Business Green

JUNE 27, 2021

Moreover, the biotech firm claims its patented, high-speed process is 10,000 times more efficient than any other biological plastic recycling trial to date , as it is able to break down 97 per cent of plastic within around 16 hours.

Plastics 98

Plastics Recycling Recycling Patents 98

GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

When he offered her a job leading the company’s global sustainable packaging initiative, she jumped at it. Six years later, he is CEO of Clara Foods, a biotech food company that uses fermentation to create egg proteins without involving chickens. Meg Wilcox. The potential is not chicken feed: the U.S. Deonna Anderson. "He

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Business Green

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The report assesses the policies and practices of 389 large companies spanning eight sectors with a particularly significant impact on nature: metals and mining; construction and engineering; construction materials and supplies; containers and packaging; pharma and biotech; tyres and rubber; apparel and footwear; and chemicals.

Biodiversity 69

Biodiversity Biotech Pollution Fashion 69

Eco-Business

MAY 5, 2020

Harnessing nature to battle the world’s single-use plastics problem, biotech company will accelerate plans to meet increasing demand for materials to replace plastics for food service, food packaging, consumer goods packaging and other consumer items.

Biotech 10

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2022

French biotech start-up Carbios is making rapid progress working with some of the world's biggest fashion brands to deliver a new approach to polyester recycling. This is the future a biotech startup called Carbios and a group of well-known sportswear brands are working toward. Which, incidentally, is a lot of stuff.

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Recycling Recycling Fashion Plastics 69

AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 5, 2019

For now, the products that the Chicago-based biotech startup plans to launch are a complete secret. Beyond Meat has largely focused on getting packaged products into supermarkets, while Impossible Foods has targeted restaurant partners like Burger King.

Startups 52

Startups Meat alternatives Real Estate Biotech 52

Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 5, 2024

Despite traditional venture’s focus on software and asset-light business models, half of the deal activity in climate tech goes towards sectors requiring physical assets such as hardware, deeptech, biotech, consumables, or project development. 

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 10, 2023

Downstream emissions result from the transportation and packaging involved in distribution, product usage itself (e.g., All of that is still part of R&D, and we have an amazing team coming from biotech, large-scale commercial chemical engineering plants, and textiles to help us get there. spinning, weaving, and knitting).

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AFN Sustainable Protein

JULY 13, 2018

This technology has been around for a long time,” said Jeremiah Fasano, a consumer safety officer focused on biotech and food additive safety at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Even industry supporters posed questions about how a cultured meat product will respond in packaging.

Startups 52

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AFN Sustainable Protein

JULY 13, 2018

This technology has been around for a long time,” said Jeremiah Fasano, a consumer safety officer focused on biotech and food additive safety at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Even industry supporters posed questions about how a cultured meat product will respond in packaging.

Startups 52

Startups Agriculture Technology Biotech 52

Better Ventures

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This is a trend we’ve seen play out in many of our portfolio companies, which have been able to compete head to head with large tech companies that are offering much richer pay packages. Happiness at Work = Better Retention What about job satisfaction — do these companies report a higher level of happy employees who stick around longer?

Startups 52

Startups Sustainability Investment Biotech 52

AFN Sustainable Protein

MARCH 19, 2020

Future Food-Tech is a world-leading event series focusing on the most disruptive technologies transforming our food system. The flagship event, held in the innovation capital of the world – San Francisco – brings together 800+c-suite food brand executives, investors and entrepreneurs to share ideas, network, collaborate and invest.

Innovation 52

Innovation Investment Technology Biotech 52

AFN Sustainable Protein

JUNE 23, 2020

Held annually in New York, San Francisco, London and Singapore, the Future Food-Tech Summit is an international networking event, bringing together 400+ leading food brands, entrepreneurs and investors to showcase solutions, share ideas and create new alliances to accelerate the adoption of new technology solutions.

Technology 52

Technology Biotech Packaging Innovation 52

AFN Sustainable Protein

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 international innovation and networking summit offers a platform to share ideas, cultivate high-impact partnerships and push forward new solutions to the food system’s most pressing issues.

Innovation 52

Innovation Biotech Packaging Sustainability 52

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Due to the environmental harms associated with the use of these agrochemicals, the EU has made limiting their use a key plank among the measures included in its “Green Deal” — a historic package by the bloc to reduce its emissions in line with global climate targets.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 19, 2021

Projects and progress My Green Lab’s 15 partners and sponsors include biotech giant Genentech, MilliporeSigma and USA Scientific. The organization is working directly with manufacturers, including scientific instruments maker Thermo Fisher, to set benchmarks on products and packaging design.

Plastics 28

Plastics Sustainability Recycling Recycling 28

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

It’s throwing $100 million toward biotech solutions for repurposing waste and improving plastics; regenerative agriculture in deforested zones; and building up markets for biological ingredients. Most of Mattel’s paper-based packaging is Forest Stewardship Council-certified.

Sustainability 28

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 16, 2024

The state aid package marks the first time the EU has allowed individual state aid to match IRA subsidies. Northvolt received $986m in state aid from Germany to build an EV battery plant in Heide, Germany , a decision influenced by matching EU subsidies that prevented a relocation to the U.S. and its juicy IRA incentives).

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Business Green

DECEMBER 29, 2022

General Mills, Schwan's and Target want to fix the flexible packaging problem. Unilever invests in biotech alternatives to palm oil for greener cleaning. Coca-Cola and Rabobank partner on sustainability finance plan for suppliers. Diageo launches climate solutions fund for African smallholder farms.

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Business Green

JUNE 19, 2020

Now the coronavirus crisis has ensured the decade will start with a sharp reduction in annual emissions, but the question as to whether emissions will now rebound or begin a sustained decline rests to a huge degree on the decisions governments make as they mobilise their imminent economic stimulus packages. Others need to follow their lead.

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