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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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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. . Courtesy of.

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The 33 sustainability certifications you need to know

GreenBiz

The 2020 GreenBiz State of the Profession Report included a fantastic chart titled "Percentage of survey respondents having received training or certification," which showed the following breakdown: 53 percent GRI. CDP Climate Change Survey Certification. 26 percent Other. 23 percent LEED AP. 22 percent LEED GA. 17 percent SASB.

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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. Bending the curve of biodiversity loss.

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Griffith Foods’ Carbon Emission Reduction Goals Validated by Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi)

3BL Media

July 11, 2023 /3BL/ - Griffith Foods is proud to announce its near-term science-based emissions reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)! ALSIP, Ill.,

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COP27: Five things companies need to know after this year’s UN climate summit

We Mean Business Coalition

62 per cent of new renewable power generation in 2020 had lower costs than the cheapest new fossil fuel option. Natasha Santos, vice president and head of global stakeholder affairs and strategic partnerships at Bayer spoke of the 200 million hectares now covered by farmers in their supply chain using regenerative practices.

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On Earth Day 2023, here’s how SMEs are taking climate action

We Mean Business Coalition

Forster Communications, a UK-based PR firm, joined the SME Climate Hub in 2020 and has benefitted from its resources to implement its Climate Transition Action Plan. For food and beverage multinationals, action could look like Unilever’s work with soy farmers in Iowa, USA to incentivize regenerative farming practices.