Because of their immense power, food and beverage companies can help support governments and civil society to achieve major climate goals—or, they can do the opposite.
Sustainable Business
How Grocery Stores Can Help Consumers Make Healthy Choices
Healthy Eating Research is finding the most effective strategies to help consumers make healthy choices in grocery stores.
Sustainable Chocolate Company Cru Shares the Story of Cacao
Karla McNeil-Rueda’s sustainable company, Cru, works to empower women farmers while honoring the origins of chocolate.
How Can Nutrition Professionals Help the Food System?
A new paper outlines how dietitians and nutrition professionals can promote sustainable food systems.
Are Young People Really Eating Less Meat?
Young people are buying and eating more meat than older generations, according to new research from the World Resources Institute.
Europe Advances Farm to Fork Strategy with New Sustainability Code of Conduct
A recently signed Code of Conduct in Europe aims to improve sustainability in food businesses, but some NGOs are concerned that the Code is not enough to support sustainable food systems.
Meat the Mushroom Is Helping Consumers Embrace a Plant-Based Diet
Encouraged by demand from their local community this Baltimore business wants to help consumers transition to a healthy, plant-forward diet.
The Post-COVID Hospitality Industry: “Crisis Creates Opportunities”
Challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic provided new opportunities for businesses to become more sustainable.
This World Chocolate Day, Let’s Rethink Big Cocoa
The true cost of chocolate production has been paid by cocoa-producing communities in the service of profit for a few. This must change.
Global Accelerator Accepting Applications for Food System Solutions
Good Food Makers is a partnership between Barilla’s accelerator group, BLU1877, and the San Francisco-based incubator KitchenTown.
New Report Finds Consumers Are Increasingly Prioritizing Sustainability
A growing number of consumers want to see businesses adopt more sustainable practices.
How Sun & Swell Ditched Plastic for Compostable Packaging
Sun & Swell is distributing their organic food products in 100 percent compostable packaging and reusable jars, one of the first companies to do this on a large scale.
R&DE Stanford Dining Joins Drawdown Labs: Why it Could Mark the Tipping Point for Campus Dining as a Critical Lever for Scaling Climate Solutions
Stanford Dining is the first university-based member in Drawdown Labs’ network of business leaders taking accelerated action against climate change.
The Pandemic Transformed Contract Catering into a New Diverse Sector
The pandemic disrupted the food service industry. Some sectors learned to become more agile.
Seventh Generation Wants to Show How Businesses Can Do Better
Through sustainability commitments, the certified B corporation is working to set an example for other companies.
GrownBy Connects Farmers and Eaters with Local Farms and Food
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of online purchasing, as well as the stabilizing role of farms in local food systems.
AgFunder Report Finds Dramatic Growth in AgriFoodTech Sector
A recent report published by AgFunder finds that 2020 was a record-breaking year for investments in agricultural and food technologies.
Startups Looking to Change the Snack Industry with Planet-Forward Options
A new program is helping startup companies expand their business and promote healthy and environmentally-friendly snacks for the future.
From Fish to Wrappers, PFAS Contaminate the Food System
Most people in the United States have PFAS in their blood, and food and food packaging makes up the bulk of their exposure to these persistent, widespread substances.
Raley’s CEO Wants to Change the Way We Eat
President and CEO of Raley’s Family of Fine Foods talks about the role supermarkets can play in directing consumers toward healthier options.
