Talking social audits with GLOBALG.A.P.'s Roberta Anderson

Episode 41 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features a conversation with Roberta Anderson, executive vice president of GLOBALG.A.P. North America. We spoke with Roberta about how interest in social audits has grown over the years, the collaboration between buyers and suppliers to develop standards and audit frameworks, and more. This interview is part of The Packer's special content series People First: A Spotlight on Social Responsibility.  In case you’re new here, the podcast name is Tip of the Iceberg because this is just a taste of our coverage of the wonderful world of fresh produce. You can check us out on ThePacker.com and ProduceMarketGuide.com and all over social media. A few recent episodes that have been particularly popular and that you may want to add to your library are a discussion about how the industry can lessen the influence of the EWG’s Dirty Dozen list; a deep dive on the economics of greenhouse growing with Nick Houshower of private equity firm Equilibrium; and a discussion on merchandising fresh produce online, particularly generating impulse sales, with Scott Crawford, chief merchandising officer for online grocery retailer FreshDirect.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Tip of the Iceberg features conversations between members of the fresh produce industry and the editors of trade publications The Packer and PMG. Topics will include current events and provide insight into the opportunities and challenges for different segments of the industry today, including growers, marketers, wholesalers, foodservice operators, retailers and more.