Firms urging tougher deforestation rules
The BBC reports on an open letter to government over a new law forbidding big firms to use produce from illegally ...
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You tell us: re-designing pot noodles to reduce land degradation
More than one billion portions of instant noodles are sold each year. Chris Langwallner married market size to sustainability to ...
Smoking and obesity increase risk of severe Covid-19 and sepsis
Researchers have identified genetic evidence to support a causal link between smoking and obesity and an increased risk of severe ...
Nestle CEO: pandemic made management hands-on
Reuters reports that Nestle's senior management has become more immersed in daily operations in response to Covid-19. Chief executive Mark Schneider ...
New World Bank bond to combat food waste
The World Bank yesterday issued a 10-year US$25 million Sustainable Development Bond, underwritten solely by HSBC Bank. Due September 2030, ...
It’s the food systems, stupid
When the early days of Covid-19 lockdown led to empty supermarket shelves, we were confronted with the fragility – and ...
UK beef exports to US resume after 20 years
The BBC reports that beef was banned after the BSE outbreak in 1996 when cattle were infected by what became ...
Food insecurity in the US by the numbers
NPR reports that in communities across the United States, the lines at food pantries are stretching longer and longer, and ...
Marcus Rashford slams lack of empathy on food poverty
Marcus Rashford has told the BBC he is disappointed by the government response to his calls for more action on ...
UN: food systems urgently need to be transformed
In her role as WFP deputy chief, Valerie Guarnieri leads programme and policy developments towards ending hunger, including efforts to ...
Free, prior and informed consent required as clean energy threatens Indigenous Peoples
A new coalition of Indigenous Peoples is calling for free, prior and informed consent to be negotiated without exception as...
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