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The growing movement to take the bull s**t out of organic farming

Corporate Knights

The true regenerative agriculture We’ve turned our planet into an animal farm. Dominating discussions around regenerative agriculture, including Big Ag–funded projects, has been the grazing component – using “regenerative grazing” to rotationally graze cattle on pastures, allowing fallow areas to recover to help rebuild soil health.

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Lessons from 3 emerging bio-based material technologies

GreenBiz

By 2013, following several years of studying, research and development, Hijosa had a Ph.D., Loliware has sought out "the most sustainable farms in the blue ocean economy" and partnered with Greenwave , a regenerative seaweed farming nonprofit. a new material in tow, and had founded London-based Ananas Anam.

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Microsoft Purchases Carbon Credits Helping U.S. Farmers Adopt Sustainable Agriculture Practices

ESG Today

Sustainable agriculture and biological solutions provider Indigo Ag and Microsoft announced a new carbon removal purchase agreement, with Indigo delivering 40,000 tons of carbon credits to Microsoft generated through the promotion of regenerative agriculture practices by U.S.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

It’s throwing $100 million toward biotech solutions for repurposing waste and improving plastics; regenerative agriculture in deforested zones; and building up markets for biological ingredients. Zimride merged into Lyft in 2013, its vehicles announced by a fuzzy pink "grill-stache." billion toward regenerative agriculture into 2025.

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How My Green Lab is cleaning up R&D

GreenBiz

Connelly comes to the growing organization by way of the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), which he helped expand into the world's leading proponent of regenerative, healthy and equitable building design — managing its Green Building Challenge and Living Product Challenge before serving as VP of projects and strategic growth.

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Scope 3 Emissions Management Made Easier for Food and Beverage Companies by Savvy Suppliers

3BL Media

One key area of progress is demonstrated by the adoption of sustainable and regenerative agriculture practices that help sequester carbon and reduce the reliance on emissions-producing fertilizer. However, as a result agriculture is now the second-largest source of greenhouse gases in the world.

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These circular cities want to send landfills to the trash bin of history

Corporate Knights

In 2013, Metro Vancouver launched the National Zero Waste Council, which aims to promote circularity in Canadian cities by bringing municipal leaders together with representatives of government, business, academia and the non-profit sector. On top of that is the climate case: the 4.9 million tonnes of CO2 emissions and 4.9

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