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The road to a sustainable economy

The Environmental Blog

Techniques, such as organic farming and biodiversity can make all the difference. Through reform, we can create a more resilient and environmentally friendly food system. They can also use packaging and advertising to showcase the sustainability of their products and brand. It’s then up to the consumer to make their own choice.

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Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be

GreenBiz

The group has pledged support of collective, systemic efforts to "remove deforestation, forest degradation and conversion from the key commodity supply chains of palm oil, soy and paper, and paper, pulp and fiber-based packaging." . Soybean production and cattle raising activities are linked to deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado region.

Policy 545
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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

GreenBiz

It drives most of the food and beverage industry climate impacts, threatens biodiversity and water, as well as habitat for people and animals. Any sort of innovation brought along the value chain (production, storing, processing and packaging, distribution and consumption) will be important. Conscious consumers give me hope.

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Mapped: The Network of Powerful Agribusiness Groups Lobbying to Water Down the EU’s Sustainable Farming Targets

DeSmogBlog

Due to the environmental harms associated with the use of these agrochemicals, the EU has made limiting their use a key plank among the measures included in its “Green Deal” — a historic package by the bloc to reduce its emissions in line with global climate targets. Political Connections.

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Food Strategy: How the government served up a dish that disappointed almost everyone

Business Green

As such the Strategy is a deliberately narrow response to Dimbleby's independent review and is designed to focus on "longer-term measures to support a resilient, healthier, and more sustainable food system that is affordable to all" rather than short term measures to tackle rising food prices.

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Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be

AGreenLiving

The group has pledged support of collective, systemic efforts to “remove deforestation, forest degradation and conversion from the key commodity supply chains of palm oil, soy and paper, and paper, pulp and fiber-based packaging.” “That model doesn’t address some key elements of the world we want tomorrow.

Policy 28
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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

AGreenLiving

It drives most of the food and beverage industry climate impacts, threatens biodiversity and water, as well as habitat for people and animals. Any sort of innovation brought along the value chain (production, storing, processing and packaging, distribution and consumption) will be important. Conscious consumers give me hope.

Health 28