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3 big trends headlining a tumultuous year in food

GreenBiz

Fri, 12/11/2020 - 01:45. billion in alternative proteins during 2020, according to the latest data from the Good Food Institute. 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.

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Griffith Foods Commits to Transformative Call to Action for Sustainable Food Systems at UNFCCC COP28

3BL Media

This year’s COP28 is a groundbreaking event, prioritizing discussions on the sustainability of food systems and their critical role in achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement. COP28 has designated December 10 th focus as Food, Agriculture, and Water.

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Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future

GreenBiz

Tue, 09/01/2020 - 00:02. One example of an organization with which BCG already works is Indigo Ag, the company behind the Terraton Initiative, an effort to draw down 1 trillion tons of atmospheric CO2 through regenerative agriculture and soil wellness initiatives. Heather Clancy.

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Businesses and investors need to roll up their sleeves and join the race to revive biodiversity

Corporate Knights

The summit brought together delegates from over 190 countries to negotiate the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework , the implementation of which will require a transformation in the way we produce, consume and trade goods and services that rely on and impact biodiversity. However, the risks from biodiversity loss are enormous.

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HSBC invests in world’s first ‘reef credit’ system

GreenBiz

Mon, 12/07/2020 - 01:45. HSBC is targeting net-zero in operations and supply chain by 2030; it also seeks to align its portfolio of investments with the Paris Agreement goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Regenerative Agriculture. HSBC invests in world’s first ‘reef credit’ system. Jesse Klein. Water Conservation.

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Rewilding British farms is bringing back threatened species, storing carbon and growing hope

Corporate Knights

during one of the 2020 lockdowns, the BBC show Springwatch featured it. Countries would never have signed the Paris Agreement without the belief that cutting emissions could be economically viable. “It Surveys have found an astounding 1,800 invertebrates species (almost 10% of the U.K.’s s known vertebrates).

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Why Working for Cisco Means Better Sustainability for the Future

Cisco CSR

In doing so, Cisco’s commitment to achieve our purpose, also ensures a sustainable and regenerative future for our planet so that people and ecosystems can thrive. Expo 2020 in Dubai – When I visited the summit (whose official digital network partner is Cisco) I was inspired by the theme, “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future.”