Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Moreover, soaring demand for the likes of palm oil, soy, and meat continues to drive clearances of forests and natural ecosystems for plantations and livestock is also pushing more CO2 into the atmosphere. Lab-grown meat, too, is attracting increasing interest, and is expected to start appearing on consumer plates in the coming years.

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Business Green

APRIL 8, 2021

When brands do eventually and inevitably pivot their business models and products to low-carbon, sustainable options, they need marketing teams to have nurtured and cultivated demand from consumers to receive these new products well.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Unilever recently set out its plan to significantly expand its plant-based range, with a view to securing €1bn in annual sales from alternative meat and dairy products within the next seven years. Products are just tastier now than ever before, thanks to leaps in food technology innovation, he says.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 8, 2023

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. Demand for livestock products like beef and milk must be reduced by 10-25 percent to attain low-emissions or net-zero goals (Costa et al., Featured Research Costa Jr, C., Wollenberg, E.,

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 8, 2021

Buoyed by the success of red-meat mimics from the likes of Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat, a growing number of companies is angling to capture their share of the early market for animal-free seafood. Overall, businesses creating all sorts of meat alternatives raised $3.1

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Business Green

MAY 12, 2021

Lab-grown meat enjoyed a record-breaking year in 2020, with investment soaring six-fold and dozens of new companies and food products launching across the burgeoning sector, according to the Good Food Institute (GFI). The climate impact of meat is considerable, accounting for around 14.5

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

Today’s meat industry is dominated by a few multinational giants, including JBS , Tyson Foods , Vion , and Danish Crown , with access to markets across the world. In step with rising global demand, meat production has more than quadrupled in the past sixty years.

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2020

Over the past decade, the world has woken up to the urgency of the climate crisis and consumers, governments, and investors are demanding that carbon intensive industries take action. This week, the EDF published an in-depth guide to help firms invest in enhancing the sustainability of their agricultural supply chains.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Editor’s Note: Rob Leclerc is a Founding Partner at venture capital firm AgFunder where he co-leads the investment team with Founding Partner Michael Dean. The market demands them, but it shows little allegiance to their mode of production. The opinions expressed are those of the authors. And switch fast. Here there be Dragons.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Improved Nature , a Raleigh, NC-based protein and meat alternative innovator, has raised $3 million in a convertible note round led by Concentric Capital. The company’s products include the Improved Meat portfolio, that “mimics meat in all cooking methods and forms of distribution,” according to the website.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Improved Nature , a Raleigh, NC-based protein and meat alternative innovator, has raised $3 million in a convertible note round led by Concentric Capital. The company’s products include the Improved Meat portfolio, that “mimics meat in all cooking methods and forms of distribution,” according to the website.

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