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Reducing Food System Emissions, One Bite At A Time

Energy Innovation

Emissions from farm to table to landfill Emissions are generated at every stage of the food system, from the production of food on farms to transport and refrigeration to processing and packaging to consumer dietary choices and, ultimately, to food waste. household food waste can be the largest source of food loss emissions.

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Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation and Greentown Labs Announce the KAITEKI Challenge Startup Participants

Greentown Labs

May 18, 2021 — Greentown Labs , the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America, and Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation (MCHC) have selected six startups for the KAITEKI Challenge that are innovating in the areas of alternative proteins, plastics, and packaging. Somerville, Mass.,

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Innovative Food: Startups Raise $206m to Meet Consumer Demand for Protein & Novel Ingredients

AFN Sustainable Protein

Though venture funding for consumer packaged goods generally is booming , with smaller companies gaining marketshare from the large food brands quickly, food and ingredients that truly buck against convention are still relatively slow to get investor attention compared to other categories of agrifood tech; the whole sector raised $4.4

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Innovative Food: Startups Raise $206m to Meet Consumer Demand for Protein & Novel Ingredients

AFN Sustainable Protein

Though venture funding for consumer packaged goods generally is booming , with smaller companies gaining marketshare from the large food brands quickly, food and ingredients that truly buck against convention are still relatively slow to get investor attention compared to other categories of agrifood tech; the whole sector raised $4.4

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

Business Green

"Through our partnership with Whitbread, we can share great-tasting, meat-free options with consumers, encouraging them to make healthy, more sustainable choices when eating out of home," she said.

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Sustainable Catering: Small Business Guide

Green Business Bureau

Here are 7 sustainable initiatives you can use to make your company more eco-friendly: Reduce Food Waste. Reduce Water Waste. Reduce Food Waste. Food waste is a huge emitter of methane, a planet-warming greenhouse gas, and takes up a large portion of municipal landfills. Reduce Water Waste.

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When climate solutions stop trending

Grist

Last week, Grist published a summer package we dubbed Remember When — an exploration of climate solutions that had their moment in the limelight, but either fizzled or faded from view. Some of the trends covered, like plant-based meat alternatives , are still alive and well, though they haven’t yet delivered on all their promises.