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Private sector finance urgently needed in nature-based solutions
A total investment in nature of US$8.1 trillion is needed by 2050 to tackle climate, biodiversity, and land degradation, according...
You tell us: UpCircle founder says “sustainability IS our business”
Anna Brightman, voted a Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur last month, heads up sustainable skincare brand UpCircle. Founded in 2016...
Restaurant groups to block worker protection
Bloomberg reports that restaurant industry groups sued to block new laws that give many fast-food workers in New York City...
Hospitality can’t afford new UK gov obesity rules
The Hospitality sector is asking for government help over planned laws demanding calorie counts on menus. Kate Nicholls, CEO of...
Why McDonald’s is supersizing its wages
The Economist reports that McDonald’s has been a prime target of the battles of labour-rights campaigners over miserly pay. The...
Australia free trade deal: Food standards and producers will suffer
Farmers across the UK are concerned by a UK trade deal offered to Australia with a 15-year transition to no...
Oprah-backed Oatly raises $1.4 billion in IPO
Reuters says Swedish vegan milk maker Oatly Group AB, which counts celebrities Oprah Winfrey and Natalie Portman among its backers,...
Private equity’s falling out of love with plastic
Reuters says that a decade ago, private equity couldn't get enough of plastic packaging. They snapped up companies making bags,...
Retailer Kroger commits on workers’ human rights
Oxfam reports that America's second largest food retailer, Kroger, has published an updated Statement on Human Rights. In 2020, Oxfam filed...
Drake invests in $40 million fake chicken fund
Daring, which seeks to remove chicken from the food system, has announced a Series B funding round of $40 million...
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