31 May 2019 --- This week, Nespresso, together with the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation announced a pilot program to help revitalize coffee production in Colombia. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to renew its participation in the UN Rotterdam Convention, an international treaty governing trade in hazardous pesticides. Louis Dreyfus Company B.V. (LDC) declares the renewal of its US$750 million revolving credit facility (RCF) in North America, which includes, for the first time, a sustainability-linked pricing mechanism. Ajinomoto Co., Inc., announces its support of the climate-related financial risk assessor Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) established by the international Financial Stability Board (FSB), through its joining of the TCFD Consortium. US-based stevia producer Sweet Green Fields (SGF) will be launching a new stevia-based natural taste modulator for high intensity sweeteners, SteviAroma at IFT 2019. The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. and Amyris Inc. announce their new executive hires. Dairygold milk supplier Edward Donovan from Cloyne, East Cork was declared the overall winner of the 2018 Dairygold Milk Quality Awards. Róisín Hennerty, Managing Director of Ornua Foods, was chosen as The Irish Times Business Person of the Month for April.
