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3M pledges to stop making 'forever chemicals' by 2025

Business Green

3M has promised to stop making and using harmful 'forever chemicals' across its product portfolio by the end of 2025, with the manufacturing giant admitting growing regulatory, consumer, and investor concerns over the use of such substances have "increasingly weighed on our business results in recent years".

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3 big trends headlining a tumultuous year in food

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dairy brand that committed to going carbon-negative by 2025 ? The twist: No one disputes that these efforts will be good for soil health. If so, should we be building an offsets market around soil credits? The ensuing controversy could do huge damage to efforts to pay farmers to store carbon in soils.

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General Mills, Danone pilots provide proof for regenerative agriculture success

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We really don’t have a great understanding of what happens when farmers make these transitions to regenerative systems," said Steven Rosenzweig, senior soil scientist at General Mills. The company took baseline samples in 2019 of the birds, insects and soil carbon levels at each farm and plans to come back each year to see progress.

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Government launches consultation on fertiliser's role in air pollution and soil degradation

Business Green

The UK government has this week launched a major new consultation on how to reduce ammonia emissions from solid urea fertilisers, which have been widely blamed for exacerbating air pollution and soil degradation. Peat bogs are a vital carbon sink and their conservation is critical for tackling climate change.

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Why agtech is critical for regenerative agriculture

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Two years ago, Tate & Lyle began enrolling corn suppliers in a sustainability program focused on emissions reductions, soil wellness and water conservation. 4 percent improvement in the "soil conditioning" index, which is an indicator of how well soil can absorb carbon dioxide. division of Tate & Lyle, the 160-year-old U.K.

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Electric tractors, agribots and regenerative agriculture

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1 , AGCO is sowing the seeds for a global refresh of its mission — including electrified farm machinery, autonomous field robots that swarm through fields and smart tractor retrofits that provide farmers with insights into metrics such as the organic matter in their soil. percent through 2025. Sponsored Article. Courtesy of.

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Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future

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Business strategy organization Boston Consulting Group will use remote workplace lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce per-employee travel by at least 30 percent by 2025, one key element of the $8.5 It committed to delivering up to $1 billion in pro bono consulting work for social impact projects between 2015 and 2025. (So

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