Climate change ready: Growing organically in a water stressed world
The time for debating climate change is over, says US organic farming pioneer Bob Quinn - it's already happening, and we need to adapt fast. That's why he has turned…
Medical journal and insurance company go in search of the holy grail
Could the unlikely pairing of a top medical journal and an international insurance company find out what so few can agree on: what we should all eat? Rob Verkerk PhD, executive…
Bogus bio-availability claims discredit our industry
The nutritional supplements industry is currently rife with competing – and often unsubstantiated – bio-availability claims. It's confusing for consumers and discredits our industry, writes Andrew Thomas.
4 key challenges to attract health and sustainability conscious consumers
Just back in from last week’s Natural & Organic Products Europe event in London, Copenhagen-based strategic advisor in healthy and sustainable lifestyle, Karina Kaae Hermansen, has gathered up four key…
Is organic going back to the future?
Some of the ideas currently creating the most excitement in the organic world have strong echoes of the early days of the modern organic movement. So, is organic going back…
White Paper: Beyond the boy scout’s sleeve – a personal review of ethical certification
For three decades third-party certification has been the dominant model for verifying ethical food and drink products. But in recent years the limitations of this model have been increasingly exposed,…
Interview: Sir Tim Smit on expanding the Eden Project into China, and his hopes for organic
Sir Tim Smit founder of the UK’s Eden Project, one of the world’s best known ecological visitor attractions, has been invited to expand the Eden Project brand into China, writes…
Interview: Sir Tim Smit on expanding the Eden Project into China, and his hopes for organic
Sir Tim Smit founder of the UK’s Eden Project, one of the world’s best known ecological tourist attraction, has been invited to expand the Eden Project brand into China, wines…
Can grassroots influence the corporatocracy for the greater good?
Robert Verkerk asks if the pioneer natural and organic brands acquired in recent years by food and drink multinationals can lead them on a new road to ‘corporate integrity’
Can grassroots influence the corporatocracy for the greater good?
Robert Verkerk asks if the pioneer natural and organic brands acquired in recent years by food and drink multinationals can lead them on a new road to ‘corporate integrity’