Focus on climate change: Food majors to US government

Four food brands are pushing the government of the United States of America (US) for a stronger climate change policy. Climate change is impacting the growth of raw materials used for producing a food product  natural disasters like flooding, heat waves and drought are ruining crops across the globe. Brands, including Nestle USA, Unilever, Danone North America and Mars, joined hands to form the Sustainable Food Policy Alliance in July 2018. This alliance is now pushing for a carbon pricing system, wherein, usage of low carbon alternatives would be preferred. This has already been implemented by Unilever, which has set prices for its own manufacturing and the amount collected is being used to invest in setting up new, cleaner technology at its sites.