COVID-19 has exacerbated food insecurity and health disparities and laid bare systemic inequalities in our society. The pandemic has also highlighted how the charitable food system of food banks and pantries can respond and innovate. In this session, we will discuss some lessons learned from the pandemic and strategies for food pantries to emerge stronger to promote health, stability and financial wellbeing. We will discuss a paradigm shift from emergency to empowerment.
Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, plans to transform each of the units under his refining-to-retail conglomerate to create a sustainable business model as Reliance Industries Ltd. chases a net carbon-zero goal by 2035.
“We have no option as a society, as a business but to really adopt a sustainable business model,” Ambani told Bloomberg Television’s Haslinda Amin as part of the Qatar Economic Forum Monday. “I think that’s a prerequisite for every business to survive as we go forward.”
When asked if this green push will require dialing back on some of Reliance’s businesses, Ambani said “it means transforming our businesses and integrating that with the future,” without sharing more details.
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The European Parliament has voted for a ban on single-use plastic, on items for which alternatives already exist, in a bid to mitigate ocean pollution.