Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2020

In sustainability discussions of the intersection between retail and agriculture, much of the recent focus has been on the development of innovative new products, particularly plant-based meat alternatives. As with every other industry, livestock farming needs a credible path to net zero emissions.

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Business Green

JANUARY 27, 2020

The transboundary nature of the seas can make effective government action difficult, as policy initiatives inevitably get bogged down in interminable negotiations and geopolitical power-plays. As such businesses have a key role to play in driving change so as to enhance and protect the marine environment.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

The non-profit GRAIN, which advocates for small-scale farming, and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), a US-based sustainable farming research organisation, have however found that meat giants JBS , Tyson Foods , Danish Crown , and Vion have all, at one time or another, hugely under-reported their annual emissions.

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Grist

OCTOBER 23, 2019

At a daylong summit , over a hundred guests crammed into seats to hear investment managers, policy analysts, and technology developers discuss the fledgling industry. Yet acceptance is growing among investors and policy experts as climate studies grow more grim. XPrize unveiled the list in late September, during the U.N.

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Business Green

MAY 21, 2020

Last year CCC chief executive Chris Stark told BusinessGreen it would be "very, very difficult" for the UK farming sector to achieve net zero by 2040 if current levels of meat production continue, while adding there were "no easy answers" for decarbonising agriculture. Meat alternatives and plant-based proteins.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2022

Plant-based 'meats' tend to have a far smaller impact on both the climate and the environment than animal products, while typically proving more nutritious, according to the findings of a major first-of-its-kind study that assessed tens of thousands of processed food products on sale in the UK and Ireland.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 8, 2023

Reducing food waste in high-income countries is largely a voluntary act for the consumer, with very few waste-reduction enforcement policies in place (Stancu and Lähteenmäki, 2022). They argue that a better understanding of these drivers can help inform more targeted policy and public awareness campaigns. Food Policy , 108 , p.102236.

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Business Green

MAY 17, 2022

These kinds of changes may also attract more public support than policies such as taxes. In both cafeterias and in online surveys, we have found when people are offered a greater proportion of meat-free meals (from one in four, to two or even three in four), the number of people opting for the vegetarian choice can increase substantially.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

So finding alternative food sources really is the most important ESG issue to tackle for food producers.". The profile and resource demand of producing plant-based meat alternatives is a fraction of traditional meat, Barrs flagged.

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Elemental Excelerator

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Between policy drivers, consumer demand and falling costs, there’s less risk around funding new climate technologies. Within the food and agriculture sector, we are seeing a rising prevalence of companies developing meat alternatives (3% to 15%) and aquaculture technology (5% to 15%) over a four year span. Why is that?

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

"Through our partnership with Whitbread, we can share great-tasting, meat-free options with consumers, encouraging them to make healthy, more sustainable choices when eating out of home," she said. It is a complex puzzle requiring a sweeping set of policies, strategies, and collaboration across business and government to put together.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 10, 2020

. “Feeding the Crisis” provides a historical overview of SNAP’s expansion and traces the lives of eight families who must navigate the changing landscape of welfare policy in the United States. This is an inspiring read that touches on the intersection of food justice, immigration and labor policy.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 27, 2020

The report shows that the largest year-over-year growth in funding was for downstream innovations such as meat alternatives, indoor farming and robotic food delivery. According to the latest AgFunder Agri-FoodTech Investing Report, $19.8 billion was invested in agrifood tech across 1,858 deals in 2019. percent year over year.

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