Grocers, Farmers, and Climate Ambition - the Case of Ahold Delhaize
My interest was piqued this week when I read the announcement that one of my very first employers, the grocery chain Ahold Delhaize, will require its suppliers to report their emissions and set science based targets. With all the political hue and cry over scope 3 emissions disclosures and the potential impact of the SEC's climate proposals on farmers, here we have one of the largest grocers in the world pushing ahead. This, in an industry that is competitive, subsisting on low margins, and typically conservative. hashtag