Coffee farmers generate energy from wastewater
09 September, 2014Results from a four-year project on coffee wastewater treatment have shown that it is possible to generate energy, tackle climate change and protect water resources by treating discharges from coffee mills.
The true cost of cattle is much, much higher than you imagine
22 July, 2014 by Gidon Eshel, Bard CollegeThat eating beef is environmentally costly is by now widely appreciated. My colleagues and I decided to calculate just how costly beef production is for the environment, and how it stacks up against pork, poultry, dairy and eggs.
GreenPalm trades 11 millionth certificate
10 July, 2014Sustainable palm oil certificate-trading program GreenPalm recently traded its 11 millionth certificate.
Food loss - questions about the amount and causes still remain
10 June, 2014 by Jean C Buzby, Hodan Farah Wells and Jaspreet AulakhFood loss and its food waste subcomponent are increasingly in the spotlight both in the United States and around the world. This attention reflects concern about the resources wasted in the production and disposal of uneaten food, the negative side effects associated with food loss (such as pollution created during food production) and the growing pressures on the global food supply.
Stute goes green with in-house Krones recycling system
17 February, 2014With its bottle-to-bottle recycling capability, Stute is processing its own PET waste and in future will also use non-returnable PET containers from its customers, using the decontaminated flakes as an admixture to the preform production process on injection-moulding machines.
Riverina to become hazelnut capital with Ferrero initiative
03 December, 2013Ferrero Group has announced the establishment of a $70 million hazelnut production facility in the Riverina region, which has been launched by Agri Australis, a subsidiary of the Ferrero Group.
Powering a processing plant with wastewater
03 December, 2013Mexican food processor Sabormex has turned its wastewater stream into energy by installing a GWE ANUBIX-B anaerobic reactor, an ANAMIX-T reactor and a complete biogas re-use system.
Cambodian hydropower project threatens food security
29 November, 2013Cambodia faces a dilemma: 80% of the population lacks reliable access to electricity, a situation which could be remedied by developing dams for hydropower. However, in developing such dams, the country's own ecosystems and food security are under threat.
John West and WWF partner on sustainable seafood projects
01 November, 2013As part of its commitment to responsible seafood products, John West has launched two conservation projects with partner WWF in the Pacific Islands and the Maldives.
More bagged salad wasted than eaten
22 October, 2013Tesco, the first major UK retailer to publish its own total food waste figures, claims that 68% of bagged salad is wasted and 35% of this waste occurs in the home.
Ball Corp listed in Dow Jones Sustainability Index
16 September, 2013Ball Corporation has been listed on the 2013/2014 DJSI as the most sustainable company in the containers and packaging industry. Ball is the only packaging company listed in both the DJSI World and DJSI North America.
Pacific could face food shortage by 2030
16 September, 2013Researchers from the University of Wollongong say that Pacific Island communities could face food shortages due to dwindling fish stocks by as early as 2030 - a problem that could be exacerbated by climate change.
RSPO palm oil linked to deforestation, Greenpeace claims
05 September, 2013A new Greenpeace analysis shows that significant deforestation in Indonesia took place in concessions owned by members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), the industry's largest sustainability organisation.
Bindaree Beef beats the carbon tax
05 July, 2013A more energy-efficient rendering plant and directing all of its organic waste through a digester to generate clean energy from biogas will reduce Bindaree Beef’s carbon emissions by 95% and deliver annual operating cost savings of $2.44 million.
Industry collaboration key to sustainability
28 June, 2013The food industry needs to collaborate more to address sustainability challenges. This was one of the key messages of the European edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit.
