02/14/2024 SOURCE: sustainablebrands.com
SustainCERT, through its Value Change Initiative and partnership with Regrow Ag, is working to promote resilience across the cotton value chain.
How SustainCERT and Regrow Ag Are Transforming Cotton Cultivation | Sustainable Brands
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Economics, Sustainability,
Study Shows Stronger ROI for Companies with High ESG Ratings | Sustainable Brands
Kroll analyzed data on over 13K companies across industries and found that those with better ESG ratings outperformed their peers with lower ratings; globally, ESG leaders had annual returns of 12.9% vs 8.6% for laggards.
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Topics: Economics, Plant-Based/Animal Free,
In Current Regulatory Climate, Alt Proteins Can’t Cut It in Race to Reduce Impact of Food | Sustainable Brands
Phasing out animal agriculture over the next 15 years could reduce GHGs 68% by the year 2100. Yet, ongoing lobbying and subsidies in the US and EU are not giving alternatives the chance to fully compete.
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Topics: Herbicides, Ag Innovation,
These AI-Powered Drones Finally Bring Precision to Herbicide Application | Sustainable Brands
Precision AI has developed the world's first AI drones for plant-level herbicide application — on a mission to create healthier, more sustainable, profitable farms.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Climate Change, Weather,
Linked Climate Variability Between Distant Regions Highlights Interconnectivity of Global Climate Change
A new report on teleconnections between the Amazon rainforest and the Tibetan Plateau creates new understanding of interconnected tipping elements and their perilously close tipping points: “The major lesson here is that it’s a small world.”
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Topics: Ag Innovation, Carbon Farming,
Algae May Be a ‘Brilliant’ Solution for Capturing Carbon at Gigaton Scale
By controlling and replicating natural processes, Brilliant Planet’s technology can permanently sequester CO2 from the air while also deacidifying the ocean.
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Topics: Food/Nutrition,
Food vs Pharmaceuticals: Step One Foods, New Study Highlight Power of Nutrition Over Pills for Improving Heart Health
Founded by cardiologist Dr. Elizabeth Klodas, Step One Foods is aiming to change the paradigm in the US from treating high cholesterol and heart disease with drugs to the ancient wisdom of using food as medicine.
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Topics: Climate Change, Carbon Farming,
The Carbon Trust Teams Up with Tech Giants to Tackle Climate Impact of Connected Devices
The group will develop the industry’s first specification for measuring, accounting for and decarbonizing the emissions associated with consumer use of connected devices.
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Topics: Sustainability, Carbon Farming,
Study Finds Social Cost of Carbon More Than Triple the Current Federal Estimate
A multi-year study of the social cost of carbon, a critical input for climate policy analysis, finds that every additional ton of CO2 emitted into the atmosphere costs society $185 — far higher than the current federal estimate of $51 per ton.
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Digital Verification Solutions for Carbon Markets Could Fast-Track Climate Action
A recent Innovate4Climate workshop focused on technology’s role in improving carbon accounting verification processes. Certifiers SustainCERT and INFRAS explored how digitization will revolutionize emissions-reductions verification in both voluntary and compliance markets.
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