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Law firm takes action against company claiming greenwashing of banana-growing practices.
The palm oil industry, accounting for $19.8 billion of exports from Indonesia alone, faces major environmental challenges. New tools could help companies produce it more sustainably.
Can plastic propel our way through the skies? A growing international field of research seeks to develop a synthetic fuel.
Californians are voting on a statewide initiative this November, which would require labels on all foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs).If passed, the measure could also change...
Manufacturers worldwide are looking at ways to reduce their water footprint and strengthen their supply chains while maintaining quality.
With the call in the EU for more scientific evidence on health effects and U.S. critics taking labeling to the ballot, the GMO debate has hit a turning point. How should biotech companies proceed...
Gain new insight into organics management through conversations with leaders in the field.
Meet sustainable coffee trader Sue Garnett.
Plants -- the green, leafy things, not factories -- are key to feeding the hungry and fueling vehicles sustainably. Here's a look at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, which is tackling...
The company talks more about why it's setting a zero emissions goal for its offices and factories by 2040, and how its sustainable sourcing goals could have a big impact on the way cocoa is...
Our food system is depleting the earth’s resources and making us sick, even as a billion people around the world go hungry. It’s got to change, and it can change.
Could charging Starbucks customers for their paper cup prompt them to bring in a mug instead?
Done right, aquaculture is a sustainable way to produce healthy protein. But done wrong fish farming can create major environmental problems.
Despite the many differences between the Fortune 500 coffee retailer and the family-owned artisan roaster based in Mendocino, Calif., the two companies are committed to working with growers to...
The food producers honored by NRDC's Growing Green Awards are pioneers in the ways they produce food that nourishes our families and restores our water, air, and soil at the same time.
So much uncertainty surrounding how to report agricultural emissions hinders measurement and reduction efforts in the sector, spurring the Greenhouse Gas Protocol to develop industrywide best...
In a move to grow the market for Fair Trade products, the longtime head of Fair Trade USA proposes to allow much bigger coffee growers into the certification -- a move that some say runs contrary...
As demand for food increases on a planet with limited resources,organic foods' low yields are an issue. But there are other benefits to consider -- along with some possibilities for addressing...
Proponents of organic foods have the fervor of faith in their belief in the benefits of organics, but if we want to truly understand organic agriculture's impacts on the planet and on our...
In his provocative and engaging book, economist Tyler Cowen rejects the popular argument that American food is bad for us and bad for the planet because of the commercialization of food.
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