MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS -
The classic marketing mix, the 4 Ps — product, price, place and promotion —
provide a good framework with which food and beverage marketing teams can insert
sustainability into the conversation. Adding a fifth P, purpose, will provide a
foundation for making a larger impact.
IS REGENERATIVE AG VIABLE AT SCALE? -
One can’t help but wonder how organic farming in the US would be different if we
had continued to let farmers define and protect organic through regional
certification bodies.
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS -
A new report highlights the public’s lack of understanding of regenerative agriculture
and its benefits; illycaffè and Kiss the Ground continue to help scale messaging
that fills this gap.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
A key solution for solving hunger at both ends of the leash lies in the
collective action between organizational partnerships and community involvement.
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS -
While no single set of policy interventions should be applied globally, the research reveals a universal need to optimize land use and restore biodiversity, improve education on healthy and sustainable diets, and redesign financial subsidies and incentives.
IS REGENERATIVE AG VIABLE AT SCALE? -
Despite their benefits for soil and ecosystem health, regenerative practices are
not going to make a positive dent in the food system long term unless there is a
true economic case for farmers and others in the value chain. And there is.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
Balancing productivity with sustainability will be crucial to ensuring the
long-term viability of olive farming in Spain amidst changing climate
conditions.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
World Coffee Research and its partner brands are directing vital investment and
R&D into this globally popular yet critically underfunded, climate-vulnerable crop.
REGULATION & PUBLIC POLICY -
Divert’s Food Waste Legislative Tracker offers a state-by-state look, as well as
numerous touchpoints for anyone interested in food policy to get involved.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
The new product, 60% minced beef mixed with 40% pea protein, aims to reduce environmental impact while providing customers with a familiar taste at a lower cost: It has a 37.5% lower carbon footprint — and is 33% cheaper — than traditional ground beef.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
The Next-Generation Pet Food Program aims to scale sustainable innovations for the pet food value chain, with a focus on sustainable proteins and fats.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
From food and beverages to apparel, more commodity supply chains are getting a resilience boost through a transition to regenerative-agriculture practices. Join us in October as forward-thinking brands from these industries come together to discuss the significant environmental, economic and social benefits being reaped.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
Aspen Distillers’ new, carbon-negative facility — the world’s first LEED Platinum-certified distillery — includes a parcel dedicated to regenerative agriculture and pioneering water re-entry processes, and is designed for net-positive energy use.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
The researchers think adding glass to soil could help prevent wind erosion in
coastal regions and ecosystems whose preservation is an increasingly valuable
aspect of climate resilience.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
The Farmer Thriving Index — a holistic, standardized way of understanding farmer
wellbeing that is grounded in farmer voice — set out to answer a simple
question: Are farmers in coffee supply chains thriving, or barely surviving?
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
Pipeline Organics’ technology will convert sugar-rich wastewater into clean,
cost-effective renewable electricity to help power CCEP’s food and drink
manufacturing operations.
COLLABORATION & CO-CREATION -
Climate change requires rethinking agricultural practices; and a collaboration
between Certified Origins and one of Catalonia, Spain’s oldest environmental
NGOs is a model for enhancing conservation efforts and sustainable practices in
the olive oil industry.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
University of Maryland researchers have developed a new type of porous material
made of chitosan and copper to spray on fresh produce that absorbs chemical
pesticides, extends shelf life and easily washes off.
MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
The UK startup is partnering with the University of Edinburgh to use waste sails
in the creation of high-value chemicals used in everyday products — even,
potentially, food ingredients.
MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
These two women-owned startups are repurposing waste streams from food
manufacturing into striking interior finishes and “leather” handbags and
accessories.