Tag: Sustainable
Europe: What’s next for sustainable sourcing, asks summit
Sustainable sourcing has become fashionable in the food industry, with a growing number of companies making such commitments.
However, the increasing number of sustainability...
Americas: Food labels appear on personal care products, finds Organic Monitor
A growing number of ethical food labels are making their way to cosmetic and personal care products, says Organic Monitor.
It finds almost 15% of...
Asia Pacific: Avantium, Mitsui to offer biobased chemicals for packaging
Avantium signed an agreement with Mitsui & Co to commercialize 100% biobased chemicals furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and polyethylene Furanoate (PEF) in Asia.
As part...
Americas: IOI Loders Croklaan receives RSPO-certified palm oil
IOI Loders Croklaan Rotterdam refinery received its first 4,500 metric ton shipment of segregated Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified palm oil from...
Americas: US to hold summit on sustainable food issues in 2016
The North American edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit in San Francisco, US from January 20 to 22, 2016 will cover clean label developments,...
Europe: Association agrees on EU’s decision on plastic carrier bags
The European Parliament on April 28, 2015, gave its final approval for the previously agreed legislation amending the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive to...
Europe: Green brands should go into mainstream retail channels to grow,...
Green brands need to focus on distribution if they are to widen appeal of sustainable products.
Organic Monitor research finds the most successful green brands...
Americas: Kemin’s spearmint earns Sustainably Grown certification
The production of Hi-RA Mint, a proprietary line of spearmint developed by Kemin plant scientists using traditional plant breeding methods, has been certified Sustainably...
Americas: Cargill’s US meat processing facility becomes landfill-free
Cargill's meat processing facility in Hazleton, Pa., US now sends nothing to the landfills.
The 225,000 sq ft plant sits on a 40-acre site, employs...
Asia Pacific: Organizations launch program to better lives of cocoa farmers...
Swisscontact Consortium and Millennium Challenge Account – Indonesia (MCA‐Indonesia) announced a partnership called Green Prosperity – Sustainable Cocoa Production Program (GP‐SCPP) with the overall...