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Soil Scout closes seed round to monitor and track soil health

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, October 9 – Healthy soil is a critical resource for carbon capture and essential to food security. Helsinki-based Soil Scout is among a number of tech startups trying to improve awareness and management of soil health with sensor-enabled analytics platforms.

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'From barley to bar': AB InBev trials blockchain to track and trace barley supply chain

Business Green

A pilot launched last week by the company, which is one of the largest global buyers of barley, is to use blockchain technology to give beer drinkers a better understanding of the provenance of the ingredients in their beer, while helping northern European growers' improve their barley yields and environmental footprint, AB InBev said.

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Still in the dark about targets? Observers respond to the UK government’s Environment Bill

Envirotec Magazine

.” “Despite warm words and promises to listen to health professionals and worried parents,” she said, “when it comes to the crunch, they have chosen to let the public down.” in line with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines.”. Soil and biodiversity. Working with business.

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We need fresh thinking about the role of digital technologies in our food system

Business Green

It has also led to significant declines in biodiversity and soil health. Promises about the benefits of blockchain, for example, have been made for years, with little to show for it yet. As the UK economy recovers from coronavirus, we should be examining which technologies have real potential and accelerate their deployment.

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Unilever unveils climate and nature fund worth more than $1 billion

GreenBiz

As such it pledged to increase traceability and transparency by using emerging digital technologies — such as satellite monitoring, geolocation tracking and blockchain systems — to enhance oversight, accelerate smallholder engagement and improve its approach to derivates sourcing.

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The Biggest Sustainability Stories of 2019 (and what to watch for in 2020)

Andrew Winston

Nature magazine chimed in, saying that we’re hitting “ climate tipping points ” and the bank HSBC estimated trillions of dollars in potential health costs. These new methods of production promise to grow food and raise cattle while sequestering enormous quantities of carbon, which makes the soil richer and helps tackle climate change.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Microsoft’s cloud architecture eventually will house Land O’Lakes’ data tools including Truterra , which tracks impacts on soil , air and water from no-till, cover crops and fertilizer management practices, as well as WinField United r7 software that uses satellite imagery and geolocated data. billion years of evolution.