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Mosaic And BioConsortia Collaborate On Nitrogen-Fixing Microbial Product

The Mosaic Co. and BioConsortia Inc. have entered into a collaboration to develop and launch nitrogen-fixing microbial products for corn, wheat and other major non-legume row crops. Modern agriculture depends on nitrogen fertilizers as an essential tool to grow the major food crops, with over 100 million tons applied each year to help produce half […]

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Dominion Energy, Smithfield Foods Finish Sustainability Project In Utah

Dominion Energy and Smithfield Foods have completed the first renewable natural gas (RNG) project through their joint venture, Align Renewable Natural Gas. Located in Milford, Utah, the project is producing RNG from a network of 26 family farms that raise hogs under contract with Smithfield. The project is the first large-scale effort in the state to […]

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TerraCycle Completes $25 Million Founding Investor Raise For Loop

Trenton, New Jersey-based TerraCycle has completed a Series A “Founding Investors” capital raise of $25 million for its global reuse platform Loop. Investors include P&G, Nestlé, SUEZ, Aptar, Sky Ocean Ventures, ImpactAssets and Quadia. “Given Loop’s global momentum and the limited amount of capital being raised, it was important for us to pick partners who firmly believe […]

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Nestlé U.S. Plans For Sustainable Future With Goal Of Zero Emissions

Nestlé released a phased plan to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, an approach that aims to halve the company’s emissions by 2030 and realize net zero by 2050. To accomplish this, the Arlington, Virginia-based company will accelerate current initiatives, evolve its operations and balance remaining emissions through carbon removal projects or innovation. Nestlé is a […]

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Kellogg Co. Named Among Most Sustainable Food/Ag Companies

For the third year in a row, Kellogg Co. has been named to the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America indices (DJSI) of companies recognized for their sustainable business practices. Kellogg, headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan, ranked No. 3 among U.S.-based food and agriculture companies and was named among the top 10 most sustainable food and agriculture […]

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Hy-Vee Joins Consortium To Reinvent Single-Use Plastic Retail Bag

Hy-Vee has joined the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag as a supporting partner, alongside founding partners CVS Health, Target and Walmart, and joined by Dick’s Sporting Goods, Kroger and Walgreens. Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy launched the consortium and it’s Beyond the Bag Initiative earlier this year with the aim of identifying, […]

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Kroger Outlines New Stakeholder Priorities In 2020 ESG Report

The Cincinnati, Ohio-based Kroger Co. has released its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, highlighting progress toward its sustainability goals and confirming the company’s commitment to creating communities free of hunger and waste. Kroger’s 2020 ESG report leads with an updated materiality assessment, outlining the ESG topics most meaningful to the company’s key stakeholders. The […]

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Simple Truth Recycling Program Advances Kroger’s Zero-Waste Vision

Cincinnati-based The Kroger Co. has launched its Simple Truth Recycling Program, offering customers a free way to recycle the flexible packaging of more than 300 products from Simple Truth, America’s largest natural and organic brand. Developed in partnership with international recycling leader TerraCycle, Kroger’s new platform enables customers to recycle a wide range of flexible packaging […]