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Nestlé Professional, WRI Expand Cool Food Meals to Foodservice Locations Across the US
1 day ago - New partnership enables foodservice operators to easily guide diners toward climate-friendly food choices. Nestlé Professional Cool Food Meals will incorporate plant-based proteins from Sweet Earth Foods, which will be carbon neutral by 2025.
Trending: Could Food Waste Be the Future of Fashion?
1 month ago - A recent study analyzes agricultural waste streams in Asia and charts a roadmap for establishing alternative textile value streams at scale; while Lenzing puts this into practice with a lyocell fiber made from orange pulp and wood fibers.
HSBC, WRI, WWF Partner to Scale Next-Generation Climate Solutions
3 months ago - The US$100M initiative builds on the organizations’ individual efforts to accelerate a shift to a net-zero global economy.
SB’21 Trend Watching: Brands’ Role in Reshaping the World in 2021 and Beyond
6 months ago - At SB’s latest Trend Watching event, experts across a variety of fields and industries offered insights into how purpose-driven brands can effectively activate on everything from marketing to effective leadership to climate justice in our post-pandemic world.
‘Cool Food Meals’ Badge Helps Diners ID Climate-Friendly Restaurant Meals
11 months ago - Now, just as diners can make decisions based on nutritional information, they can also decide what to eat based on the climate impact of a dish.
Can We Halve Global Food Waste by 2030? Not Without Our Suppliers
11 months ago - While some nations and food companies have made encouraging progress and crossed the halfway mark towards meeting Sustainable Development Goal 12.3, there’s still a long way to go.
Here’s How to Encourage People to Dine Out More Sustainably
1 year ago - Created in collaboration with food-service experts, WRI’s new playbook is designed to enable the already-rich-in-expertise industry — so adept at marketing and selling foods — to help diners choose healthier and more sustainable, plant-rich options.
Attention, Businesses: Don’t Let Your Trade Associations Undermine You on Climate Action
1 year ago - We know that companies have many issues to juggle and that representation on one issue can outweigh misrepresentation on another. However, on climate, we don’t have time to waste.
285 Companies’ Science-Based Targets Signal Significant Progress Toward Paris Agreement Goals
1 year ago - New report reveals that by meeting their science-based targets, these companies — with more GHGs than France and Spain, combined — will eliminate 265 million metric tons of emissions from their operations, equivalent to closing 68 coal-fired power plants.
New Tool to Help Companies Zero in on Sources of Palm Oil Deforestation
1 year ago - WRI’s RADD (Radar Alerts for Detecting Deforestation) will be deployed initially in Malaysia and Indonesia, which together make up about 90% of palm oil production globally. According to WRI, it will detect deforestation weeks faster than existing optical-based systems.
Trending: Public-Private Partnerships Foster Solutions for Climate-Resilient World
1 year ago - The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance has launched six new financial instruments for climate-related projects in developing countries; while the World Economic Forum has convened public and private partners to launch the Coalition for Climate-Resilient Investment.
A 10-Step Plan for Halving Food Loss and Waste by 2030
2 years ago - The UN set a global goal to cut food loss and waste in half by 2030. Alarming figures show just how big of a challenge remains. The size of the prize is huge. So, too, must be the action to seize it.
7 Things to Know About the IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land
2 years ago - The IPCC's new report highlights the critical importance of land — both as a source of greenhouse gas emissions and as a climate change solution.
Burgers for Biodiversity? How Much Difference Can the Impossible Burger Really Make?
2 years ago - For a country that loves its burgers, the Impossible Burger’s swift uptake has been a bit of a surprise. But it shouldn’t be — Impossible Foods is giving people what they really want: taste, health and ethics.
10 Breakthrough Technologies That Can Help Feed the World Without Destroying It
2 years ago - How can the world feed nearly 10 billion people by 2050 while also advancing economic development, protecting and restoring forests, and stabilizing the climate?
Business for Nature: Our Economy, Wellbeing Depend on Restoring Biodiversity
2 years ago - A diverse group of influential international organizations has launched a global coalition to elevate a business call for comprehensive action to reverse nature loss and restore the planet’s vital natural systems.
How Brands Are Influencing Better Behaviors, Legislation, Supply Chains
2 years ago - On the fourth and final day of SB’19 Detroit, a host of brands shared lessons learned from efforts to engage consumers on everything from more sustainable food choices and healthier masculinity to much-needed changes in policy.
The New Protein Aisle: So We Don't Eat Ourselves Out of House and Home
2 years ago - As the veggie diet revolution continues to gain ground, we look at plant-based doppelgangers of two of our most beloved animal-based foods and why they could be key to saving the planet from ourselves.
Champions 12.3: Restaurants Realize 7:1 ROI by Reducing Food Waste
2 years ago - New research finds rather compelling business case for restaurants to reduce the amount of food they throw away.
Q&A: How a ‘Cuban’ Name Change Boosted Panera’s Soup Sales
2 years ago - WRI’s Better Buying Lab works with food companies to research and test science-based approaches that encourage consumers to choose more sustainable, plant-based foods.