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On 18th June, IF hosted a virtual event for ofi’s sustainability strategy launch
Increasing regulatory requirements are tasking food and beverage companies with more robust corporate reporting. Strengthening commitments to enhance the resilience of supply chains also remains a key imperative to deliver the change the law demands and farmers, rural communities and nature needs.
Enabling better choices to be made across the value chain is the focus of ‘Choices for Change’, a new sustainability strategy by ofi, a global leader in naturally good food and beverage ingredients. With 2030 targets and action plans spanning its five product platforms – cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts, and spices – join us as we discussed:
Enabling better choices to be made across the value chain is the focus of ‘Choices for Change’, a new sustainability strategy by ofi, a global leader in naturally good food and beverage ingredients. With 2030 targets and action plans spanning its five product platforms – cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts, and spices – join us as we discussed:
- The imperative to drive positive change across the food system, to enable prosperous farmers, thriving communities, climate action and a regenerated living world
- The role of data and digital tools in generating actionable insight to inform more efficient interventions for real and measurable impact
- The intensive technical process involved in aligning definitions, methodologies and metrics to create an integrated, ambitious strategy at scale
We heard valuable insights from:
- Roel van Poppel, chief sustainability officer, ofi
- Christopher Stewart, global head, sustainability impact, ofi
- Burcu Turkay, global head of sustainability for nuts, ofi
- Alastair Child, chief sustainability officer, Mars Wrigley
- Stephanie Daniels, senior program director, Sustainable Food Lab
- Jeffery P. Cohen, mission director Indonesia, USAID
The discussion was moderated by Toby Webb, founder of Innovation Forum.
This virtual event was hosted in partnership with ofi.
Amsterdam
21st - 22nd October 2025