Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

Biodigesters are an effective way to reduce the carbon footprint of a business, easily manage food waste, and save money. Most food, including fat, greases, and even animal manure, can be processed in a biodigester. Also, eliminating food waste on-site saves money by reducing hauling costs. What is a biodigester?

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Methane Waste Waste Fossil fuels 218

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 19, 2023

The study focused on 66 PFAS compounds, which can be grouped into three categories: 1) PFAS groups that have been regulated for some time; 2) new PFAS that industry uses as substitutes for regulated PFAS; and 3) precursors that can degrade to other, more persistent PFAS.

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Soil Agriculture Recycling Recycling 278

AFN Sustainable Protein

JANUARY 5, 2023

The top five articles of the year include a vertical farming failure, a SPAC from one of the fathers of agtech, genetic modification controversy, indoor farmed wheat, and funding for one of regenerative agriculture’s leaders. Commentators argued that it wasn’t a new discovery nor a viable one for food security.

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Agriculture Startups Retail Innovation 81

AFN Sustainable Protein

JANUARY 10, 2023

Article after article decries the death of the category, as swiftly as they welcomed the plant-based product boom a mere 24-36 months ago. This image is connected with delicious, nutritious foods such as healthy, high-calcium glasses of creamy milk and marbled, iron-rich steaks. We have other agricultural memories, of course.

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Asia Agriculture Demand Seafood 102

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Veteran sustainable food and farming experts welcomed the strategy as one that just might have a genuine shot at transforming the agriculture sector and result in better public health, contribute to ending the vertiginous decline of biodiversity, and lower greenhouse gas pollution. The battle over agrochemical regulation is not new.

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Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2021

PepsiCo has announced plans to work with alternative meat company Beyond Meat to develop and sell snacks and drinks made from plant-based protein, in a deal that marks the latest endorsement of the booming plant-based food sector by a major food player.

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North America Asia Agriculture Sustainability 85

Business Green

JULY 15, 2021

Government-commissioned report argues UK's food system must be transformed to protect the climate, nature, and the NHS. The food system is a logistical miracle, full of amazing, inventive people," said Dimbleby. Speaking to LBC, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick signalled his concern about the proposals. "I

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Health Government Agriculture Biodiversity 80

Business Green

MARCH 31, 2021

Hellman's commissioned research explores how households can take steps to tackle the 900 million tonne global food waste mountain produced in the home. Comissioned by Hellman's, the new research analysed the primary drivers of household food waste before testing strategies to slash that waste.

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Waste Waste Methane Agriculture 86

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Carbontech, a category of climate tech I’d love to see break through next year. It plans to supply Alaska Airlines with sustainable aviation fuel for the three most popular routes flown by its employees between Seattle and Silicon Valley, via a partnership with SkyNRG, which produces it from waste oil and agricultural residue.

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Carbon-negative Startups Carbon Aviation 543

ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 22, 2024

The report categorizes GDU by sector: space heating and cooling, agriculture and agro-industry, industrial uses, and bathing and recreation. Agriculture and agro-industry sector classifies the use of geothermal in three categories – horticulture, aquaculture, and agro-industrial processes.

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Cooling Agriculture Geothermal power Energy 52

Planet Pulse

APRIL 12, 2023

The Planet Purpose Awards recognize and celebrate companies that are leading the way in the respective categories that align to Planet’s core values. We were overwhelmed by the great submissions in each category that our leadership team at Planet read through and voted on. This year the theme is “From Transparency to Action.”

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Agriculture Government 52

AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Protein-rich foods are in particular demand, and with the meat industry responsible for more than 15% of greenhouse gas emissions, innovators are finding alternative ways to give consumers what they want. These insect food startups have an emphasis on sporting consumers with insect bars and snacks that are high in protein.

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Startups Innovation Demand Meat alternatives 52

AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Protein-rich foods are in particular demand, and with the meat industry responsible for more than 15% of greenhouse gas emissions, innovators are finding alternative ways to give consumers what they want. These insect food startups have an emphasis on sporting consumers with insect bars and snacks that are high in protein.

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Startups Innovation Demand Meat alternatives 52

Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Land biomass can be divided into four distinct groups suitable for energy production: wood and processing waste, agricultural crops and waste materials, food, yard and wood waste in garbage, and finally animal manure and human sewage. Agricultural Crops and Waste Materials. Food, feed and fiber have priority over energy.

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Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Agriculture 78

Business Green

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Winners were chosen from 15 finalists across five categories. The Republic of Costa Rica won in the Protect and Restore Nature category for its country-wide programme of paying local citizens and engaging indigenous communities to restore natural ecosystems. Because the success of our winners is our collective, global Earthshot.".

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Waste Waste Innovation Recycled materials 36

Business Green

JUNE 12, 2020

The great panic buying of 2020 revealed the time it takes for food to go from farm to shelves. As grocery store shelves emptied , the problem wasn't necessarily lack of food but a drastic shift in demand that caused traditional distribution engines to sputter. For example, lettuce takes between 30 and 45 days to grow in a field farm.

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Retail Demand Logistics Agriculture 95

Business Green

JANUARY 28, 2022

The Science Based Targets Initiative is branching out with new detailed guidance for setting emissions goals across the forests, land, and agriculture sectors. This article originally appeared as part of our Food Weekly newsletter. Subscribe to get sustainability food news in your inbox every Thursday. This has finally changed.

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Agriculture Carbon Soil Sustainability 41

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 21, 2022

“It’s mind-blowing that JBS can continue to make climate claims to investors, even as the company massively increases its emissions,” said Shefali Sharma, Europe director for the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), a nonprofit advocacy organisation, which calculated the estimates.

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Methane Agriculture Carbon Climate change 97

Business Green

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The suggestions accompany reports that while US sales of alternative dairy - the largest category of alternative proteins by retail sales - grew by 12 per cent in 2022, alternative meat sales actually declined by 0.4 Cows are the new coal," he said. "If

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Aviation Retail Biodiversity Agriculture 36

Business Green

JUNE 5, 2020

"It's a symbiotic relationship," said Chris Ferzli, director of global corporate affairs and communications for Ocean Spray, the well-known agricultural co-operative, which generates annual revenue of about $2bn. The verification applies to Ocean Spray's agriculture program and operations for three years.

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Sustainability Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 81

AFN Sustainable Protein

APRIL 4, 2018

” Plant-based burger maker Impossible Foods has added a $114 million convertible note to its ample coffers. Impossible Foods makes a plant-based burger with synthesized heme, the non-protein part of hemoglobin in blood that carries oxygen. * First Published August 1, 2017. Updated April 4, 2018 to reflect new financing.”

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Startups Patents Investment Logistics 55

AFN Sustainable Protein

APRIL 4, 2018

” Plant-based burger maker Impossible Foods has added a $114 million convertible note to its ample coffers. Impossible Foods makes a plant-based burger with synthesized heme, the non-protein part of hemoglobin in blood that carries oxygen. * First Published August 1, 2017. Updated April 4, 2018 to reflect new financing.”

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Startups Patents Investment Logistics 52

Business Green

JANUARY 27, 2023

The category barely rates separate consideration - solutions for stormwater abatement, wastewater treatment, pipe maintenance, irrigation and so on are often categorized as agtech or urbantech or industrial tech, which include non-water technologies.

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Startups Stormwater Climate change Recycling 41

Business Green

JANUARY 26, 2022

Led by its procurement division Foodbuy, the company said it had opted to stop purchasing air freight-supplied fresh fruit and vegetables as part of a wider review of its supply chain focused on boosting regenerative agriculture, plant-based proteins, and seasonal and local sourcing.

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Seafood Sustainability Electric vehicle Agriculture 36

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The food items you provide in the break room vending machine can also be included in your GPP. Buying locally-made, organic and sustainable food options are usually healthier and can make your employees feel better and be more productive. Employee Engagement. Many institutional GPPs are built upon larger federal policies.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 19, 2021

Organic and Sustainable Food Certifications. Certifications are available for a variety of different product categories and quarterly fees vary based on the type of business. The climate-smart practices embedded in their agricultural training and certification programs help farmers to build resilience to droughts, flooding and erosion.

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Organic Sustainability Health Waste 140

Better Ventures

JANUARY 15, 2020

One investment theme we’re increasingly excited about is synthetic biology, due to its potential to replace carbon emitting production methods for a number of products reliant on fossil fuels, from food and materials to therapeutics and petrochemicals. This is where we’ve made our first two investments in the category.

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Startups Biotech Investment Innovation 52

Business Green

MARCH 13, 2020

Plant-based foods accounted for almost $5bn in sales in 2019, up 11.4 That could signal consolidation and buyouts in the months to come, especially as large food companies including Nestle, Tyson, Perdue and Cargill cultivate their own plant-based alternatives. per cent, according to data released in early March.

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North America Startups Africa Retail 36

Business Green

MAY 19, 2021

Many farmers are already taking steps to increase tree cover on their land, including those showing that trees and food production don't necessarily need to be in competition with each other. The Lowland Peat Agricultural Taskforces will report next year on the best approach for sustainably managing lowland peatlands.

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Soil Government Agriculture Climate change 41

Grist

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The beloved and ecologically important species was harvested by Indigenous peoples for millennia and once numbered in the billions, providing food and habitat to countless birds, insects, and mammals of eastern forests, before being wiped out by rampant logging and a deadly fungal blight brought on by European colonization.

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Biotechnology Agriculture Government Technology 142

Michael Grossman

MAY 4, 2022

What’s Redefining A Category? He took two distinct elements and, in the process, created a new category, becoming known as the banjo-playing comedian (and the guy with an arrow through his head). How Redefining Your Category Benefits Your Brand. He became a category of one. Create Your Clean Tech Category For Success.

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Lithium Batteries Startups Waste 246

AFN Sustainable Protein

JULY 10, 2017

Land O’Lakes , the Minnesotan agricultural cooperative and food brand business, has created a dairy entrepreneurship program to support dairy product startups that are at a plateau and have a hard time reaching scale, according to Patrick Aaberg, marketing director innovation, and new business development at Land O’Lakes.

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Startups Innovation Patents Health 52

AFN Sustainable Protein

JULY 10, 2017

Land O’Lakes , the Minnesotan agricultural cooperative and food brand business, has created a dairy entrepreneurship program to support dairy product startups that are at a plateau and have a hard time reaching scale, according to Patrick Aaberg, marketing director innovation, and new business development at Land O’Lakes.

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Startups Innovation Patents Health 52

Green Market Oracle

APRIL 21, 2020

This can include topics like the future of healthcare, public policy, industry, the environment, cities and communities, food and land use, space, and privacy. Winning proposals will provide participants with thought-provoking, action-oriented content that showcases a path forward.

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Investment Policy Agriculture Sustainability 52

Green Business Bureau

JULY 26, 2022

The features of a sustainable food management system. Sustainable food management is a systematic approach that concentrates on reducing wasted food, supporting local communities and employees, and mitigating the environmental impact of operations over the complete life cycle of food items.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2023

Below we have organized the world’s most popular sustainability certifications into these categories: Corporate sustainability reporting certifications. It also advocates for net zero energy use in buildings through its Zero Code Initiative as well as promoting regenerative agriculture practices through its LandSmart program.

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 148

Grist

MARCH 10, 2021

Summit Carbon Solutions, a spinoff of an Iowa-based agricultural company, recently announced it is developing a $2 billion pipeline project that will carry carbon dioxide captured from ethanol refineries scattered across the Midwest to a site in North Dakota where it will be pumped thousands of feet underground.

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