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India’s first insect farming startup Loopworm secures $3.4m seed round led by Omnivore, WaterBridge

AFN Sustainable Protein

Titan Capital and leading angel investors including Godrej Agrovet chairman, Nadir Godrej, former R&D and sustainability group head at Indian conglomerate ITC , Sanjiv Rangrass and Akshay Singhal founder and CEO of Log9 Materials also participated in the round. . From waste to protein and micronutrient-rich animal feed.

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This collapsible cooler is insulated with upcycled coconut fiber

AGreenLiving

Fortuna Cools recently announced the launch of the Nutshell Cooler, a collapsible cooler made using upcycled coconut fiber sourced from the Philippines and designed to outperform plastic. Read the original here: This collapsible cooler is insulated with upcycled coconut fiber.

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BREAKING: Entocycle lands $5m Series A from Climentum, Lowercarbon Capital to roll-out precision ag tech for insect farms

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This is unsurprising given the challenges surrounding food waste — a typical feed stream for farmed insects — and the increasing demand for sustainable protein for both animal and human consumption. One comprises insect farming companies and waste upcycling companies that want to increase their efficiencies.

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Announcing Future Food Asia 2020 #FoodIsTheNewCool

Eco-Business

ID Capital announces the fourth edition of Future Food Asia - APAC's premier AgriFoodTech competition, and its title partners Food has always been a necessity, a source of joy and a way of cultural expression. The Future Food Asia 2020 (FFA 2020) conference will help discover out just how 'cool' food is, separating the fad from the future.

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A wave of climate-conscious startups are brewing ‘beanless coffee’

Grist

And in many cases, these coffee-less coffee companies are appealing to sustainability-conscious consumers by offering what they claim to be a more eco-friendly option. At least a few startups are also focusing on agricultural waste products to make their brews, helping to keep food waste out of landfills.

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How cosmetics retailer Lush is making purposeful profit through circularity

GreenBiz

Consider that the cosmetics industry brings in a booming $500 billion every year and imagine the waste created by default. As businesses, we can manufacture and sell products with no packaging, create closed-loop recycling systems and collaborate with suppliers to create innovative solutions for reducing waste — all while thriving.

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12 good things that happened for the environment in 2019

AGreenLiving

For folks who read — and write — about sustainability, dire projections are revealed every day. Banana leaves as packaging If you’ve ever had the good fortune to visit a southern Indian restaurant in Asia, you may have been served dinner on a banana leaf instead of a plate. However, 2019 also brought good news.