35: On Aon’s Serving up Solutions for the Food, Agribusiness and Beverage World with Ciara Jackson

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In face of growing impacts and risks caused by climate change, as well as rising population projections, the food, agribusiness and beverage industry has to innovate to ensure it’s addressing these emerging challenges.

To help understand the work that Aon is doing to help clients in the global food, agribusiness, and beverage industry make better decisions and address new risks, host Shelly Brown, Aon's Diversity Solutions leader, is joined by Ciara Jackson, food, agribusiness and beverage enterprise client leader. Together they examine the impact that supply chains, inflation, climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and a host of other factors have on this industry.

• [1:28] A look at the future of the food, agribusiness and beverage industry.
• [2:17] The impact of supply chains, inflation and climate change on the industry.
• [6:13] The role that Aon plays in helping clients make better decisions.
• [8:33] Transformational risk within the ESG conversation.
• [12:23] The power of uniting together for a common goal to solve big problems together.
• [14:03] Ciara’s hidden talent coaching a popular Irish sport.
• [15:18] Ciara’s advice to anyone that is considering a career with Aon.

Additional Resources:

Industry Insights Food, Agribusiness and Beverage

Inflation’s Impact: A Closer Look at Three Industries

Q2 2022 Global Market Insights Report

Aon Insights: Food, Agribusiness and Beverage

Aon Insights: The Russia-Ukraine Conflict Will Have a Major and Long-Lasting Impact on Global Food Supply

The Aon One Brief: Beyond Logistics: Product Recall Risks and How to Avoid Them

Aon’s website

Tweetables:

• “The industry is in the process of having to fundamentally change the production system and to increase productivity at the same time.” — Ciara Jackson
• “In this industry, it’s all about supply chain.” — Ciara Jackson
• “A lot of our clients are getting concerned about security of supplies and the affordability of those supplies as well.” — Ciara Jackson
• “We’re all working together to try and solve this immense challenge that our clients are facing.” — Ciara Jackson