Genetically modified food remains controversial, especially in Europe, but for some experts it is the best science-based method for a sustainable global food system amidst biodiversity loss and a rising population.

DW News

GM food: The best way for sustainable food production?

The findings complement a growing body of research that highlights the important influence women can have in effective and efficient management of both natural resources and agricultural pursuits.

Premium Times

Women decision-makers can improve conservation and agriculture, study shows

In a world grappling with the challenges of climate change, the need for sustainable solutions has never been more critical. One such solution that holds immense promise is climate-smart agriculture. 

Devdiscourse

Growing Towards a Sustainable Future: Climate-Smart Agriculture Unveiled

A geothermal-sourced greenhouse agriculture-based specialized organized industrial zone (TDIOSB) is planned to be established in Usak, Türkiye.

Think GeoEnergy

Geothermal Agriculture Zone planned in Usak, Türkiye

Researchers from Wageningen University & Research and Leiden University planted about 3,000 rice plants in a pasture near Leiden to test whether rice is a feasible alternative for livestock on peat soil


NL Times

Scientists plant rice paddy field near Leiden in sustainable farming test

Climate-focused Regenerate Asset Management said larger British peer M&G (MNG.L) will invest up to 150 million euros ($165.12 million) in the firm's inaugural fund and take an equity stake in the company.

Reuters

UK's M&G backs Regenerate Asset Management, sustainable food fund

Young people entering farming from other industries will be key to the sector’s evolution as it grapples with challenges like climate change, said Todd Klink, chief marketing officer at Farm Credit Canada.

Financial Post

Tech, sustainability key to attracting young talent to an evolving agriculture sector

German energy solutions provider GRIPS Energy is commissioning its first solar photovoltaic plant in Senegal. The 604 kWp facility was built in the northern town of Diama in partnership with the Société des cultures légumières (SCL) to power its 2,000 hectare agricultural farm a few kilometres from the city of Saint-Louis.

Afrik21

SENEGAL: a photovoltaic solar power plant for sustainable agriculture in Saint-Louis

Ireland will join the International Enteric Fermentation Accelerator, described as the world’s largest single research effort to reduce agricultural methane emissions.



Irish Examiner

Ireland joins global effort to cut agricultural methane

After their town was devastated by floods in 2004, residents of Kiday in the Philippines shifted to organic methods when rebuilding their farms.

Eco-Business

Typhoon-battered Philippine town turns to agroecology, agroforestry for food security

Today, the Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced more than $4.1 million to support Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan, Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan and 4-H Saskatchewan over the next five years under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP).

Government of Saskatchewan 

Governments Announce Renewed Funding To Build Resiliency and Public Trust In Agriculture

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $11.7 million budgetary allocation to the African Fertiliser Financing Mechanism (AFFM) as a way to support African farmers.


Development Diaries

AfDB Provides Support for African Farmers 

In the future, Dutch agriculture will be fully sustainable. That means a new standard for products in the supermarket, which will increase their price, but also the compensation for farmers. Future farmers will also become responsible for nature management, which they will be compensated for. These are the main proposals from the Agriculture Agreement the Cabinet has been working on with farmers.

Agriculture Agreement: Farmers to be sustainable, responsible for nature management

The Albanese Government is investing in a more sustainable future for Australian agriculture, to protect against the impacts of climate change and reaffirm our trusted position in the global trade market.


Mirage

New partnerships to build more sustainable agriculture

Just like hybrid seeds and increasing tractor penetration did not unilaterally usher in India’s Green Revolution, the idea that technology alone holds the answers to India’s grave and persistent agrarian crisis is wishful thinking. 

The Times of India

Leveraging agri-tech to decarbonise Indian agriculture May 15, 2023, 9:10 PM IST Rishi Agarwal in Voices, Ind

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has said conducting census every five years is necessary to improve the effectiveness of sustainable agricultural development instead of the previous ten-year census.

Vietnam+

Indonesia prioritises modern, sustainable agriculture

And many are drawing on the agricultural knowledge of Native Americans, who thrived in the arid Southwest before colonization.


The Salt Lake Tribune

Gardeners and small farmers are growing produce with surprisingly little water

Intercropping is a sustainable agricultural practice that involves planting two or more crops simultaneously in the same field to improve soil health and increase crop yields, and can also help to reduce soil erosion, manage pests and diseases, and increase biodiversity.



Manila Bulletin

Improving soil health and increasing yield through intercropping

A new specific support mechanism for the agricultural sector in Tunisia has been set up by the European Union (EU) and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICD), says a press release published Friday in Tunis. Launched as part of the "Support for Sustainable Development in the Agricultural and Artisanal Fisheries Sector in Tunisia" (ADAPT) programme, this support mechanism consists of a support fund - cereals component - of 18 million euros, intended to help small producers to overcome the increase in production costs and to adapt their cultivation techniques to climate change.

Zawya

New support mechanism for agriculture sector launched in Tunisia

Hardly any term has been so enthusiastically embraced in recent years as “sustainability” - suddenly everything is “green”, “sustainable”, “eco” or “organic”.

Fashion United

Greenpeace greenwashing study: brands’ sustainable promises are ‘fake standards’

Sustainable Business | Agriculture

Recently, Ron Fritz, CEO of Tech Soft 3D, hosted a roundtable discussion with five other technology executives to gather their thoughts on the promise that automation and digital transformation hold for the manufacturing world—and the buzzsaws that those concepts sometimes run into in a space that is still analog rather than digital—in a lot of areas.

Engineering.com

Software Has Eaten the Design and Engineering World, but Why Not Manufacturing?

It’s time that manufacturing leaders take a trip similar to Marty McFly’s with Doc to ask themselves this: What do the next 20 years hold in store based on what we’ve seen and learned from the past two decades of navigating the manufacturing landscape?

Forbes

Re-Globalization Part 1: Back To The Future With Manufacturing ERP

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) The State of Clean Technology Manufacturing report examined the estimated output of clean technologies


edie

Solar and storage manufacturing boom to push world toward net-zero

As the war in Ukraine stretches into its second year, nothing should distract from the terrible human toll it continues to take — both for the millions of people living in the region and for the countless more forced to abandon their homes to find safety abroad. The industrial manufacturing base is an important part of that picture. Right now, estimates suggest it could take anywhere between 12 and 18 months for the US to reach its maximum production capability.

Surge Mentality: Why The War In Ukraine Shows We Must Be Ready To Scale Up Our Industrial Manufacturing Base

Green energy is a key piece of the puzzle for the future of our planet, and while there is an uphill battle to build sufficient renewable energy capacity across the globe, there is another critical issue decision makers should not lose sight of — cybersecurity. The sad reality is threat actors see the renewable energy sector through the same dollar-sign lenses that they see every other industry through.

Intelligent Cio

Renewable energy companies in Africa must protect against cyber threats targeting assets

Growth cannot come at the expense of sustainability anymore

The Week

Industrialise, yes; carbonise, no

The scope and definition of compliance are increasing to include broader subjects of quality, security, and sustainability, and the rate of change in each area is accelerating. Many vertical industries within manufacturing must comply with regulatory requirements that address various aspects of each area, including plants producing goods for the food and beverage, healthcare, and aerospace industries, among others.

Solutions Review

Using Smart Manufacturing Technology to Meet Regulatory & Partner Requirements

Fashion fever has hit Sydney, with designers from across the country showcasing their lines at Australian Fashion Week.



ABC News Australia

How the Australian fashion industry plans to become more sustainable

Manufacturing has historically created an outsize impact on the U.S. Fast forward to today, this sector is presenting itself as a modern-day “gold rush” opportunity for many companies, driven by ambitious incentives from the current administration in recent legislation to produce key assets. From electric vehicle (EV) batteries to solar panels and semiconductors, companies are scrambling for the best position to tackle these needs head-on, all while boosting U.S. productivity — worth over $10 trillion dollars.

Executive Leaders Embrace U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance

Southeast Asia, at the heart of two major free-trade areas, is becoming a vital alternative to Chinese supply chains and manufacturing. Its massive need for renewable energy, coupled with huge reserves of critical minerals and resources, also means huge opportunities

South China Morning Post

How manufacturing and clean energy can power Asean’s economic future

Midsize manufacturers may have benefitted from highs in overall demand after the pandemic. But a steady rush of supply chain disruptions, economic turbulence, rising inflation rates, and labor and other resource shortages is creating considerable pressure on future demand and the revenue margins of each item they produce.

Service-Based Business: A New Path To Growth For Manufacturing Firms

Australia’s sustainable forest products sector recognises the importance of locally made and manufactured timber and wood fibre. Having Australian made is good for fighting climate change, Australia’s economy, our timber and fibre security, and for communities, many of which are in regional Australia and heavily rely on timber and wood processing and manufacturing, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Joel Fitzgibbon said today.


Critical Role of Australian Made in Sustainable Forest Sector

Here's a look at how businesses can embark on a transformational journey to creating long-term value.

Newsweek

Transformation Is a Key Strategy for Business Sustainability and Resilience

Designed by Alessandro Stabile and Martinelli Venezia for the Italian furniture brand One to One, the OTO chair is intended to be a “manifesto for circular design”. 

Yanko Design

Colourful flat-packed chairs aim to achieve full sustainability - from material choices to supply chain

Many companies today acknowledge the importance of incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices into their operations, but may struggle with the process of implementation

Business Journal - Kansas City

Going green and beyond: Why ESG is vital for industrial occupiers

The sustainability spotlight has never shone so brightly on the fashion industry. Amid increasing expectations from shoppers and official regulators pushing for more transparency and improved accessibility to the data, the pressure is mounting on brands to support their sustainability claims with tangible, trustworthy evidence. The challenge now is how brands keep up, comply, and communicate.

Ecotextile News

How traceability tech unlocks sustainability roadmap 

A London-based start-up is betting on enzymes to make sustainable plastics and break the chemical sector’s current reliance on oil and gas.



Euronews

Plastics without pollution? Lab-made enzymes could be key to creating new bioplastics

Manufacturers that rely on traditional manufacturing processes are evaluating 3D printing as a possible approach to meet sustainability goals and reduce carbon emissions.



TechTarget

3D printing has a complex relationship with sustainability

Rising temperatures, glacial ice caps melting, rise in sea levels, and extreme weather conditions bear serious consequences for global supply chains



Entrepreneur

Sustainability In the Supply Chain Is the Need Of the Hour

For centuries we have used glass to store food, beverages, chemicals and cosmetics. But is it time to find a more sustainable alternative?


Glass or plastic: which is better for the environment?

Sustainable Business | Manufacturing


Many advice firms remain confused about the “art of sustainable investment”. Building sustainability into their advice is more difficult than it should be. Hopefully, regulation and industry momentum will rectify this in time. We all know, however, that time is most definitely of the essence.


ESG Clarity 

Financial advisers are crucial in helping clients understand sustainable investing

The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved today a US$80 million grant for the Decentralized Sustainable and Resilient Rural Water and Sanitation Project in Haiti. This financing aims to increase access to inclusive, resilient, and sustainable potable water services for 250,000 people and access to basic sanitation services for 125,000 people, including 50% of women from small towns and rural communities across the country.


World Bank supports rural Haiti’s access to sustainable water and sanitation services

Implementing sustainable business practices is not something reserved for large multinational corporations. Businesses of any size have an opportunity to identify areas for improvement and work on those.

How Sustainability is Revolutionizing Branding and Corporate Identity

Individuals globally have a responsibility to consider how their personal and professional lifestyles affect the environment, and to take steps to support a greener future. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have an important role to play in these efforts, too.

iAfrica

Small Businesses Can Make A Big Impact On The Environment

Ottawa-based artificial intelligence (AI) governance firm NuEnergy has announced that it can now sell its AI governance solutions to government departments and crown corporations. The announcement comes as governments worldwide start to investigate the technology’s risks to privacy, national security and the education system as a raft of generative AI products see the light of day.

IT World Canada

AI governance firm meets criteria to sell its services to the Government of Canada

The 6th edition of the Sustainability for Business Forum is set to take place on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at the Landmark Bangkok Hotel.

Bangkok Post

Driving Businesses Towards Greater Sustainable Development  

How the travel industry can adopt a sustainable and regenerative model to combat climate change

Business Travel News Europe

‘Doughnut economics’ presents promising model for sustainable prosperity

As environmental impacts of human activity become more widely recognized, businesses are starting to look at ways to reduce their carbon footprint.


Indian Transport & Logistics 

Green Logistics: Competitive pricing remains the next big challenge 

A move from virtual reality to cloud computing and artificial intelligence in a few years

Times of Malta

Tech for tomorrow: can technology pave the way for a sustainable future?

Accidents on sidewalks and intersections. Dangerously congested bike paths. Delivery workers with nowhere to pee. Exploding electric bikes and scooters.

How on-demand delivery services hobbled an American city

Known both for its rich gastronomy and love for innovation, Singapore, an island with few resources other than humans, seeks to become the Asian center of food technology and promote its nutritional autonomy by giving its traditional cuisine a sustainable twist.

La Prensa Latina

Cricket and jackfruit dessert: Singapore jumps into sustainable food

China’s economic recovery remains patchy, with latest indicators pointing to a contraction in manufacturing, while consumers splurge over the holidays and the housing market continues to rebound. 



Fortune

There’s a big problem with China’s economic recovery that has nothing to do with shopping

As Singapore gears up for Net Zero 2050, businesses are working towards sustainability measures, including reducing carbon emissions, and enhancing renewable energy production.



The Peak

How Singapore businesses are tapping into new green opportunities

Two Scottish independent coffee businesses say they are fearful of the impact that climate change will have on coffee in the next few years.


The Edinburgh Reporter

Talking about climate change over coffee

The gap between the digital and physical world is narrowing at a tremendous speed. Business leaders must prepare now for a future where the seamless and often simultaneous movement between the two worlds will bring new opportunities to create more and more value for their organizations.

Europe Can Lead In Laying The Foundations For A New Reality

Indian companies are embracing environmentally conscious practices, including choosing flights with low emissions, eco-friendly hotels, and electric vehicles for daily commutes as they pursue sustainable growth and net-zero carbon emissions, industry executives said.

Mint

Companies now count carbon in travel, hotels

With swaths of white collar jobs at risk, the clock is ticking on the development of policy to meet this huge societal challenge



The Guardian

AI will end the west’s weak productivity and low growth. But who exactly will benefit?

During the week of GDC, the UN announced the need for global cooperation to avoid global catastrophe.



VentureBeat

It is time for the game industry to lead on environmental, social, governance

Ecotourism company HBD Príncipe offers immersive experiences for guests in the central African island country of São Tomé & Príncipe—while striving to improve the lives of the people on the island.


Afar

How One Small African Island Is Setting the Standard for Sustainability

An e-book by DBS, the Catalysts of Sustainability, found that managing climate risk remains a priority among Asian companies. The findings were a result of an inaugural survey conducted among 800 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across six markets in Asia in August 2022.

The Edge Singapore

Managing climate risk remains a growing priority for Asian SMEs; most willing to allocate 20% of budget to ESG efforts

Sustainable Business | Services

Indian startups are shifting their focus to environmentally friendly and sustainable models, promoting circular economies, reducing carbon emissions, and creating better livelihoods



Inc42

Can India’s Next Unicorn Be A Green Unicorn?

Investor interest is growing in a protein-rich food source that could also free up agricultural land


Financial Times

Start-ups see sustainable future in seaweed farming

Garry Cooper’s sustainability business has grown to help thousands of people conduct more efficient research.


Nature

How a simple idea to share lab materials led to a circular-economy movement in science

As the global population continues to grow, urbanization accelerates, and arable land becomes increasingly scarce, the demand for sustainable and efficient food production methods is on the rise

Seeds of Change: Vertical Farming for Sustainable Future

A newly-branded vision from a Canadian-based company plans to use seaweed products in the bio-stimulant industry and will create 'technological solutions that respond to an agricultural production systems highly stressed by climate change'.



The Scottish Farmer

Seaweed formulations can grow a 'more sustainable agriculture'

Farmers are embracing technology to become more efficient and using equipment worth millions of dollars in the drive to reduce food insecurity.



The CEO Magazine

New farming tech is leading the fight against global food insecurity

Using microbial organisms like yeast and fungi as cell factories to produce animal proteins, Pat Brown and his early team at Impossible Foods kicked off the modern precision fermentation industry.



TechCrunch

Precision fermentation’s capacity craze: Have we lost the plot?

In the small town of Tangerang, just outside Jakarta, two women saw an opportunity to turn the local waste management problem into a business.



ImpactAlpha

Catalyzing private capital for solutions to the plastic pollution crisis

Animal-based sources of protein might be big business, but as far as the environment costs are concerned they are a big problem that needs to be solved.



Why The Race Is On To Find Sustainable Alternatives To Protein

Sustainability has become an increasingly important global issue in recent years. According to the European Commission, almost 60% of Europeans believe that it is one of the most pressing issues facing the world today.



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