Food & Agriculture
Getting the economic opportunity right on food waste
Sodexo and partners are targeting the economics and data in this multibillion dollar problem — which can become a business opportunity. Read More
How food waste confuses wildlife
There's increasing evidence that piles of food waste in landfills are contributing to the decline of various animal species, as the animals eat garbage. Read More
6 big sustainability stories to watch
Implementing the Paris accord, green finance, reducing food waste, China's plans — these are some of WRI's predictions of big stories in the year ahead. Read More
Unilever, Nestle, USDA, Rockefeller unite to cut food waste
A group of 30 leaders from business, government and NGOs joined ranks at the World Economic Forum in Davos to halve food waste in 15 years. Read More
From AeroFarms to Syngenta, ag tech sowed new solutions in 2015
Sensors studied water conditions in the field. Cloud-based data helped optimize harvests. These companies broke new ground. Read More
How business can act on the Sustainable Development Goals
Business can bring innovation and resources to the work of delivering on the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. They just need to decide to do so. Read More
Novozymes: Integrating the world's climate goals into a business plan
The biotech giant has built its business strategy around keeping global warming down and delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals. Read More
A cheat sheet to industry-specific COP21 pledges
Updated: Which sectors are talking up bold action on climate change in Paris? Here’s the short list. Read More
Reducing food waste to reduce emissions and hunger
With rotting food emitting 3.3 gigatons of greenhouse gases while 800 million people in the world remain hungry, efforts to donate food are piling up. Read More
How farmers, millers, bakers and brewers are reinventing bread
Rock stars in the world of grains are drawing attention to old-school ingredients, and getting attention from names such as Whole Foods and Chipotle. Read More