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Resource efficiency and vertical farming: Solutions for a sustainable future?

Business Green

To ensure sustainable food production for a growing global population, significant capital investment is required, writes Peter Bachmann from Gresham House. In addition, Fischer Farms is an incredibly sustainable business. A kilogram of insect protein uses 60 times less energy for an equivalent kilo of beef protein.

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Price and provenance: Does the UK have an appetite for eco-labels on food?

Business Green

Business interest in plant-based food is growing, but many consumers are still in the dark over the environmental sustainability of their eating habits. Fortunately, fresh research published today by WWF UK suggests the vast majority of British people do want to eat healthier, more environmentally sustainable food.