The cost of "feeding the world"

Put the kettle on, because this week we’re diving into the corporate buffet that is Cargill, one of the biggest companies you’ve probably never heard of (and definitely can’t avoid).

They’ve got their fingers in more pies than your local bakery. On the one hand, they’re praised for keeping food prices stable, supporting farmers, and helping to feed the world. On the other? They’ve been accused of deforestation, dodgy labour practices, and a carbon footprint large enough to make Greta Thunberg faint.

We chat through the paradox of it all, how a company can do so much good while also being, well, a bit of a villain. It’s the classic “can’t live with them, can’t eat without them” situation.

We’re asking the big questions: can any company this size really stay ethical? Or is it just the price of feeding billions?

About Simon and Danielle:

Simon and Danielle are both business owners, based in the East Midlands, who met through mutual business contacts and who share a love of all things business.

Simon runs Skylight Media – Award-winning experts in Website Design, E-commerce & Marketing running since 2003.

Danielle runs Goldspun Support – a multi-faceted support service for fractional directors and small business owners across the globe, running since 2009.

Since they first met Simon and Danielle have spent a ridiculous amount of time talking about the subjects that interest them – usually over a drink in the pub – and they decided that now was the time to bring these conversations to a wider audience and invite them to join the chat.

Both Simon and Danielle are successful business owners in their own rights with big plans for the future but will never lose their love of talking all things business… and the pub.