BREAKING: AgFunder, S2G Ventures & Horizon Ventures invest $40m into ‘beanless’ coffee startup Atomo
June 28, 2022
The Seattle startup also launched its first beanless coffee products to consumers.
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Tag: deforestation
Q&A: How Harry Stebbings-backed Pachama is using to tech to improve forest carbon markets
June 3, 2022
Fresh off a Series B fundraise, Pachama discusses how its technology could make forest carbon markets less fragmented and more productive.
Pachama nets $55m Series B to bring accountability to forest carbon markets
May 5, 2022
The San Francisco-based company’s platform leverages remote monitoring and AI to bring better data and more transparent accounting to forest carbon markets.
Moss.Earth is using NFTs & crypto carbon credits to fight climate change in the Amazon
February 18, 2022
NFTs and other “web 3.0” tools are how the Brazilian startup plans to digitalize carbon credits and preserve the Amazon rainforest.
Brief: Almost 1% of global GDP spent on ‘destructive’ ag, fishing & forestry subsidies each year
February 17, 2022
Subsidies are “driving the destruction of ecosystems and species extinction,” according to a new report from The B Team and Business For Nature.
Brief: Global cropland has grown by a million square kilometers since 2000
December 24, 2021
Global cropland has expanded 9% over the past 20 years, with Africa and South America seeing the greatest gains – and half coming at the expense of “natural vegetation and tree cover.”
Better Origin on using insects to produce ‘carbon-neutral’ eggs for Morrisons
December 22, 2021
The UK startup will use its insect farms to turn food waste from Morrisons supermarkets into feed for hens to produce ‘carbon-neutral’ eggs.
Brief: Walmart joins Canopy to remove at-risk forests from materials supply chain
October 6, 2021
By joining the CanopyStyle initiative, Walmart will impel its suppliers to use alternate fiber sources such as ag byproducts.
True Gum raises $1.2m to produce ‘plastic-free,’ plant-based chewing gum
September 18, 2020
The Danish startup runs what it calls “the smallest chewing gum factory in the world” – but with the new funding, that factory is set to get a little bigger.
Danone, Nestle rank highest for reducing deforestation by focusing on regen ag, communities
November 27, 2019
Although many agrifood corporates will miss a key 2020 deforestation target, some are making meaningful progress towards sustainability.
What’s happening at Climate Week NYC? Keep track of major agrifood announcements here
September 24, 2019
Announcements are coming thick and fast out of Climate Week NYC as a range of organizations take advantage of the spotlight to push forward their environmental agendas.
Climate Week: 230 investors worth $16.2T call for aggressive corporate action to combat deforestation
September 21, 2019
The statement calls asks corporations to tackle the financial risks associated with ongoing deforestation along their operations and global supply chains.
Consumers demand sustainability but are they realistic about the timeline?
August 22, 2019
A recent report dubbed Cargill ‘The Worst Company in the World’ on the basis that it failed to live up to its sustainability promises particularly around deforestation. But is vilification really the best way for consumers to support change at the global corporate level?
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