Sustainability Magazine April 2019 | Page 32

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donors , experts and INGOs where we ’ ve established land champions in each business . Alongside this , we have worked with our communities to make sure they understand what land is and that they have the right to own it . In Mozambique , there are 1,200 people who own land where they didn ’ t three years ago .”
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The second pillar of AB ’ s sustainability strategy is concerned with nurturing thriving and healthy communities . AB and Teague are obviously aware of recent scientific and public discourse regarding the effects of sugar and rising levels of obesity , but they ’ re not avoiding the elephant in the room . “ We are deeply understanding of the fact that we need to educate around our ingredient so there is an understanding of diet , the wider obesity crisis and the complexity that sits around that and our ingredients ,” says Teague . “ We ’ ve made a commitment to educate 25mn people by 2030 . We have a big footprint in Africa where our businesses there provide healthcare , education , schools and clinics .”
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