Sustainable Business

Vegan Balls and Certified Salmon: Sustainable Food is on the Menu at IKEA

See how a global furniture giant is delivering on its strong commitment to sustainability through its food menu and market offerings with certified, organic, locally-sourced, and low carbon footprint offerings.

Which Country is the Most Sustainable?

The Food Sustainability Index, developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit with the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition Foundation, ranks countries on food system sustainability based off of three pillars: food loss and waste, sustainable agriculture, and nutritional challenges.

How Using Light Could Help Reduce Bycatch

Fish species differ greatly in their reactions to light. U.K.-based start-up SafetyNet Technologies is applying this theory to the problem of bycatch. PISCES is a light-emitting device that fits existing nets and helps fishermen target species.

Barnraiser Takes the Farmers’ Market Experience Online

Barnraiser, the company responsible for the “kickstarter for food,” is launching a new community-building tool powered by machine learning. Over 40,000 members have already signed up.

WFP Transformers Project Boosts School Meals with Ugly Vegetables

In Nairobi, Kenya, the World Food Programme has piloted a project to include aesthetically rejected ugly vegetables in school meals, feeding 2,200 schoolchildren lunch made with fresh vegetables for 75 school days.

Global Alliance for the Future of Food Brings Together Diverse Voices

The Global Alliance for the Future of Food (GAFF), supported by the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition, recently published a series of dialogues to delve into the connections between climate change and food systems. These dialogues bring together the…

Apply for Tickets to the Inaugural New York City Food Tank Summit

As the first major bipartisan food policy summit post-inauguration, the event will gather dozens of expert speakers who are top leaders across all sectors of the food industry,

Green Circle Chicken: Bringing Back Flavor, Texture, and Sustainability into Your Diet

D’Artagnan’s Green Circle Chicken, is a call back to simpler times of family farms when chickens were fed vegetable scraps and roamed the farmyard. Heritage birds are reared on vegetable scraps addressing the food waste issues that plagues the food industry, and thereby bringing flavor, texture, and sustainability back into your poultry meat diet.

Sustainable Food Trust to Host Harmony in Food and Farming Conference

A conference held by the Sustainable Food Trust will discuss the principles of harmony in food and farming with a diverse audience this July 10 and 11 in Wales.

Nabeela Lakhani: I’m Taking Action To Create Solutions

Square Roots is trying to mobilize a food revolution by bringing food closer to consumers and empowering entrepreneurs to change the food system.

Grilling a Greener Burger at your Summer BBQ

Launch your grilling season with a better burger that’s healthier, more environmentally friendly, and supports your local farmers and ranchers.

The World’s Smallest Garden is Created in New York City

Nate Littlewood and Rob Elliott have created The World’s Smallest Garden, a device which turns an empty bottle into a hydroponic garden. After meeting at Columbia University in early 2016, the co-founders combined their skills in business and food growing…

AgFunder Builds a 30k Member Food and Agtech Ecosystem to Fund New Technologies

AgFunder is a comprehensive online investment marketplace. Utilizing this platform allows venture capitalists to invest in new technologies and agricultural companies to seek out investors who back their product.

Sustainable Coffee Challenge: Making Coffee the First Sustainable Agricultural Product

The Sustainable Coffee Challenge spearheaded by Conservation International just announced the first four Collective Action Networks working to make coffee the first sustainable agricultural product in the world.

Maker Faire Bay Area: Engaging All Ages in Food Innovation

Food Tank spoke with Chiara Checchini of the Food Future Institute about the upcoming Maker Faire Bay Area event. This interactive event brings together fifteen food entrepreneurs to give attendees a hands on experience with food innovation. This family-friendly event is designed to engage attendees of all ages in the creative solutions to major challenges in the food system.

Six Ways to Get Paid for Innovative Food Ideas

Young people working on great ideas relating to agricultural sustainability have the opportunity to earn some money by submitting applications to six competitions spotlighted by Food Tank.

Former President Obama to Speak at the Seeds&Chips Global Food Innovation Summit

The 44th U.S. President Barack H. Obama will be in Milano on May 9, 2017, as the keynote speaker at the four-day Seeds&Chips Global Food Innovation Summit.

Crete Cook Cultivates Sustainable Sanctuaries

Interview with Nikki Rose, Founder and Director of Crete’s Culinary Sanctuaries, about the influences of history and traditions on nutrition, sustainability, and biodiversity.

Applications for 3rd Organic Farming Innovation Awards Are Open

Organic agriculture needs innovation and creativity to bring itself into mainstream agriculture sector and improve the overall sustainability of agriculture sector.

Food System Leaders Gather in Brooklyn to Benefit Change Food

Fifty-five attendees gathered for a mini-gala dinner on March 27 to raise money for Change Food, an organization which strives to create a healthy food system for all.

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