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Webinar - Future proofing potato production: emissions, resilience, and market expectations 

Webinar details

Date: Thursday 2 July

Time: 12:30 - 1:30 pm AEST

Delivered via: Microsoft teams (You do not need a microsoft account or teams app to join)

Registration: Click here to register

Join PotatoLink for a webinar exploring -

  • the changing emissions reporting landscape in fresh produce,

  • why it is becoming increasingly important across the supply chain,

  • how growers can prepare for future requirements, and

  • growers' current experiences with emissions monitoring and reduction.

The webinar will also feature the latest updates from the levy-funded greenhouse gas emissions analysis project being led by Lifecycles, including -

  • early findings,

  • emissions hotspots within potato production systems, and

  • what these results may mean for growers.

Meet the speakers

Chris Cosgrove, Sustenance Asia

Chris is one of Australia’s most experienced agrifood sustainability practitioners. He has been involved in corporate sustainability since 2002, and has specialised in agrifood sustainability since 2014, delivering pragmatic outcomes for clients in most agriculture industries. He is particularly focused on collaboration & making complex sustainability concepts simple & actionable.

Before establishing Sustenance Asia, Chris worked in investor relations, corporate communications and government. He has lived and worked in Australia and Hong Kong, speaks intermediate Mandarin Chinese, has authored a sustainability novel, and is based in Hobart, Tasmania.

Marguerite Renouf, Lifecycles

Marguerite has 20 years of experience in sustainability assessment in both academia and consulting, specialising in environmental life cycle assessment (LCA). She is an authority on agricultural LCA in Australia, with a long track record working with the agriculture, food and bio-products sectors. Marguerite is a Senior Scientist and Head of Business Development at Lifecycles, Australia’s leading sustainability measurement consultancy. Lifecycles is based in Melbourne, but Marguerite work out of their office in Brisbane.

For more information, contact:

Bonnie Dawson | 0466 465 896 | bonnie.dawson@ahr.com.au

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