British Tempeh Startup Better Nature Is Now Carbon & Plastic Negative
Food tech startup Better Nature that is popularizing tempeh, the traditional Indonesian fermented protein, recently announced that its existing Soy Tempeh range and its new products set to launch in…
FiBL presents a new dossier on organic production and good practices
FiBL presents Organic farming. Basic principles and Good practices, a new dossier that explains the basics of organic farming and shows how they are applied in practice. The publication is…
Kappa Bioscience’s team goes climate-positive, partners with Ecologi
The Norwegian company recently announced its entire workforce went climate-positive from 2021 onwards. Through its cooperation with Ecologi, the company offers its employees to balance their carbon emissions – and…
78% of consumers unable to identify greenwashing, survey reveals
To coincide with Earth Day, marked globally today, a new survey has been launched ‘unearthing’ the ethical and sustainable shopping habits of consumers in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.…
Global Deforestation Soared 12% In 2020 Despite Pledges To Tackle Biodiversity Loss, New Data Shows
While 2020 was hailed as a landmark year to fight deforestation, with countries, organisations and corporations committing to do more to protect the world’s forests and biodiversity, the rate of…
Solar Foods Bags €10M From Finnish Climate Fund To Commercialise Air Protein By 2023
Finnish startup Solar Foods has announced a €10 million (~US$11.9 million) in fresh capital from the Finnish Climate Fund, becoming the state-owned sustainability-focused fund’s first investment. The new loan will…
Antibiotic use by SA-certified livestock farmers below national average
A new report has revealed that organic livestock farmers certified by the Soil Association (SA) have much lower antibiotic use than average levels, achieved primarily through good husbandry. The report,…
Natracare lobbies for ‘truth in labelling’ with Californian non-profit
California-based circular economy advocate the National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) has partnered with Natracare to offer confidence to US consumers over how personal care wipes are labelled. NSAC reports that…
French Supermarkets To Phase Out Plastic Packaging With Refill Stations
French grocery chains will have to begin switching to food refill stations as part of a new environmental bill. The law, which has been passed by the French parliament, will…
Civil society, farmers and business organizations say it clear to the EU: don’t deregulate GMOs
A large coalition of 162 civil society, farmers and business organisations calls on Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans to ensure all organisms derived from new genetic engineering…