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Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish?

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In general, there is a lot of dynamism and innovation in this sector, and that is a good thing," said Torsten Pohl, head of the Nestlé Product Technology Center in Singen, Germany, via email. Nestlé cites the sustainability benefits of reducing overfishing and protecting ocean biodiversity as motivators of these projects.

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Understanding the Anthropocene, Resilience Thinking, and the Future of Industry

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As human society has continued to innovate exponentially, largely at the expense of the planet, scientists have hypothesized that we are beginning to enter a new epoch, or period of time in history, defined by human impact on the earth known as the Anthropocene.

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Double materiality: Why nature risk and climate risk are two sides of the same coin

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According to environmental experts and campaigners, the meat industry downplays the climate impact of animal agriculture and exaggerates the potential of different innovations to reduce it, depicting meat as indispensable to feeding the world’s population while denying the need to cut consumption globally to reach climate targets.

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The critical role of biodiversity in creating business value

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Industry Voice: A recent study by Boston Consulting Group underscores the huge economic value created through biodiversity — and how pressures on natural ecosystems poses risks to business growth. The value of biodiversity to business. Biodiversity is at the heart of all human life and activity.

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Because it's worth it: L'Oréal's Nathalie Bleach on the beauty giant's revamped sustainability strategy

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Among a wave of new commitments are promises to make all its operations 'carbon neutral' by 2025 and to reduce consumers' greenhouse gas emissions by 25 per cent through product innovations, like inventing "rinse-off" products aimed at reducing the amount of time people need to spend in the shower, and various other customer outreach programs.

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Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish?

AGreenLiving

“In general, there is a lot of dynamism and innovation in this sector, and that is a good thing,” said Torsten Pohl, head of the Nestlé Product Technology Center in Singen, Germany, via email. ” Nestlé cites the sustainability benefits of reducing overfishing and protecting ocean biodiversity as motivators of these projects.

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