Week 10 review preview

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Week 10 Review/Preview

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Looking behind and ahead at Just Food

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2. Ethical Food Good Food?Go shopping! Go shopping? 3. Ethical Food Good Food?real change willrequire action bygovernments, inthe form ofglobal carbontax; reform ofthe world tradesystem; and theabolition ofagriculturaltariffs andsubsidiesif consumersreally want tomake adifference, it isat the ballotbox that theyneed to vote 4. 1) Equity2) Diversity3) Ecological integrity4) Economic viability for allwe need to find ways for successful companies to returnvalue to the communities that helped them grow, rather thanbecoming the research and development arms of giantmultinational food companies (115) 5. if shoppers withinthe city of Detroitshifted 20 percent offood spending tofood that is grown,processed, anddistributed by locallyowned companies,the estimated annualimpact on theeconomy would be aboost of nearly halfa billion dollars.More than 4,700 jobs would be created,and the city would receive nearly $20million more in business taxes each year. (120) 6. B Corps Meet rigorous standards of socialand environmental performance,accountability, and transparency. More than 800 Certified B Corpsfrom 28 countries and 60industries working togethertoward 1 unifying goal: toredefine success in business. Declaration of Interdependence-- a new sector of the economywhich harnesses the power ofprivate enterprise to create publicbenefit. 7. To create, promote, and expand economicallyviable, environmentally sound and sociallyresponsible opportunities to help improve thelives and the health of our local communitiesand ecosystems. 8. New Seasons market 9. CostcoSheri L. Flies,Assistant GeneralMerchandise Manager,Corporate FoodsCostco WholesaleCorporationIts not philanthropy, its not charity. Its thetrue intrinsic cost of responsible sourcing, sheexplains. If everyone gets a fair return, thesystem works and it continues to renew itself. 10. GMOsProvide new opportunities for increasingagricultural production and productivity, enhancingnutritional value, developing and deliveringpharmaceuticals and vaccines, and feeding theworldBenefit bottom line: increasing yields resisting pests and disease decreasing use of herbicides 11. North 12. Vs. South? 13. Nothing spells social suicide like aTupperware full of Moussaka. 14. A Delicious Revolution