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public speaking Speaking about retailers, not for them. Food supply chains and global trends in risk management. Retailer and brand policy. Private standards. Marketing differentiation. Reputational issues. Trends in Responsible Purchasing.

Recent work:

  • Sustainable Food Laboratory Annual Conference: “The relationships between retailers and NGOs – how to influence in both directions” Costa Rica March 2010
  • Canadian Business for Social Responsibility: Seminar for CSR Directors on global retailer policies and the implications for business in Canada. Toronto February 2010
  • Dutch Sustainable Trade Initiative: Workshop panel, presenting and discussing the future of sustainability Labelling . Rotterdam January 1010
  • Kent Business School, University of Kent: 'Sustainability and the food industry – The global search for the elusive harmony of people, planet and profit'. A seminar to the students doing an MSc in Value Chain Management. Canterbury, UK. October 2009.
  • Agentrics World 2009: 'Global retailers creating business value from sustainable policies - Towards controlled and sustainable growth'. A talk to retailers and their suppliers at Co-op Switzerland, Muttenz. September 2009
  • Canadian Special Crops Association 23rd Annual Convention: 'Give Peas a Chance' The case for more pulses in the field and on the plate. Winnipeg, July 2009
  • Growing a 21st Century Agricultural Revolution: ‘Navigating Unchartered Waters: What is the state of industry collaboration on social standards and what are the tensions?’ Virginia USA, March 2009
  • CIES: The Food Business Forum: International Food Safety Conference: ‘The Big Debate – Food Safety a Global Challenge’ Moderator. Barcelona, February 2009
  • Royal Geographical Society: Global Retailers, Global Responsibilities. GSCP ‘How business is building a joint approach to improve international labour standards in the supply chain’. London, January 2009
  • Gates Foundation, McGill University: Multi Sector Workshop. ‘From Crisis to a New Convergence of Agriculture, Agri-food and Health. Montreal, November 2008
  • Ethical Supply Chain Summit: The Global Social Compliance Programme ‘ How business is building a joint approach to improve international labour standards it the supply chain’. Berlin October 2008
  • Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation. (EU funded trade body): "Identifying an Aid for Trade agenda for the agricultural sector". Brussels, September 2008
  • CIES: The Food Business Forum: International Food Safety Conference:"Quality – The view from Space" Speaker. Amsterdam February2008
  • Danone: "Retailing today around the world"
  • Unilever: “Sustainability, standards and market differentiation"