqfRm51qRU
— Origin Green (@OriginGreen) October 27, 2016
Carrefour's Bertrand Swiderski brought the house down with his analysis of sustainable bananas.
What issue brought these 2 retail rivals together for the 1st time? @sainsbury Mike Coupe and @Tesco Dave Lewis. Food waste. #SRS2016 pic.twitter.com/UFsRphYApQ
— Tom Heap (@tomheapmedia) October 27, 2016
A rare sight - rivals Dave Lewis of Tesco and Mike Coupe of Sainsbury's share the stage.
Measuring is the first step in tackling food waste, key point from Dave Lewis @Tesco, Mike Coupe @sainsburys & C Hanson @WRIFood #SRS2016
— R_Swannell (@R_Swannell) October 27, 2016
Putting in place the right measurement tools is key to ensuring food waste can be tackled at retail level.
Spelling out the size of the forced labour issue - even in developed countries.
"By the end of 2025 no food should be wasted" #SRS2016 discussing progress on #FoodWaste @CGF_The_Forum
— Flavia Ballve (@flaballve) October 27, 2016
Setting out an agenda we can all believe in.
Roll on day two!
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