Simon Derrick, FreshPPact & Blue Skies Holding | In Conversation With | thefoodpeople

In this eye-opening episode, Charles speaks with Simon Derrick, Project Director, FreshPPact and Head of Sustainability, Blue Skies Holdings, about bringing retailers, produce manufacturers and agri-businesses that are rooted in developing or emerging economies to define problems, discover solutions, and change the world, with a particular focus on social and environmental challenges.

In addition to this, Simon joins Charles to discuss:

- Adding real value at the source - returning value to the countries where products' raw material comes from
- The funding model behind the project and how successful solutions can access a share of £900k of seed funding
- Where to start - how the team prioritises finding solutions for sustainability issues around the globe
- Transferrable learnings from other sectors - having the greatest impact and benefit on the produce industry

You can get involved by contacting the team on changetheworld@freshppact.org

Simon also speaks about the FreshPPact mission to Ghana. The Fresh Produce Impact Hub (FRESHPPACT) is a research and development Hub that works with research partners to find solutions to the biggest shared sustainability challenges we all face.

🎥 Check out the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSdkWvRY35A

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