GreenBiz

JUNE 19, 2020

Finally, a one-stop shop for researching food systems data. Parts of our food systems are so bewilderingly complex that attempts to answer even basic questions can result in hours of frustrated searching. Earlier this month, they unveiled the Food Systems Dashboard. Fri, 06/19/2020 - 00:15. We now see the potential is huge.".

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health. On the recent World Food Day, the clarion call was clearer than ever: We must fix our food systems to improve human health, drive economic growth and save the planet from environmental collapse. Oliver Camp. Mon, 10/26/2020 - 01:30.

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GreenBiz

JULY 10, 2020

20 must-read books about food systems. With record high unemployment , a reeling global economy and concerns of food shortages , the world as we know it is changing. To understand what it will take to move forward, Food Tank has compiled its summer reading list to delve into the issues that affect our food system today.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The guide aims to engage investors on deforestation emissions and other related risks across their portfolios and drive more corporate action on the issue. Nash: Why is deforestation an important issue on multiple fronts? Deforestation touches on a lot of the environmental and social issues investors are concerned about.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Unilever has announced plans to dramatically increase sales of plant-based meat and dairy alternatives over the next seven years as part of a new sustainability program designed to shrink the environmental footprint of its food brands. The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant said last week that it plans to sell more than $1.2

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GreenBiz

JULY 17, 2020

Agricultural waste from food crops either is traditionally left to rot or is burned, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. Circular Systems’ Agraloop , in contrast, sees food crop waste as a valuable resource, a feed stock for natural fiber products. The lack of strength causes issues like pilling.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 6, 2023

The annual National Farm Management Conference run by The Institute of Agricultural Management (IAgrM) will return this year to the QEII Centre in London on 7 November 2023. Are we going to have farms that produce lots of food, or farms that respond to the public goods for public services? What is a farm for?

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

How alt-protein companies Impossible Foods, Memphis Meats hope to reshape diets. Figuring out the best way to feed everyone so they receive enough nutritious food, while using the planet’s finite resources sustainably, is a growing challenge. Impossible Burger wants to eliminate the need for animal agriculture. Holly Secon.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

By Marc McElhinney For today’s modern farmer, sustainability is at the heart of agricultural best practice. 1 With agriculture estimated to have been the source of 48% of the UK’s methane emissions in 2020 – an increase of 1.3% Marc McElhinney is Managing Director of GFD. on 2019 2 – the trend towards on-farm AD is set to continue.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2023

A special issue of the journal PLOS Biology explores plant engineering as a tool to improve the climate resilience and carbon capture potential of crops Climate change is affecting the types of plant varieties we can cultivate, as well as how and where we can do so. license ).

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GreenBiz

MAY 21, 2021

Beef rightly gets attention when we think of the foods destroying South America’s forests, but the second-most important driver of deforestation is less known to people outside of food and agriculture. Want more great analysis on sustainable food systems? Sign up for Food Weekly , our free email newsletter.].

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GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2020

"It's a symbiotic relationship," said Chris Ferzli, director of global corporate affairs and communications for Ocean Spray, the well-known agricultural co-operative, which generates annual revenue of about $2 billion. The verification applies to Ocean Spray's agriculture program and operations for three years. Food & Agriculture.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Food company Kraft Heinz has been relatively quiet about its corporate sustainability strategy in the five years since it was formed through the merger of food giants Kraft and Heinz — stepping out in early 2018 to provide an update. Kraft Heinz sustainability chief reflects on 'interdependence'. Heather Clancy.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 1, 2024

The agriculture sector has spent millions of dollars on discrediting plant-based diets, a new report has claimed. By denying, derailing, delaying, and deflecting meaningful discussions around the sector’s key issues, the agriculture industry is using the same tactics as the tobacco and fossil fuel lobbies. In the U.S.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2021

When the pandemic exposed major issues with our lengthy food supply chain — in the form of shipment delays and inadequate demand forecasting — local vertical farms and indoor growing operations (aka controlled environment greenhouses in urban or rural locations) were called upon to fill in the gaps in a way that was unprecedented.

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Defend Our Future

MARCH 20, 2024

Food – a basic need Food is universal. How is my food being produced? What food options do I even have access to? Food insecurity According to a study from the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health , one in four young adults in 2020 faced food insecurity, with Gen Z adults being twice as likely.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Hard truths from a decade of investing in regional food systems. These systems will remain out of reach, though, unless we address persistent, decades-old structural issues. We need to change both who we fund and how we fund if we want to create equitable, thriving regional food systems. Meredith Storton.

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GreenBiz

MAY 29, 2020

Can companies rely on regenerative agriculture's carbon removal impact? Amid the recent headline-grabbing investments in food ventures, one event went largely unnoticed: FedEx’s involvement in a $200 million raise by Indigo Ag, a company that provides services and data to farmers. The answer lies in agricultural soils.

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GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2020

Food waste startup backed by Oprah Winfrey snags $250 million. This morning brings one of the biggest deals yet this year: an infusion of $250 million in new financing for food waste crusader Apeel Sciences. Apeel can extend the life of fresh produce, which is critical to our food supply and to our planet too.". Heather Clancy.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Agriculture, which is responsible for over one third of the world’s emissions, will be under the spotlight at the upcoming COP28 global climate summit in Dubai. The agriculture industry has a lot to be worried about. No-till and organic farming fall under the banner of regenerative agriculture, as well as the use of cover crops.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

I’d argued that regenerative grazing could cut emissions from beef production , helping reduce the outsized contribution cattle make to food’s carbon footprint. This suggestion produced more responses than anything I’ve written in the roughly six months since the Food Weekly newsletter launched. Food & Agriculture.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

To combat this issue, international agreements, such as the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, finalized in 2001, have been established to control and phase out the production and use of these hazardous chemicals. These chemicals have had unforeseen adverse effects, largely because of their non-biodegradability.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

During the session, with panelists from large agricultural companies Cargill and Mars, regenerative agriculture took center stage. . Kevin Rabinovitch, global vice president of sustainability at Mars, recognized regenerative agriculture is the new buzzword in sustainability.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Did you realize that by throwing food out, you’re also wasting water and causing climate change? billion tonnes of food worth $1 trillion is lost or wasted yearly. According to a World Food Programme (WEP) estimate, about a third of all food produced each year is wasted or lost before it can be eaten.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 7, 2021

Anthony Finbow of Eagle Genomics – a firm working at the intersection of biology, data science and bioinformatics – explains, and relates how this knowledge provides a more solid underpinning for sustainable agricultural innovation. Microbes are also the fundamental building blocks of the food chain.

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GreenBiz

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. Gathered Foods' Good Catch "tuna" is in a number of outlets, including Publix and Whole Foods. New Wave Foods.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Now, NGOs and investors are urging consumer goods and food companies and financial institutions to devote more resources to addressing the root cause of shrinking forests, deforestation. . Among those it has targeted: food service operator Aramark, meat company Tyson Foods and consumer products maker Procter & Gamble. .

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

For Eldridge, one exciting thing about circular startups is that they're working with communities that otherwise might not be thinking about environmental issues. It’s like the milkman, but now for a wide selection of food from fresh produce to tofu eggs pasta ice cream bread," Ramdas explained.

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Ideas 4 Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Originally posted on SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY : Globally, food insecurity and biodiversity conservation are major challenges. These issues are highly interlinked, as agriculture is a prerequisite for food security, but also drives biodiversity loss.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 3, 2023

Indigenous peoples, smallholder farmers and academics have claimed that a UN summit focused on the future of agriculture helped to entrench corporate control over the global food system. Agriculture generates 34 percent of the world’s anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UN’s own Food and Agriculture Organization.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2021

When the pandemic exposed major issues with our lengthy food supply chain — in the form of shipment delays and inadequate demand forecasting — local vertical farms and indoor growing organizations were called upon to fill in the gaps in a way that was unprecedented. Food & Agriculture. Food Systems. Jesse Klein.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The campaign group, Fighting Dirty, has launched legal action against the Environment Agency (EA) and the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, over a lack of testing for microplastics and harmful ‘forever chemicals’ in sewage sludge spread on land. The group announced the action on 2 November.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Lobbyists from industrial agriculture companies and trade groups have turned out in record numbers at COP28, which this year has a strong focus on tackling emissions from the food sector. A Nestlé spokesperson told DeSmog: “Our very small delegation at COP28 is focused on food systems.

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GreenBiz

JULY 23, 2021

While diving into seafood issues in preparation for VERGE Food , however, I’ve come across a few better approaches I’d consider supporting. They come in handy cans to avoid food waste — a particular problem with quickly spoiling seafood — and are easily recycled. Want more great analysis on sustainable food systems?

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The practice of farming finfish, shellfish and aquatic plants — by land and by sea — dates back 3,000 years as first the Chinese and then the Romans sought ways to supplement their food supplies with species such as carp and oysters. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Carbon credit projects vary widely, from urban forestry projects to air carbon capture to regenerative agriculture. Both have additionality issues, but they differ. Forestry credits have been having an issue with that baseline calculation. . On the soil side, there are economic advantages to regenerative agriculture practices.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2022

The world needs quick fixes to avert a gathering storm of crises, most immediately the energy crisis, food crisis and overarching climate crisis”, explains Charlotte Morton, WBA Chief Executive. the role of biogas in achieving energy and food security and ushering a new era in food waste management. In Rick Duke and H.E

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