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* Helping you to understand your water risk
Helping you to understand your water risk 11 November 2010
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At our recent Water in your Supply Chain event, IGD launched a new free guide which helps grocery businesses understand, assess and manage water. Toby Pickard tells us about some of the day's key revelations.
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* We Must Act Decisively to Avoid a Water Crunch
We Must Act Decisively to Avoid a Water Crunch 31 August 2010
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IGD's Chief Executive Joanne Denney-Finch looks at why water is a shared responsibility for the food chain and explains how recent events are warning us to give this a higher priority.
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* A thirsty world: can we avoid the Water Crunch?
A thirsty world: can we avoid the Water Crunch? 23 July 2010
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Water is vital for life but it is a fragile and scarce resource that we need to manage carefully. IGD's Cecile Riverain looks into how businesses are working towards reducing water usage and how the grocery industry can make a difference.
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* Water and carbon - a critical link
Water and carbon - a critical link 15 July 2010
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More often than not, sustainability issues are closely inter-related. Water and carbon are a good example. Simon Barnes explores just how close the relationship is between the two and how they are inexorably and critically linked.
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* Water: a business risk
Water: a business risk 11 March 2010
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It is inevitable that water will become a business continuity issue for many companies in the future. Here, Toby Pickard explains some of the key issues that businesses must be aware of, and provides links to free resources to help yours.
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* Why it's important we understand the water issue
Why it's important we understand the water issue 11 February 2010
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We know that water scarcity is an issue that food and grocery firms need to understand, but just how important is it, and what work is being done to improve our understanding? Simon Barnes explains.
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* Food Security: Food 2030 strategy
Food Security: Food 2030 strategy 15 January 2010
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The Government’s new food strategy report outlines what we have to do to create a sustainable and secure food system. Toby Pickard looks at the vision of 'Food 2030' and how IGD can help.
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* The increasing demand for water
The increasing demand for water 21 April 2009
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IGD's Toby Pickard examines the important role water plays to feed our growing population, the amount of water that is required, and the implications that our consumption can have on water-scarce countries.
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* Fresh water: Might our supply run dry?
Fresh water: Might our supply run dry? 07 April 2009
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The Earth Policy Institute believes that water scarcity is now the single biggest threat to global food security. Toby Pickard examines water's growing value as an asset, and how increasing world demand for fresh water has serious ramifications for humanity in the coming decades.
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