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What could an upcycled food certification standard look like?

Food Navigator, 11/24/20

The Upcycled Food Association has published its first ever draft certification standard. It isalso in the process of developing a food label for certified products, the UFA’s COO revealed.

How well do life-cycleassessments measureenvironmental impact?

Ensia, 11/3/20

Developed to provide a blueprint forenvironmental action, LCAs often sow seedsof discord. What can be done to fix that?

Crown turns to renewable power

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in US and Canadian beveragecan plants

Beverage Daily, 11/24/20

Crown Holdings is now operating all 14 of itsbeverage can plants across the US andCanada with renewable energy.

By the numbers: Examining thecost of the pandemic on the meatindustry

Food Dive, 11/19/20

Over the last eight months, some of thelargest companies have spent millions todeal with the coronavirus and seenthousands of workers get infected, whilemeat supply and pricing fluctuate.

Change Foods plans US launchof cheese made by microbialfermentation

Food Navigator, 11/5/20

Change Foods, one of a new breed ofstartups making real dairy ingredients usingmicrobes instead of cows, is setting up shopin California.

Nestlé outlines sustainabilityplans

Company press release via Waste360, 12/4/20

Nestlé has announced new projects in theU.S. to accelerate its path towards net zero

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emissions. The projects will involveeverything from product ingredients andpackaging to transportation.

Urgency around climate change,plastics ramps up circulareconomy interest

Waste Dive, 11/19/20

Georgia Sherwin of Closed Loop Partnershighlights how the concept is becoming moretangible for businesses, with a look atimplications for reuse models, policies anddiversity in the sector.

Agriculture

Embracing 'marginal gains' to shift the narrative on beef's environmental impact FoodNavigator, 11/11/20 Growing hemp with digestate Biocycle, 12/1/20Pure Green Farms to launch Indiana greenhouse The Packer, 11/30/20

Breweries & distilleries

Brown-Forman ranks in U.S. EPA's national top 100 list of green power users Companypress release, 11/6/20 Conscious Container start-up and Anheuser-Busch invite the North Bay to "Refill MyBeer" Waste360, 11/19/20

Circular economy

Other stories

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BPF launches online database of sustainable design guides and tools Packaging Today,11/30/20 Brand interest in reuse rising, but it still accounts for less than 2% of plastic packagingmarket Waste Dive, 11/20/20This Filipino student invented solar windows made from rotten vegetables EsquireMagazine, 11/16/20This San Francisco pizza startup will sell ‘trash pies’ made out of food waste RestaurantHospitality, 11/30/20US national recycling goal announced, comments sought on National RecyclingStrategy ISTC Blog, 11/18/20Use your loaf: French bakery tackles food waste through 'upgraded ingredients' FoodNavigator, 11/17/20Vegan sausages made from upcycled juice pulp achieve skin-free ‘snap’ FoodNavigator, 11/17/20

Climate

BrewDog told to limit ‘F**k you CO2’ advertising after complaints Beverage Daily,11/18/20Cutting greenhouse gases from food production is urgent, scientists say New YorkTimes, 11/5/20PepsiCo launches 2021 Greenhouse Accelerator Beverage Daily, 11/24/20UNFI aligns operations with latest climate science Progressive Grocer, 12/4/20

Energy

Progress on sustainability: Kirin goes paper-friendly and outlines new renewable energyworks Beverage Daily, 12/3/20

Packaging

New solvent-based multi-layer plastic recycling process could cut down on millions oftons of plastic waste Wisconsin Energy Institute, 11/20/20Over 90% of consumers expect to be able to recycle glass Glass Recycling Coalition viaWaste360, 11/12/20Pepsi to use 100% recycled plastic bottles in nine European markets by 2022 BeverageDaily, 12/3/20Pepsi, Nestlé, and Bacardi are all using this new plastic-like packaging that’scompostable anywhere Fast Company, 10/29/20Researchers develop eco-friendly packaging material from cucumber peels TheFederal, 11/18/20Scottish indie becomes first retailer in the world to list paper wine bottle The DrinksBusiness, 11/17/20

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Regulation

What does ‘100% natural’ mean? EU urged to impose definition for food products FoodNavigator, 12/1/20

Supply chain

Barry Callebaut scoring successes in reducing deforestation Food Business News,12/4/20Building resilient supply chains MIT Technology Review, 11/24/20Cargill ramps up supply of segregated sustainable palm oil in North America FoodBevMedia, 11/13/20

Waste prevention

Phood raises $2M in seed funding to fight food waste The Spoon, 11/1/20Scientists develop AI-powered 'electronic nose' to sniff out meat freshness NanyangTechnological University, 11/10/20The case for processed foods: ‘Zero processing doesn’t work for today’s food choices’Food Navigator, 12/2/20The digital labelling technology promising to ‘unlock the lost shelf life of food’ FoodNavigator, 12/3/20

Water

ISO updates standards to support treating wastewater for irrigation projects InternationalStandards Organization (ISO), 11/30/20

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