Home oxfam
 

Keywords :   


Tag: oxfam

Oxfam: Kellogg, Gen Mills, Pepsico not doing 'nearly enough' to tackle climate change

2014-05-21 00:47:36| Agriculture - Topix.net

Despite that nearly half of the Big 10's emissions come from the production of agricultural materials from their supply chains, none of them require their suppliers to set reduction targets, Oxfam says.

Tags: to change gen climate

 

Food giants slammed over their climate change silence: Oxfam report

2014-05-20 22:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Boorowa News: Oxfam International has thrown the spotlight on Australias most powerful food lobby in its new report on the broader food industrys failure to cut carbon emissions and adequately tackle climate change. In its investigation into the environmental efforts of the worlds biggest food companies, Oxfam named and shamed the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) for actively supporting the carbon tax repeal and allowing companies to remain silent on climate change policies. "The food and beverage...

Tags: report change food silence

 
 

Climate change could prolong world hunger for decades, says Oxfam

2014-03-26 14:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: World hunger could be prolonged for decades because our global food system is woefully unprepared for the impacts of climate change, an Oxfam report has warned. The paper, titled Hot and Hungry: How to stop climate change derailing the fight against hunger, says that rising temperatures, extreme weather and changing rainfall patterns caused by climate change are already affecting crop yields across the world. Oxfam lists examples such as the devastating typhoon that hit the Philippines in...

Tags: world change says decades

 

Food and drink industry makes progress on development: Oxfam

2014-02-26 06:38:20| Beverages - Topix.net

Many of the world's top food and beverage companies are taking steps to improve their social and environmental impact on poor countries, although there is still much more to do, development group Oxfam said on Wednesday.

Tags: development food makes industry

 

VIDEO: Scarlett quits Oxfam over advert row

2014-01-30 17:25:52| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson has stepped down as an Oxfam ambassador after criticism of her support for Israeli company SodaStream.

Tags: video row advert scarlett

 

Sites : [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] next »