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From Waste to Resource: Circularity In Food Systems

Sustainability Update

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 35% of the U.S. food supply is wasted annually — between 492 and 1,032 pounds of food per person. By Madeline Blankenship – Sustainability Reports Research Analyst Intern – G&A Institute Do you ever come home from grocery shopping only to discard 1/3 of your purchases?

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ESG Explainer: Managing the Methane Menace

Chris Hall

Just prior to COP26, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched the International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) to improve the accuracy and public transparency of human-caused methane emissions. These estimates have not included the gas supply chain, which CBI says is a “significant omission”.