4 ways the food and consumer goods industries can decarbonize their supply chains

Nov 11, 2022

The consumer goods industry has long supply chains that contribute heavily to global emissions. Image: Unsplash

Yuan Zhang

China Specialist, Tropical Forest Alliance, World Economic Forum Beijing

Tengfei Xu

Programming Lead, World Economic Forum Beijing

Jingxin Xiao

Early Careers, Nature-Based Solutions, World Economic Forum

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Food and FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) industries together produce more than one-third of global emissions, which mainly come from their upstream supply chains. Image: World Economic Forum

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