Natural Capital Partners works with clients, including Microsoft, Intuit and Bain & Co, to combine business success with positive impact on the environment and society. Through understanding the specific goals of its clients, and collaborating with a global network of projects and partners, the company delivers solutions and finance which support the transition to renewable energy, protect and restore biodiversity, and enables low carbon solutions to reach scale and deliver impact. Natural Capital Partners has more than 300 clients in 34 countries and delivers products and services for carbon, energy, water, biodiversity and communities in direct operations, consumer markets and supply chains – the world’s natural capital.  

3M Food Safety is a leading supplier of innovative solutions for food and beverage testing and environmental monitoring. Offering a comprehensive range that enables food manufacturers to optimise product safety, quality and productivity, 3M is committed to delivering the highest quality products and services, and is dedicated to assisting you in making the right decisions for the operational challenges you face.

Our extensive product range includes 3M™ Petrifilm™ Count Plates, a ready prepared agar replacement, the 3M™ Molecular Detection System, an innovative pathogen detection system to quickly and accurately determine presence or absence of pathogens in food and environmental samples, the 3M™ Clean-Trace™ Hygiene Monitoring and Management System that provides precise, real-time quantitative ATP results, giving food manufacturers confidence in their cleaning regimes and critical production decisions, and a range of allergen testing and sample handling products.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 112,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. BASF Nutrition & Health provides a comprehensive product and service portfolio for the human and animal nutrition, pharmaceutical and flavor & fragrance industries. With innovative solutions and modern technologies we help our customers improve their business efficiency and the sustainability of their products. Our human nutrition solutions include vitamins and carotenoids, plant sterols, emulsifiers and omega-3 fatty acids. Vitamins and carotenoids also form an important part of our animal nutrition portfolio, as do other feed additives such as trace elements, enzymes and organic acids. We provide the pharmaceutical industry with a broad range of excipients and selected large-volume active pharmaceutical ingredients such as ibuprofen and omega-3 fatty acids. Furthermore, we offer aroma ingredients such as citral, geraniol and L-menthol. BASF Nutrition & Health operates sites in Europe, North America, South America and in Asia-Pacific. For more information, go to www.basf.com.  

About thinkstep: Sustainability Consulting and Software

thinkstep enables organizations worldwide to succeed sustainably. Our industry-leading sustainability software, data and consulting services help businesses drive operational excellence, product innovation, brand value and regulatory compliance. With a global presence in 19 countries we serve more than 2,000 companies, including 40 percent of the Fortune 500 such as BASF, Hewlett-Packard, Interface, Renault, Siemens and Unilever.

FLOCERT is a leading global certification body, providing sole certification to Fairtrade and offering verification services for social, trade and environmental standards as well as private codes of conduct.

Founded in 2003, FLOCERT remains mission-driven and dedicated to working with all types of organizations, from small producers to internationally recognized brands, in order to promote fairness in global trade. Our accreditation as a “Social Enterprise” demonstrates our commitment to social business values.

With four international offices conducting business in over 120 countries, FLOCERT specializes in offering global reach with local expertise. For more information, visit us at www.flocert.net