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Cooking the books: The magical math of ‘climate-friendly’ meat

Corporate Knights

Nestlé is paying ranchers for regenerative grazing practices that get sold as carbon credits. General Mills makes a regenerative-beef protein bar that it claims offsets 80% of its greenhouse gas emissions through regenerating soil practices.” Walmart Canada stocks 2.5 Then scientists in the Netherlands, the U.K.

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Regenerative Notes 6

Martin Brown

Regen Notes , a fortnightly newsletter is released through substack, as an update of regenerative news, stories and more with a sideways focus on the built environment, curated by me, Martin Brown. Here is Regen Notes 6, the most recent – previous newsletters can be read here. Earthhour occurs on the 27th of March.

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

Corporate Knights

It really does you know, we get land owners, whether smallholders or large landowners coming here on workshops learning about how they can make a difference on their land — whether it’s regenerative farming, nature friendly farming or rewilding – whatever you can take away from this that might suit what your doing.”

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Blistering heat is ravaging tourism hotspots. Can the industry reinvent itself?

Corporate Knights

Vineyards hiked their prices for wine tastings to raise revenue, but then a ban on tourists using hotels—to accommodate evacuees fleeing wildfires—eliminated the possibility of big group bookings and destination weddings. The location would be “beautiful and sunny for those that do make it through,” he added.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Natural carbon sinks, carbon mineralization and direct-air capture are early focus areas for Stripe’s 2019 Negative Emissions Commitment , which aims to spend at least double in these areas compared with what it pays for carbon offsets. billion toward regenerative agriculture into 2025. LinkedIn | Company profile.

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The ESG Interview: Profits that Don’t Cost the Earth

Chris Hall

Generating returns from regenerative agriculture is positive for the planet but entails a different risk profile for investors, says Paul McMahon, Managing Partner at SLM Partners. Paul McMahon, Managing Partner at SLM Partners, says: “We use investment capital to scale up more regenerative farming and forestry systems.

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Creating an Energy-to-Food Future

B the Change

We preferentially ship via ground logistics from our centrally based fulfillment house in Texas, reducing the logistics carbon cost in reaching our customers. Additionally, the logistics for every purchase are carbon offset, ensuring our impact remains carbon-negative.