1、Trend Reportnetwork2022The 2022 Trend ReportWeve just faced a shared global crisis with COVID.In many ways,it feels like were finally coming out the other side,though weve thought that before.With any luck,when the 2023 Trend Report comes out,well look back on the last weeks of 2021 and say,“yes,tha
2、t was the beginning of the end.”But,just when you thought we might get a break,now climate change is getting real I mean really real,not just predictions and statistical modelling.After a summer of crazy weather events,conversations and actions around climate change are growing,culminating in United
3、 Nations Secretary-General Antnio Guterres declaring climate change a“code red for humanity.”At the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference(COP26),captains of The future is coming faster than you know.A word from Jo-Ann McArthur,Presidentindustry,scientists,and world leaders called on governments around t
4、he world to agree on coordinated action to tackle climate change essential to Earths future.In our sector,we see climate change directly contributing to rising food prices.For example,an out of control durum wheat market is expected to cause a pasta shortage as Canadas durum wheat harvest is down by
5、 over a third due to severe heat and drought,causing prices to spike by 90%.Smaller crops are also anticipated across most commodities due to climate issues,whether drought,flooding,disease,or fire.The 2022 Trend ReportThe Food and Agriculture Organization estimates the food system accounts for 33%o
6、f all greenhouse gas emissions.There is no avoiding the fact that our health and our planets health are inextricably linked.What will a post-COVID“normal”look like?To start,we need to think“New Reality”instead of“New Normal.”We will see more companies coming together to solve a common problem despit