SUPPLY CHAIN -
With major markets passing environmental and human rights due-diligence
requirements, sustainable commodity sourcing may soon no longer be optional —
and brands that have invested and built relationships with farmers will be the
winners.
WASTE NOT -
Meal Reveal, developed in collaboration with Google Cloud, uses simple fridge
scan to help consumers overcome ‘fridge blindness’ and reduce household food
waste.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
The Scorecard — which evaluates global chocolate manufacturers,
brands and retailers on social and environmental criteria in seven areas — helps
consumers make ethical purchasing decisions and incentivizes companies to
improve their performance in these areas.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
A €30M portfolio in Europe and a $50M fund in the US put much-needed capital behind cultivating regenerative-ag value chains, while a partnership with NatureMetrics supports
Unilever's work to make farming its ingredients climate resilient.
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION -
ClimateCrop is boosting starch metabolism in plants through non-GMO gene
editing — enhancing crop resilience to climate change, increasing yields, and
offering a sustainable solution to future farming challenges.
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION -
If researchers can bridge the gap in taste between coffee that was cultivated in
the field and that cultivated in a lab, it could eventually be a win-win for
coffee lovers and biodiversity alike.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
Here, Abby Rinne — Director of Sustainability at the U.S. Soybean Export
Council — discusses how U.S. Soy is helping customers both here and abroad reach their sustainability goals.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
innocent Drinks adds £1m to its Farmer Innovation Fund to support regenerative
fruit & vegetable farming within its supply chain, while Applegate sets to
transitioning its entire beef hot dog portfolio to regeneratively grazed beef by
2025.
WALKING THE TALK -
The story of impact-driven chocolate maker Tony’s Chocolonely has important
lessons for sustainability practitioners — which makes its story even sweeter.
WASTE NOT -
The University of Maryland’s NourishNet team has been awarded $5M from the NSF
to develop its comprehensive, technology-based approach to tackling food waste
and insecurity.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
The program will work with farms that grow mustard seeds and mint leaves used in
Colman’s products.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
The new policy will protect more pollinators and create a more sustainable
produce supply chain; but campaigners say more industrywide action is needed.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
Global Canopy’s 10th annual Forest 500 report reveals that, despite some pockets
of progress, voluntary private sector action has failed to generate meaningful
progress on commodity-driven deforestation.
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
Amcor is ramping up usage of an industry-standard, 750-ml version of a recycled
PET bottle with technology that’s long been in use in smaller formats.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
The impact-driven chocolate brand doubled farmer premiums, further reduced child
labor and environmental impacts, and continued to grow its coalition of Mission
Allies.
WASTE NOT -
Not all flights booked result in a passenger on board said flight. By predicting
the number of passengers based on historical data, AI is helping the airline
waste significantly fewer inflight meals.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
The often-arduous process for meeting sustainable certification requirements can
be daunting, if not prohibitive, for smallholder farmers. Digitizing the process
removes pain points for both farmers and the companies that source their crops.
WASTE NOT -
Anaerobic digestion offers a solution to two major challenges: food waste and
transitioning to clean energy. We spoke with Shawn Kreloff, founder and CEO of
Bioenergy Devco, to discuss the technology’s potential.
THE NEXT ECONOMY -
Unlike the majority of lobbyists dedicated to preserving business as usual, a new generation of lobby groups are using their power to fuel sustainable development.