Food

Farmers have won key concessions as the EU drops its plans to curb pesticide use. But on the ground, some farming groups are calling for more climate action.

Food

Fixing our ailing food system could bring US$10 trillion a year in benefits

Natalie Alcoba

A new report analyzed a food system model that can address the global climate, nature and health emergencies while offering a better life to hundreds of millions of people

Food | Winter 2024

What starting a spice company in Tanzania taught me about sustainability and equity

Shilpa Tiwari

Shilpa Tiwari realized that advising corporations on ESG wasn’t enough to transform our wounded world – she had to create change from the ground up

Food | Winter 2024

Why we need to wean agriculture off fossil fuels

Alex Robinson

A new report shows that the transportation, production and storage of food accounts for at least 15% of the world’s fossil fuel use

Fall 2023 | Food

What the climate buzz around insect farming gets wrong

Chris St. Prince

As swarms of cleantech investors embrace insect protein, scientists explore a nagging question: is it cruel?

Fall 2023 | Food

Are we fed up enough with grocery giants to revolutionize the way we buy our food?

Jon Steinman

With tempers flared over the rising food prices this might be the most opportune time in the last 50 years to embrace grocery co-ops

Food

Shrinking the pet food industry’s carbon footprint, one lab-grown cat treat at a time

Jessica Scott-Reid

Canadian company Cult Food Science is slated to release the world’s first cat treat made out of cell-cultivated snapper

Food

What if there was a cooking oil that didn't drive deforestation?

Max Graham

A California startup called Zero Acre Farms claims to have created a product made by fermenting sugarcane that accounts for 86% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than soybean oil

Food

Top Chef: How George Brown's prestigious chef school went organic

Ramona Leitao

In September, the Toronto chef school become the first culinary school in Canada to achieve a gold Organic Campus designation, purchasing more than 5,000 pounds of organic produce

Sustainable Economy Intelligence

The federal government is more than $14 billion behind on climate funding

The Global 100 list: How the world’s most sustainable corporations are driving the green transition