Talking social audits with GLOBALG.A.P.'s Roberta Anderson — Podcast

Listen on the go to great conversations in the produce industry with Tip of the Iceberg Podcast.
Listen on the go to great conversations in the produce industry with Tip of the Iceberg Podcast.
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Episode 41 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features a conversation with Roberta Anderson, executive vice president of GLOBALG.A.P. North America. We spoke with Roberta about how interest in social audits has grown over the years, the collaboration between buyers and suppliers to develop standards and audit frameworks, and more.

This interview is part of The Packer's special content series People First: A Spotlight on Social Responsibility. 

You can listen to the podcast on the player below or on popular listening platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

In case you’re new here, the podcast name is Tip of the Iceberg because this is just a taste of our coverage of the wonderful world of fresh produce. You can check us out on ThePacker.com and ProduceMarketGuide.com and all over social media.

A few recent episodes that have been particularly popular and that you may want to add to your library are a discussion about how the industry can lessen the influence of the EWG’s Dirty Dozen list; a deep dive on the economics of greenhouse growing with Nick Houshower of private equity firm Equilibrium; and a discussion on merchandising fresh produce online, particularly generating impulse sales, with Scott Crawford, chief merchandising officer for online grocery retailer FreshDirect.

 

 

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