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Potato Based Dairy Alternative Uses 50% Less Land than Oat
Plant-based milk alternatives have become increasingly popular in the last decade, with almond and oat milks being some of the most common. DUG, a Swedish brand created by Veg of Lund is ready to add a new variety to the…
GE Commits to Net Zero By 2050
Following a shareholder vote on the As You Sow resolution on May 4, General Electric has now committed to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. This goal expands beyond GE’s operations and also includes its Scope 3 emissions from their…
Commentary: Asian garment workers owed almost 12 billion dollars in wages amid pandemic
With the world coming slowly back to normalcy, the clothing industry has been getting back into business. However, not everything is as good as it seems. The Clean Clothes Campaign revealed a mind-boggling report where they unveil that garment workers…
Chilean Start-Up Wins Roquette Innovation Challenge
Chilean start-up NotCo was awarded the Innovation Challenge from Roquette at the Future Food-Tech Summit in New York. Thirty-seven international food entrepreneurs competed for the award and three were shortlisted. The winner would benefit from Roquette’s expertise in food, nutrition and health in…
Berge Bulk to Use GoodFuels’ Sustainable Marine Biofuel
GoodFuels, a biofuel pioneer based in the Netherlands, is teaming up with independent dry bulk owner Berge Bulk, to explore opportunities to deploy sustainable marine biofuel. The companies announced the successful completion of advanced marine biofuel from 100% sustainable feedstock…
Kazakhstan oilfield composts 255 tonnes of food waste after new law
An oilfield in Kazakhstan has received composting equipment from waste-to-energy firm Tidy Planet, which shipped four composters and a dewatering system to help compost 225 tonnes of food waste produced at the site. Traditionally, food waste produced by the 4,000…