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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. Zoom Regenerative.

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Major Food, Ag, and Clothing Companies Bring Vision of a Climate-Smart Farm Bill to Congress

3BL Media

In these meetings, the companies will present their vision of a Farm Bill that advances agricultural resilience against drought, extreme weather, floods, unhealthy soil, and other climate-related challenges. Agriculture has the potential to be an important part of the solution to climate change. Nestlé, PepsiCo, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.,

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Racing to Net-Zero: A Captivating but Distant Ambition

Stanford Social Innovation

The reasoning is simple: A traditional carbon offset only prevents additional CO 2 from entering the atmosphere (instead of removing already-emitted CO 2 ). As a result, since it does not physically undo the emissions of the purchaser, there is no quantity of traditional offsets that can, at scale, get the world to net-zero.

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Taking Inspiration from Innovation: Key Insights from Eight Entrepreneurs Making an Impact in Emerging Markets

James Militzer

You may have seen them at last fall’s SOCAP conference, where they took the stage to present their social enterprises during a standing-room-only pitch session.) Natural disasters have also presented challenges to Miyonga Fresh Greens , which works with growers across East Africa to export fresh vegetables and fruits to markets in Europe.

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7 Ways Natural Products B Corps Go Beyond

B the Change

B Corps Show and Share Regenerative and Inclusive Innovations at Natural Products Expo West 2023 In the natural products sector known for innovation and exploration, Certified B Corporations are showing how they go beyond the status quo and work to create a more inclusive and regenerative economy.

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How U.S. Businesses Can Compete with China in Emerging Markets: Transitioning from a ‘Death Economy’ to a ‘Life Economy’

James Militzer

The world is in the midst of a difficult transition, moving from a degenerative “death economy” to a regenerative “life economy.” the head of transportation for Quito, Ecuador asked me during a meeting in his office, where a Chinese team had presented a plan for electrifying the city’s public transportation systems. “We corporations?”