Tag: sustainability

Future Food-Tech San Francisco

March 11, 2021

Moonshot Solutions for a Food System Under Stress Our food system is undergoing a revolution. Covid-19 and the threat of climate change are driving

Brief: BASF to launch 30+ sustainable ag R&D projects worth $9bn by 2030

March 5, 2021

The projects will complement BASF’s offerings in seeds, seed treatments, biological and chemical solutions, and digital services.

Fashion tech startup Stony Creek Colors secures $9m Series B for plant-based dye

March 3, 2021

The Tennessee startup is the first company in the US to grow the indigo plant at a scale usable by the commercial denim industry.

TIPA & PerfoTec debut sustainable packaging that also boosts shelf life

February 22, 2021

The pair’s packaging is a micro-perforated compostable film that reduces food waste by extending shelf life while cutting plastic pollution.

AFN’s last minute holiday gift ideas (of course they’re about food!)

December 24, 2020

If you’ve been so head-down focused on just getting to the end of 2020 that you forgot all about holiday gift planning, AFN has you covered with last-minute ideas that you can send and they can eat.

StartLife reflects on a decade of change in agrifoodtech

December 9, 2020

The world of agrifood has changed a lot since StartLife launched its startup accelerator in Wageningen, the Netherlands, 10 years ago.

Sustainable packaging startup TIPA scores $4m as consumers drive demand

December 4, 2020

Israel’s TIPA says demand for its compostable packaging inputs has been driven by consumers seeking more sustainable solutions from brands and retailers.

EXCLUSIVE: FarmLab thinks it can get 1m farmers to sequester 1bn tonnes of CO2 by 2025. Here’s how

December 4, 2020

The Australian startup has set the ambitious target of achieving its goal by 2025. But co-founder and CEO Sam Duncan is confident it has the tech chops to do it.

Southeast Asia will make $205bn each year if it builds sustainable agrifood system – Bain

November 25, 2020

The US firm is establishing its Global Sustainability Innovation Center in Singapore; while spin-out Bain Capital has raised $800m for its second impact fund.

Green World Asia

November 18, 2020

Join Green World Asia – Asia Pacific’s leading B2B sustainable business platform connecting professionals to innovative solution providers across the UTILITIES, MATERIALS, RESOURCES and FOOD

What 2020 has taught the agrifood sector: resilience

November 2, 2020

After a brief slowdown at the start of the pandemic, agrifoodtech investing is back in full swing, with investors more eagerly chasing sustainable, disruptive solutions.

EXCLUSIVE: Colorado’s Meati secures $28m for whole-cut alternative meats

October 29, 2020

It’s developing a line of alternative meat products made from the protein-rich ‘root’ networks of fungi.

Future Food-Tech London

October 22, 2020

The Future Food-Tech Summit returns to London and brings together over 500 leaders, senior executives, pioneering innovators and VCs from around the globe. The

World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit

October 20, 2020

The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit takes place each year in London, San Francisco and São Paulo . With more than 41 countries represented in London

Cutting down food loss and food waste: 3 retail stories

September 23, 2020

Find out how three of the world’s biggest retailers – Carrefour, Ikea, and Tesco – are tackling food waste within their own operations and supply chains.

The 12th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment of Food: LCAFood2020

September 22, 2020

The International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment of Food is the leading conference series on sustainability of food systems worldwide. Every second year it unites

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.

AgTech NEXT 2020: Impossible’s Pat Brown in his own words, corporate partnerships, and the new realities of “risk” after Covid

September 17, 2020

This post is part of a collaboration with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. The research institute is hosting its first AgTech NEXT conference—virtually—from September

Agrifoodtech has ‘captured the retail investor’s imagination,’ says BlackRock fund manager

September 17, 2020

BlackRock recently relaunched its BGF World Agriculture vehicle as the more broadly themed, sustainability-focused BGF Nutrition Fund.

Unilever’s sustainable sourcing supremo talks radical supply chain transparency

September 16, 2020

Giulia Stellari, sustainable sourcing director at Unilever, explains how the consumer goods giant is responding to food traceability concerns amid Covid-19.