… Palm oil is everywhere. Not only is it in the news, it is also an ingredient in roughly half of the … that consumers can easily spot or screen for. When, in June 2015, France’s Ecology minister, Segolene Royal, called on her country to stop eating Nutella to avoid palm oil, … oil, it is in our cookies, our shampoos, and is used as a biofuel. As a versatile plant with efficient, high yields, oil palm, and the oil derived from it has become a …
… While the use of palm oil has been documented since ancient times, it is only in the past few decades … campaign took off in 2010, when the organization targeted a GAR customer, Nestlé, with a report and a provocative video that went viral on social media sites. Nestlé quickly … organization, the ISPO, which many argued had even lower standards than the RSPO. Local communitieswithin Indonesia had a mixed relationship with large palm oil companies. On one …
… The Yale Farm was founded in 2003 by a group of students who wished to see the dining hallsserve more organic food. Withsupport from the university, they started a pilot project to introduce local, seasonal … the menu of one of Yale's undergraduate residential colleges. The experiment was a successwith both students and dining hall staff, and helped inspire the Yale Dining Hall to move …
… In 2014, the four largest palm oil trading companiessigned an agreement to end deforestation, development of peat lands and exploitation of locals not only with their own operations, but also from all of their suppliers. For environmental NGOs, the … many environmentalists believed that the agreement represented a breakthrough. The events of 2015 suggested otherwise, forcing businesses, NGOs and sympathetic government …
… Standing at water’s edge, Marina Bay Sands (MBS) annually attracted 45 million visitors who … center also became the first facility in Southeast Asia to obtain ISO 20121 Sustainable Events Management System certification. Beyond the physical plant, MBS looked to create … meetings annually by the year 2030. Teng had a particular interest in seafood, and worked with WWF to address procurement issues in the fishing sector, starting with removing red …
… Andrea Illy is CEO of the global premium coffee company that bears his family’s name. As one might … times, growers have little incentive to improve their operation – they have minor contact with the roasters or customers and no knowledge of how their crops get translated into the … circle” that draws the grower, the roaster, the barista and customer together. Growerswith better knowledge of the market will work to improve their crops or experiment with new …
… Pepsi has a new challenge. In 2007, PepsiCo became the first consumer company to use the Carbon … efforts to reduce carbon emissions. In early 2009, PepsiCo again announced it had partnered with the Carbon Trust to calculate the carbon footprint of its Tropicana-brand orange juice. … efforts to reduce carbon emissions. In early 2009, PepsiCo again announced it had partnered with the Carbon Trust to calculate the carbon footprint of its Tropicana-brand orange juice. …
… In 2017, Conservation International (CI) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), which had collaborated on building a … and what factorsshould they take into account when deciding how much to charge? And withscientists increasingly wary of environmental organizations pushing an agenda at the … and what factorsshould they take into account when deciding how much to charge? And withscientists increasingly wary of environmental organizations pushing an agenda at the …
… The fashion industry is one of the most environmentally damaging industries globally, accounting … amounts of energy . Additionally, the industry generates a significant amount of waste , with an estimated 92 million tonnes of textile waste produced each year. For the average US … expensive than traditional animal leather. A key reason for this is that we have partnered with many low-income farmers to source the banana crop waste, in turn providing them with …
… Recently, 23 teams presented their application to the Climate Innovation Grant , a program that provides … ventures will continue to receive support from CBEY to bring ideas to reality. Ventureswith a for-profit idea can continue their journey by participating in the Sobotka Seed Prize … materials from the ocean that are stronger, more durable, and self-healing for marine infrastructure applications. BlueGreen Materialsslashes the embodied carbon and repair …