Nestlé S.A.: Planting Seeds for the Future of Food

6-7 July 2017. Lausanne/Vevey, Switzerland. Nestle. As the world’s largest food company, and one that connects farmers to consumers, how can Nestlé help shape the future of food systems?

The company hosted an extraordinary gathering of industry and civil society experts. The ‘Planting the Seeds for the Future of Food’ conference brought together farmers, academics, industry representatives, NGOs and intergovernmental organisations to explore the issues. The Better Business show was there to record this exclusive podcast.

• Listen to the podcast
• Read more about how Nestlé is enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future in the Nestlé in Society – Creating Shared Value and meeting our commitments 2016 report.
• Explore Nestlé’s impact across the globe in Our stories.

Extracts from the agenda:

Biodiversity for the planet and for food

• Bev Postma HarvestPlus, 
• Stefano Padulosi Bioversity, 
• Urs Schenker, Nestlé 
• Tony Juniper

• John Crawford Rothamsted, 
• Joachim Lammel Yara, 
• Doug Cook UC Davis, 
• Maurice Moloney GIFS

• Wouter Wolters, University Wageningen, 
• Adrian Sym AWS, 
• Frank Eyhorn Helvetas, 
• James Lomax UN Environment

• Robert Craig, Ambrose Kirobi CMS, 
• Peter Froelich Agricircle, 
• Martin Mwangi University Wageningen

• Hans Herren, Biovison, 
• Samuel Vionnet, Valuing Nature, 
• Urs Niggli, FIBL, 
• Vanja Westerberg, Altus Impact