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Nestlé Commits Over $1 Billion to Sustainable Coffee Farming Plan

ESG Today

Global food and beverage company Nestlé announced today the launch of the Nescafé Plan 2030, outlining the company’s ubiquitous coffee brand’s plan to improve the sustainability of coffee farming, and helping farmers transition to regenerative agriculture practices.

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People Powering Microcredit: Matthew O'Hayer Augments Support of Whole Planet Foundation with $50,000 Donation

3BL Media

Invited on a trip to Guatemala in 2010 with President and Executive Director of Whole Planet Foundation, Philip Sansone, Matt saw in Whole Planet Foundation’s mission a tangible reflection of Vital Farms’ ethos, and, by initiating a donation program, a way to support it.

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Biodiversity benefits of rewilding to be “irrefutably demonstrated” by ag-tech AI partnership

Envirotec Magazine

Make it Wild founders Christopher and Helen Neave bought their first piece of land to rewild as a family project in 2010, with results seemingly so dramatic it inspired them to set up the company.  Pollinator activity has increased by 38% since rewilding started at the site. ” Notes [1] [link]

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Unilever Sets New Goals to Cut Value Chain Emissions by 2030

ESG Today

To date, the company said that it has reduced operational emissions by 74% from a 2015 baseline, and the emissions intensity of products by 21% compared to 2010.

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The Cisco Foundation: Investing in Africa’s Clean Energy Transition

3BL Media

Solar mini grids have been at the forefront of this sustainable transformation, with, according to the World Bank, an increase from about 500 installations in 2010 to more than 3,000 in sub-Saharan Africa today, and with plans for a further 9,000. kWh , making it the most affordable option for more than 60 percent of the population​​.

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Hard truths from a decade of investing in regional food systems

GreenBiz

RSF Social Finance has been reflecting on that question as we wind down our Food System Transformation Fund, a pooled loan fund launched in 2010 to help rebuild regional processing, manufacturing and distribution infrastructure that was lost as the food system industrialized. What will it take to achieve such massive shifts? Pull Quote.

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New Research Finds Scaling Sustainable Agriculture Requires Blended Solutions

3BL Media

“Our joint research with Trust In Food underscores the fact that now is the time to redouble our efforts and strengthen our industry’s approach to supporting and incentivizing farmers in advancing regenerative and sustainable agriculture,” says Scott Herndon, president of Field to Market.