“All of us — retailers, wholesalers and suppliers — share a responsibility to develop green and socially responsible business practices,” said Tim Hammonds, president and CEO of FMI. “This Summit is an opportunity to address the challenges, learn best practices and create successful strategies that benefit the environment and make business sense.”
Chief of World’s Top Conservation Group to Keynote Summit
World Wildlife Fund president and CEO Carter Roberts will be the keynote speaker at the Sustainability Summit. He will discuss how to use the market to fight climate change and resource exhaustion. As head of the world’s largest conservation organization, he will discuss how a new era of global threats has changed the way many institutions address conservation.
New Research to be Unveiled
The Summit will unveil new consumer research by Mitch Baranowski, co-founder of Bemporad Baranowski Marketing Group (BBMG). He will present new insight into sustainability-conscious consumers and how they reward companies that are honest about their processes and practices, authentic about products, and accountable for their impact on the environment and society. The Summit will also feature consumer research on sustainability from Catalina Marketing and FMI.
Strategic Issues and Practical Solutions
The general sessions, interactive forums, workshops and case studies will address strategic issues and offer practical solutions for food retailers and wholesalers who seek to differentiate their company by optimizing their sustainability programs. Industry leaders and sustainability experts from business, government, academia and advocacy groups will share their success stories.
Attending the Summit will condense the information gathering process for those who want to incorporate sustainable business practices and gain a competitive advantage. The summit will explore how to implement green initiatives throughout companies, including:
Food Marketing Institute (FMI) conducts programs in public affairs, food safety, research, education and industry relations on behalf of its nearly 1,250 food retail and wholesale member companies in the United States and around the world. FMI’s U.S. members operate more than 25,000 retail food stores and almost 22,000 pharmacies with a combined annual sales volume of nearly $650 billion. FMI’s retail membership is composed of large multi-store chains, regional firms and independent operators. Its international membership includes 126 companies from more than 65 countries. FMI’s nearly 330 associate members include the supplier partners of its retail and wholesale members.
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