10
APR
2013

At God’s Table: A Gathering of Faiths for Food Justice

Last Saturday and Sunday, I took an unusual step and attended a religious conference in Crystal City, just across the Potomac River from Washington DC. As I am not an active participant in any faith-based group, I decided with some hesitation to attend this conference because of...
07
FEB
2013

Commodity Speculation and Food Explained

Perhaps the biggest challenge we face at the Initiative for Human Rights in Business is explaining the relationship between commodity speculation and food security. Financial derivatives are a complex topic and their relationship with food only adds to the difficulty in...
10
AUG
2012

FAO Food Price Index for July Suggests Trouble Ahead

Earlier this week, the UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) released its Food Price Index numbers for July 2012. The numbers are not good, with the index reporting a rise in global food prices. “The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 213 points in July 2012, as...
24
JUL
2012

Investing in Hunger

Food shortages, hunger, famine. In our global society, these are terms we know all too well. Images of starving children pull at our heartstrings and their causes are often obvious if not easily solvable. War, pestilence, drought and in our modern age, energy security are cited...