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How to Approach CDP Reporting, Sustainability Initiatives for Food & Beverage Companies

June 25, 2025

Nathalia Macedo, of NSF International, offers recommendations, tactics and actions processors can take when approaching CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) reporting.

Andy Hanacek

Nathalia Macedo, senior climate and ESG consultant for NSF International, joins the Food For Thought podcast to discuss CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) reporting for food and beverage processors. What should companies focus on first? How can they improve their scores and demonstrate their sustainability initiatives are producing results that matter?

Macedo addresses these points, and she also walks through a few recommendations, tactics and tips for answering CDP’s questions when the time comes to report.

About the Author

Andy Hanacek | Senior Editor

Andy Hanacek has covered meat, poultry, bakery and snack foods as a B2B editor for nearly 20 years, and has toured hundreds of processing plants and food companies, sharing stories of innovation and technological advancement throughout the food supply chain. In 2018, he won a Folio:Eddie Award for his unique "From the Editor's Desk" video blogs, and he has brought home additional awards from Folio and ASBPE over the years. In addition, Hanacek led the Meat Industry Hall of Fame for several years and was vice president of communications for We R Food Safety, a food safety software and consulting company.