First hints at Biden's climate strategy for food and ag

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a summery of its listening tour for a climate-smart strategy. What it included sheds light on where the federal government is prioritizing its efforts. Read More

Accounting for all the pluses and minuses in food systems

True cost accounting approaches do not just look at the usual financial metrics but enable the user to understand the broader human, social and ecological impacts of their food systems activities. Read More

Soaring soy demand and the failure of corporate supply chain pledges

Two recent reports warn that ambitions need to be raised to eliminate deforestation arising from surging demand for soy. Read More

Who are net-zero leaders and laggards in food?

While some food companies such as Unilever, General Mills, Nestlé, and Danone make a lot of noise in the industry about their sustainability efforts, others quietly are operating as usual. Read More

The new dynamic duo: Pricing and food waste

Wasteless uses AI to adjust prices for goods closer to the expiration date, a process that encourages consumers to reduce waste while increasing revenue for retailers. Read More

Policy, not politics, will change America's meat habits

Cutting down on our consumption of meat has the potential to be a game changer for climate change, but only if it doesn't start a new culture war. Read More

Chipotle got its hands dirty to achieve waste diversion goals

The fast-casual restaurant was able to divert 51 percent of waste relying on cardboard recycling, innovative solutions to film plastic trash and composting. Read More

Indoor farming funding heats up

Plenty, InFarm, Oishii, AreoFarms and Gotham Greens have all seen intense investment and market growth this year. Read More

A wave of electric workhorses is coming

Electric passenger vehicles are exciting. Of equal importance is all those other vehicles big and small that are toiling behind the scenes. Read More

Carbon Nation at 10: The future’s not what it used to be

The filmmaker takes stock of a decade's worth of progress, or lack thereof, in curbing carbon. Read More