By Jan Rook On the day that we submit to the tyranny of commerce surrounding Mother’s Day with its accompanying flowers, boxes of chocolates and perfumes – the packaging of which is often worth more than the content – Feyenoord plays the championship match. Rotterdam has a special meaning for me. It was there on […]
A scientific study has revealed, that the crater with a diameter of 200 metres and a depth of 60 metres is a unique terroir of the vineyard of domaine du Météore in the Hérault. The site was created after an impact of an asteroid. It is the second crater identified in France . The other
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By Paula Rook When you search information you find role positions asking for a person expert in life cycle analysis. For me interesting to notice that the key word to find this type of positions is: sustainability. I have found a large list of companies offering expertise on life cycle analysis, you can hire one
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By Paula Rook I’ll present a summary of the SMETA audit for a company in The Netherlands. To comprise the large amount of information I decide to talk about SMETA as methodology explaining how it works and examples of one day audit. SMETA is a methodology worldwide used to achieve sustainability and create transparency along
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Sustainability has been the magic word used to support new generations. As an example, the past exposition about sustainability at the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven shows examples of how companies around the world are committed to these subjects. I discovered a company called Firm of the Future that offers education to become a transition
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Starting in 2022 in The Netherlands is a real relief, as Covid-measures were gradually phasing out. In february, a new wine season kicked off with the glory of Vinexpo Paris and Wine Paris. On social media, the atmosphere is optimistic until President Putin begins his speech about Ukraine. It is a nightmare for humanity. Tension
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By Paula Rook For the past three years, online training has been used to engage customers with a certain product. It is not new in other areas apart from wine. Buying online has never been such easy as today. For this reason, e-learning programs are a great opportunity for wine companies. The two online programs
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By Paula Rook ProChile from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs develops a new import requests service: One Click Import. When you complete the form, it will contact you with one of their 56 offices around the world to provide you with a list of Chilean companies eager to meet you. Chile is the largest producer
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Since the time when the discussion about climate change received much more attention. We hear more and more that substitutes for meat and animal-derived food, in general, are increasing. The alternatives to cow milk and meat are the most popular. The idea of a Mcplant hamburger or soya milk is now a hot topic. Protein
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By Paula Rook I recently published an introduction in the form of an e-book under the name: a sustainable wine world. The idea is to highlight subjects relevant for every nation commited to create an environment of estability for everyone. The issues related to the pandemy such as lack of freedom and working from home
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