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

GreenBiz

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. The nonprofit has named the threatened collapse of fisheries and unmet demand for seafood alternatives as important factors.

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She sells sea cells: Frozen food giant explores plans to bring cell-cultured seafood to European market

Business Green

Nomad Foods has partnered with BlueNalu to explore bringing the sustainable seafood products to Europe. The partnership aims to explore the potential role of lab-grown products in helping meet demand for sustainable seafood products and safeguard the availability of seafood amid continued overfishing.

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Cell-grown salmon start-up Wildtype nets $100m in A-list investment round

Business Green

A US start-up developing "sushi-grade" cell-grown salmon as part of plans to create "the most sustainable seafood on Earth" has attracted $100m in backing from a host of A-list investors, including Leonardo DiCarprio and groups led by Robert Downey Jr and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

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How the world's largest seafood companies can help tackle climate change

Business Green

Seafood firms can reduce their impact on climate and the oceans - and in doing so can ensure they have a long-term thriving business that delivers healthy and sustainable seafood to millions, writes Nigel Topping, UN High Level Champion for Climate Action at COP26. Seafood is big business and demand is going up.

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BlueNalu is developing innovative cell-based seafood

AGreenLiving

While 3D printed steak and lab-produced chicken are on their way to the market, one innovative company has set their sights on providing a well-rounded menu of seafood options that don’t come from the sea. and increased demand is expected. However, the U.S. ” Related: What do Americans think about fake meat products?

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Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet

GreenBiz

Last summer, the investment arm of northern Europe’s largest financial services group dropped Brazilian meat giant JBS from its portfolio. The exclusion of JBS is quite dramatic for us because it is from all of our funds, not just the ones labelled ESG," Eric Pedersen, Nordea’s head of responsible investments, told The Guardian. .

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Kelp boom hinges on supply chain and carbon market investments

Business Green

Demand has grown slowly, but will it boom? The first thing needed is demand. The kelp market is still young and demand has grown slowly and steadily. At the moment, production is outpacing demand, according to Courtney Boyd Myers, CEO of the kelp burger startup Akua and a major seaweed buyer. Not in my ocean view.

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