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3 big trends headlining a tumultuous year in food

GreenBiz

That money — close to double the 2019 total — is making the industry increasingly visible. When experts at CDP, a nonprofit that tracks sustainability commitments, surveyed 479 food and ag companies , only 75 reported having emissions commitments in line with the Paris Agreement. The rush for regenerative ag . Featured Column.

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Who are net-zero leaders and laggards in food?

GreenBiz

Unilever, PepsiCo, General Mills, Nestlé, Danone and others are leading on climate with ambitious plans around regenerative agriculture, emissions reductions and carbon labeling. The most common solution is to answer the annual surveys from CDP, the nonprofit formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project. .

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Net zero transition – the latest signals of change: March 10, 2023

We Mean Business Coalition

By using the same components across models and reducing use of expensive rare materials, the company said development and manufacturing costs will be reduced by 30% in 2026 compared to 2019 levels. By 2030, Nissan’s EV offerings will cost about the same at dealers as the equivalent regular gasoline-engine models.

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Net zero transition – the latest signals of change: March 17, 2023

We Mean Business Coalition

And this year’s Global Supply Chains Report from CDP has shown which companies took the necessary action on supply chain emissions in 2022. Of the more than 18,500 companies disclosing to CDP in 2022, roughly 7,000 said that they engaged their suppliers on climate change issues. million homes. million homes.

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Dignity First Climate Leadership

Sustainable Round Table

In August of 2019, 181 CEOs of America’s largest corporations committed to a purpose driven, multi-stakeholder approach to long-term value creation. Henderson recognizes that this now must occur in a changed context that is shaped by a world that is actually and increasingly “on fire.” .

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

As I began identifying leaders to include on this third annual list, I was inspired by the introduction to " All We Can Save ," an essay and poem collection co-edited by marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (who you can find on this year’s list) and Katharine Wilkinson (who we recognized on the first Badass Women list in 2019). .

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

They turn to Fragos’ team for tasks such as assembling metrics for CDP disclosures, developing science-based targets, penning sustainability reports or helping a board tie emissions reductions to C-suite performance incentives. Now, WeBloom is cultivating a group of Namibian "bloomers" in the circular economy and regenerative agriculture.

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