Supply Chains

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

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

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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