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This Cacao-Free Chocolate Startup Is Ready to Show ‘Big Chocolate’ a Sustainable Way Forward
“Our alternative chocolate is saying that this industry can function in a different way — and it doesn’t have to be stuck doing things it has been doing for 60 years, making billions of dollars a year off the hard work of farmers in West Africa... View More
Alternative Proteins May Be Best Investment for Slowing Climate Change
New report finds that with 25% of global GHG emissions caused by the food value chain, the shift to alternative proteins may be the most capital-efficient and high-impact solution to addressing the climate crisis — and over 30% of consumers are rea... View More
GoodSam Foods Out to Scale Regenerative, Farmer-Driven Model for Sustainable Snacks
The three-year-old maker of snacks, coffee and other ethically sourced foods is aiming to show that brands can source from regenerative ag systems; but it will require a real commitment to working with rural communities who, for too long, have been l... View More
Water Risk Is a Financial Risk: Companies Will Soon Have the Tools to Calculate, Disclose and Mitigate It
For too long, investors have lacked the data and analytics to make well-informed investment decisions around the financial risks of water impacts. That is about to change. ... View More
This Startup Is Determined to Provide ‘Plenty’ of Jobs and Leafy Greens All Year Round
By teaming up with retail leader Walmart, San Francisco-based Plenty is set to supply California (for starters) with healthy, sustainable food at an affordable price, using only 1% of the land needed for traditional farming. ... View More
The Doomsday Clock Is Ticking on the World’s Biggest Advertising Festival
The heat is on — from Greenpeace protesting Cannes to concerned citizens and legislative pressure — for advertisers to make their work count for more than selling more products to the Western world. Here are six key takeaways from this year’s C... View More
Why, for Bumble Bee, Certification Matters for the Future of Sustainable Seafood
As anyone who works on sustainable supply chains knows, getting transparency and/or certification on the final pieces can often be the most difficult. Bumble Bee’s goals will require ensuring better practices around catch reporting and verification... View More
Sustainable Food Systems Will Mean Coexistence, Not Competition
The meat sector in its current form is unsustainable; yet so is completely replacing the use of animals as a food technology. For the biggest and fastest environmental impact, we must address the way we grow our food. More sustainable models will inv... View More
Fashion’s Supply Chain Visibility Comes Into Focus
It remains to be seen whether the SEC’s proposed climate-disclosure rules will go into effect; but with the EU bringing in sustainable textile regulations and states passing laws on supply chain due diligence, increased scrutiny over the climate im... View More
Why Innovative Partnerships Are Crucial to a More Sustainable Food Industry
R&D is the engine room of all businesses, not just tech companies — playing an instrumental role in generating the ideas that will transform our food system in a way that can sustain both people and planet. ... View More
Appalachian Botanical Is Growing Opportunity in West Virginia
The company — committed to sustainable agriculture and a truly inclusive approach for creating economic opportunity for the people of Boone County, West Virginia — has been growing lavender and raising bees on reclaimed coal mine soil since 2019.... View More
New Guide to Aid US Food Sector’s Climate Transition Plans as Investors Ramp Up Pressure
Investors can use the guide to engage companies by emphasizing the importance of disclosing their full-scope GHG emissions and setting 1.5°C emissions-reduction targets — ahead of forthcoming mandates. ... View More
Rhum J.M Offers How-to for Fellow Distillers Seeking Sustainability
The EDDEN Project highlights the Martinique distillery’s circular and sustainable efforts to date and its roadmap for improvement, as well as advocating for similar commitments from distilleries around the world. ... View More
Tattersall Distilling Offers Proof of Concept for Locally Produced, Circular Spirits at Scale
The microdistiller not only sources grains, fruit and materials from local suppliers — it repurposes as many byproducts of the distilling process as possible, in what’s likely one of the most scalable examples of circularity so far in the spirits... View More
Ice Cream Giants Innovate to Help Avoid Climate Meltdown
Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company, Unilever, have both launched pilots aimed at drastically cutting their GHG emissions — if successful, both are hoping to drive industry-wide change for truly game-changing impacts. ... View More
Tesco, WWF Tapping Sustainable Food Startups to Fast-Track Supply Chain Innovations
The Innovation Connections accelerator program aims to fast-track vital food system innovations; Tesco is also calling on the UK government to help accelerate scale-up of late-stage innovations in food supply chains. ... View More
Country Crock’s Cover Crop Whiskey Shows Benefits of Regenerative Farming Practices
Kansas City distiller J. Rieger & Co. has crafted a one-time edition of Cover Crop Whiskey, made with cereal rye from local farms, to raise awareness of more sustainable farming practices. ... View More
Report Highlights ‘Wild Dozen’ Plant Ingredients Consumers, Companies Should Consume with Care
A new report by TRAFFIC, the FAO and the IUCN Species Survival Commission Medicinal Plant Specialist Group looks at 12 common, wild-harvested plant ingredients and their effects on local sourcing communities and ecosystems. ... View More
New Partnerships Putting Mycoprotein at Center of Sustainable Food Future
A new MycoTechnology partnership will scale production of mycoprotein and eliminate food waste in Oman; while Quorn and Drew Barrymore expand their partnership with a new educational series, “Myco101.” ... View More
