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Five lessons on ethical sourcing and creation from luxury craftsmen
On October 10th, 2023, I followed my partner to a presentation by La Maison du Chocolat, a famous French brand of chocolate, of new products for works council Christmas and end-of-year gifts. The show was held in a grand Parisian hotel. It was, of course, a memorable...
Post natural disaster resilience in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Some countries and regions are particularly vulnerable to natural disasters. This is the case of Indonesia, with its numerous active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes, on the "Pacific Ring of Fire". Sulawesi (known in France as Celebes), the 4th largest island in the...
The Indian Ocean seeks to value its biodiversity
The West of the Indian Ocean comprises French and francophone islands where aromatic, medicinal and perfume plants as well as spices are abundant, including in Madagascar, the Comoros Union and Mayotte. Only 70 to 300 km apart, they have a high level of endemic...
Sustainable value chains North and South of Ghana
In 2022, The first field assignment of the year brought me to Ghana with a team coordinated by SOFRECO, to identify for the European Union relevant value chains for a new project in the North of the country. In addition, a more diplomatic mission was undertaken in the...
2022, a year of intense activity, between crises and resilience
Climate change and the collapse of biodiversity are having increasingly visible and dramatic consequences, from South to North and East to West. An open conflict in the North of Europe is impacting food in the South of the globe. But hope remains, with the end of the...
Devine qui vient dîner ce soir (film)
Guess who’s coming to dinner, film américain (USA) de 1967 (Devine qui vient dîner), avec le regretté Sydney Poitier, est un chef d’œuvre absolu. À voir et à revoir. C'est un film avec la structure d'une rigoureuse et parfaite d'une pièce de théâtre : unité de lieu...
Pierre W. Johnson
International consultant, study and sustainable development of natural products value chains. Specialist of markets of origin, quality and high value products. Expert on Access and Benefit Sharing.
Keynote speaker on transition to an ecological economy & society.
Member of the
International Value Links Association.
Associate expert to Tero.
