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Each year, LRQA analyses key Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) trends impacting global businesses and supply chains.

COP28 features a number of agenda items concerning food and agriculture this year, highlighting the vital relationship between climate change and sustainable consumption.

On the build-up to COP28, Fotis Kampouris, LRQA Managing Director of Inspection Services, reflects on the energy transition and the journey towards sustainable practices.

The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) is just weeks away, and this year's agenda will certainly focus more heavily on the private sector, and the critical role in cutting emissions and curbing the impacts of climate change.

COP28 is on the horizon, there is a global spotlight on the UAE hosting the event for the first time, carbon disclosure and other ESG legislation is increasing around the world, and LRQA hosted a client event in Dubai on sustainability.

The countdown to COP28 is well and truly on, and high on the agenda set out by the new president, Dr Sultan al-Jaber, is a global stocktake of progress made against the emissions commitments made in Paris seven years ago.

We know how to identify the risks in our supply chain. But what actions should be taken to ensure those risks are effectively mitigated?

On 16 January 2023 the NIS2 Directive entered into force. EU member states are expected to adopt and publish the necessary provisions to comply with the Directive by 17 October 2024.

With no end to labour shortages in sight, risk management strategies must continue to adapt, says Meghan Quinlan, Vice President of Food & Agriculture at ELEVATE, LRQA’s ESG specialists.

It’s an opportunity for food safety professionals everywhere, argues LRQA Technical Director, Kimberly Coffin.