Entries by Malissa Murphy

Water Stewardship Case Study: Agricola Chapi (Peru)

As global retailers and consumers push for more sustainable practices, Worldwide Fruit Limited (WFL) is leading the charge with its commitment to water stewardship. In line with their Courtauld Commitments, WFL is highlighting the incredible efforts of their strategic suppliers, like Agricola Chapi, a family-owned Peruvian agro-exporter. For the past five years, Chapi has been […]

FruitLook Case Study: Veldtology – Lize van der Merwe

The FruitLook Team sat down with Lize van der Merwe, the owner and director of Veldtology, a company she founded in 2020. With a PhD in Conservation Ecology, Lize specialised in monitoring the effectiveness of environmental management within commercial forestry. She discovered that these principles could be adapted to sustainable agriculture. We sat down with […]

Environmental Case Study: T&G Global – New Zealand

Worldwide Fruit Limited (WFL) is investing in environmental sustainability across its supply base. As part of their commitment, they are presenting a series of case studies from supplying farms. These case studies aim to raise awareness of the challenges that WFL’s growers deal with on a daily basis, the solutions implemented to overcome these challenges, […]

We are hiring: LCA/Carbon Footprint Consultant

Blue North Sustainability is a purpose-driven consulting practice focused on agriculture and the food system. We have an established position supporting farmers, exporters, importers, and retailers across international agricultural and food supply chains in the development and implementation of strategies and programs of change aimed at achieving lasting sustainability outcomes. Blue North runs a range […]

Table Grape Grower Shares Feedback on Grape Compass

Grape Compass has been rolled out to wine-grape growers in the Western Cape of South Africa since 2021. However, the application can also be beneficial for table grape production. Therefore, through user trials, the Grape Compass Team set out to prove the app’s value for table grapes in the Western Cape at the start of […]

Introducing the SHERPA Team

Solène Dehosse (Customer Success Lead): BCom (Hons) Financial Management; MCom Business Management Solène joined the Blue North Team in 2020 as an intern. Her work at Blue North has been centred around supporting businesses in the agriculture and food industries to develop and implement sustainability strategies. She has worked on several projects in her time […]