From the moment L\u00e9opold Louis-Dreyfus founded our company in 1851, he understood that in order to fulfil a basic human need for sustenance, it was crucial to recognize the importance of mutual respect and partnership. But beyond the respect reserved for clients, suppliers and employees, there is one partner businesses should be wise never to overlook: nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, as a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) fully grasps the balance needed to produce the highest possible yield in the most sustainable way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the path towards an entirely sustainable supply chain is paved with unexpected challenges. How can companies ensure sustainable production if this will compromise supply in an environment of soaring demand?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this context, companies like LDC are faced with difficult choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But difficult choices are good for business, as they encourage us to think up new alternatives. As LDC works to foster and maintain long-term partnerships with farmers and suppliers, some of which go back for generations, we are in a good position to develop and establish new, more environmentally friendly forms of production, respecting the interests of the company, the farmer and the customer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an interview with Sarah Locket on The Business Debate<\/a>, Guy Hogge, LDC\u2019s Global Head of Sustainability, argued that, in light of the need for more sustainable business practices and in parallel with the need to feed a population expected to reach nearly ten billion people by 20501<\/sup><\/a>, agribusinesses must work with international organizations and NGOs..<\/p>\n\n\n\n