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Beyond wars and pandemics, the climate crisis is the greatest risk to food supply chains

Corporate Knights

This disruption, like that from the pandemic, highlights some of the risks built into our highly efficient, trade-dependent food supply chain. And yet these risks run far wider than recent events, as the climate crisis is causing food companies to face the very real possibility of losing access to basic products. .

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Investing in Value Creation Through Regenerative Agriculture

3BL Media

The food and agriculture industry contributes one third of global greenhouse gas emissions, and the agricultural supply chain has become increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, including changing patterns of drought, precipitation, and extreme heat.

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VF Corp leans in to the circular economy and regenerative ag

GreenBiz

VF Corp leans in to the circular economy and regenerative ag. For example, back in May, Timberland announced that it planned to introduce a collection of boots using regenerative leather sourced from Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed ranches, which have 600,000 acres that have been transitioned to regenerative practices.

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Mars, Cargill put nature regeneration goals alongside avoiding climate catastrophe

GreenBiz

Mars, Cargill put nature regeneration goals alongside avoiding climate catastrophe. Over 1,000 companies have committed to science-based targets for climate change, but the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) thinks companies need to start making science-based commitments on nature as well as for climate. Jesse Klein.

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What’s next: solar panels that work at night and regenerative ice cream

Corporate Knights

Now it’s targeting climate change. If those pilot initiatives prove effective, the company plans to expand these efforts across its entire global dairy supply chain – which produces more than 50% of the company’s total carbon emissions. . Good moos for the planet. How do you keep carbon down on the farm?

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Tapestry, Inc. and Coach Support Regenerative Agriculture Movement Through Partnership With Savory Institute

3BL Media

Coach to Incorporate Land to Market-Verified Regenerative Raw Materials Into Future Product. By utilizing regenerative raw materials that have a net positive impact on the environment, improve biodiversity, and result in a reduction of CO 2 emissions, Tapestry and Coach will be able to further reduce its impact on climate change.

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How to ensure circular fashion is good for people and the environment

GreenBiz

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the fashion industry into disarray, leaving supply chain workers without wages and causing major global brands to file for bankruptcy. Supply Chain. Supply Chain. Annelise Thim. Fri, 10/09/2020 - 00:15. This article originally was published in the BSR Insight. Contributors.