Why the ‘net water positive’ goal matters for major agribusiness corporates
A small but growing list of agrifood companies are pledging to go net water positive or making other commitments around water reduction.
A small but growing list of agrifood companies are pledging to go net water positive or making other commitments around water reduction.
The US-based investment platform’s third installment wants to make food more nutritious, sustainable, and accessible through bioactive elements.
Dolly the Sheep creator Roslin Technologies is backing the Singapore-based startup and taking it to its new genetic research facility in Scotland.
A recent roundtable involving several of the country’s ag thought leaders – now published as a white paper – explored how the country’s farming sector can help us get to net zero.
Scope 3 emissions can account for the bulk of a company’s carbon impact, and are typically also the hardest to track.
“You need to engage with deep tech to support the green transition,” says longtime investor and biomaterials champion Nicolaj Reffstrup.
A non-exhaustive look at agrifood corporates’ goals and ambitions for bringing better farming practices to their supply chains.
A proposed class action lawsuit accusing Danone of misleading shoppers with a ‘carbon neutral’ claim on Evian bottled water can proceed, says judge.
The Israeli startup expects products containing its animal-free whey protein to launch in the US within the year.
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Food security is top of mind in Singapore, which imports most of its food, but are policymakers connecting it to climate change?
General Mills and Walmart partner for regenerative ag, grain-trading platform Bushel gets a grant, Italy back-pedals on cultivated meat ban.
Australian startups are working hard to change the way we monitor, manage and report soil carbon sequestration.
Cibus Fund II has acquired greenhouse grower Duijvestijn Tomaten and launched a new platform for growing food indoors with renewable energy.
Corporate commitments around reducing food and ag emissions reductions have ballooned nearly 65% since the start of 2022.
Nestlé is partnering with VC firm the Yield Lab Latam to support agtech startups in Latam and bolster its own sustainability goals.
PepsiCo has unveiled plans to pump $216 million into regenerative agriculture projects spanning 3 million acres of farmland in the US.
Unless it mitigates emissions, PepsiCo will miss its Science-Based targets for 2040 by 58%, according to think tank Planet Tracker.
63% of consumers also agree that snacks with a higher environmental impact should cost more, according to Mondelēz International Malaysia & Singapore.
Impossible Foods and others are cutting staff, while Finland approves the term “burger patty” for plant-based meat marketing.
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