348: Will COP27 be a turning point for the food industry?

<div> <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/article/cop27-sustainable-food-sharm-el-sheikh/">The United Nations Climate Change Conference</a> is underway in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt.<br> <br> In this episode of the Food Matters Live podcast, we are taking stock to ask the food industry about its hopes for COP27.<br> <br> We have spoken to key figures from the sector to ask them:<br> <br> - What they want to see achieved<br> <br> - How hopeful they are that meaningful change can come about<br> <br> - Whether or not the food industry gets enough attention at these climate change conferences <br> <br> And we ask them to reflect on COP26 and what progress has been made in the last 12 months.<br> <br> <strong>Dr Emma Keller, Head of Sustainability, Nestlé UK &amp; Ireland<br> </strong><br> <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/podcast/career-conversations-emma-keller-food-podcasts/">Emma Keller</a> is Head of Sustainability for <a href="https://www.nestle.com/">Nestlé</a> UK&amp;I, focussing on delivering the ambitious net-zero climate commitment and driving the business to be a force for good.<br> <br> Prior to joining Nestlé, Emma led a team at WWF on food system transformation and before that was in Unilever’s sustainability team working on bringing the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan to life.<br> <br> She also holds a doctorate in supply chain sustainability.<br> <br> <strong>Toni Vernelli, International Head of Communications and Marketing, Veganuary<br> </strong><br> The daughter of a butcher from a small town in Northern Canada, Toni gave up meat in her teens when she learned that we can live and be healthy without it. <br> <br> Now vegan for more than 30 years, she believes passionately that we need a mass shift towards plant-based eating and is proud to be part of an organisation, <a href="https://veganuary.com/">Veganuary</a>, fuelling this change. <br> <br> She also holds a PhD in Animal Behaviour.<br> <br> <strong>James Hand, Co-Founder, Giki<br> </strong><br> <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/podcast/co