Climate Change

Only three major dairy and coffee producers have published methane targets, despite recognising the link between agriculture, livestock and climate change, a new analysis reveals. Danone, General Mills and FrieslandCampina are the only…
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Californian label Tower 28 Beauty has debuted a lip jelly featuring C16 Biosciences's Palmless Torula Oil, a yeast-derived substitute for palm oil. Yeast in your lip care? That is now a reality thanks to a new collaboration between a…
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Tesco has retired its goal to increase sales of meat alternatives by 300% by 2025 amid a wider market decline, but has pledged to keep innovating in this space while also championing plant-based whole foods. In its 2026 sustainability…
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In its latest coffee-centric brand activation, Oatly has opened a "bike-thru" pop-up in Amsterdam, offering the city's bikers a rotating menu of oat milk creations. Oatly's latest stunt to push its taste-led strategy involves some of…
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German food tech startup Planet A Foods is entering the US through its partnership with Barry Callebaut, which has debuted the former's cocoa-free chocolate ingredient, ChoViva. Months after striking a partnership with the world's…
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Danish startup Endless Food Co has signed a distribution partnership with Dagrofa Foodservice, opening a "major new lane" for its bean-free chocolate. In a nod to its chef-founded roots, Denmark's Endless Food Co has notched a…
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As calls for anti-deforestation laws grow louder, a new House of Representatives bill aims to ban deforestation-linked commodities such as palm oil, beef, and chocolate. While the Trump administration has been lobbying the EU to weaken…
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Food industry behemoth Cargill and ethical pantry startup Voyage Foods are bringing their cocoa-free chocolate range, NextCoa, to North America. Two years after forming a partnership to help decarbonise the cocoa industry with bean-free…
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Mars Petcare has launched another edition of its global pet food innovation programme for sustainable proteins and fats, with an amplified focus on Asia-Pacific. The market for sustainable pet food solutions has never been hotter. …
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US synbio firm LanzaTech has partnered with the Technical University of Denmark’s Bright hub to set up a biofoundry that can recycle waste CO2 emissions into biofuels, sustainable materials, and more. LanzaTech, a US startup…
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UK startup Naturbeads has received a €4.1M ($4.8M) EU grant to support the construction of a new factory in Italy to produce cellulose-based alternatives to microplastics. Cellulose materials are attracting investor attention in Europe,…
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The EU expects no further delays to the December 2026 deadline for the deforestation regulation; it suggested this a week after US policymakers urged the Commission to implement the rule in its current form. Amid mixed messaging from…
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Wise to the climate-damaged realities of the cocoa industry, Mars is taking major steps to decarbonise its offerings, from climate-smart farming to bean-free chocolates. The world's largest chocolate company is feeling the bite of…
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Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban advertisements promoting meat or fossil fuels, in light of the city's targets to increase plant-based consumption and lower emissions. Billboards and metro stations in Amsterdam…
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Private-label brands make up 82% of processed meat sales in the UK, but only 15% of plant-based alternatives – and retailers risk losing out on billions if they don't promote protein diversification. British supermarkets could…
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A majority of cafés in the UK would consider offering oat milk as the default option in milk-based beverages, if consumer demand exists and wholesale prices are lowered. How would you feel if your local coffee shop served your flat…
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Meat prices in Germany have risen by 25% since 2021, even as vegan alternatives have become 8% cheaper, according to a new analysis. Lowering meat consumption to align with the national dietary guidelines could help German households…
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WWF, WRI and other civil society groups are calling on Europe's supermarkets to accelerate the protein transition by increasing the ratio of plant-based food sales. European supermarkets must disclose the share of sales emanating from…
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The world's largest banks provide lending and bond financing totaling $159B to 15 of the largest methane-emitting food companies, according to a new analysis. The Royal Bank of Canada, Barclays, and Bank of America have the highest…
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German specialty chemicals company Wacker has teamed up with US biotech firm Amyris to create bio-based, sustainable personal care ingredients using precision fermentation. Weeks after expanding production capacity at its Brazilian…
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Rewe Group, which operates more stores than any other supermarket in Germany, has launched a blended burger with 70% beef and 30% plant-based ingredients. In another sign of blended meat's wide-reaching potential, Rewe Group has…
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