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In an increasingly complex nature reporting landscape, GRI raises the bar and aims to complement other frameworks.
by Theresa Lieb
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It's a step in the right direction, the metrics the restaurant chain uses to display data could nudge customers into making less sustainable choices.
by Jim Giles
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The Regenerative Organic Certified program evaluates farms and producers at three tiers — bronze, silver and gold.
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An innovative start-up is leveraging the original ingredient in Coca-Cola to kickstart sustainable development in the country.
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The Real Co. is launching a new 'Single Origin Verified' label to tell consumers exactly where their food comes from.
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The Rainforest Alliance and SAN look back at the accomplishments and limitations of their agricultural certifications.
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Commodity roundtables bring producers of soy, palm and other crops together with environmental organizations. But do they work?
by Anne Thiel
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The president of Rainforest Alliance, a prolific certifier of sustainable goods, explores the real-world impact of sustainability labels.
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Supermarket giant says it has become the first retailer to offer an MSC-certified tuna sandwich.
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By teaming up with The Nature Conservancy, this leading agricultural company has helped to mitigate deforestation in Brazil.
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The chocolate makers lead the pack in helping poor farmers make more money and improve their standards of living.
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By 2019, Sonoma County Winegrowers aims to achieve this ambitious goal by addressing water quality, land use, carbon emissions and more.
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It’s time to focus time and energy on what will demonstrably make a difference.
by Brendan May
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The new ice cream factory may be the first facility of its kind to be LEED-certified. Here's why.
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The company's goal involves creating a best practices model that others can emulate.
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<p style='margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0in'>Most do not report carbon emissions, water use or conditions for animals. Yet some are taking the lead using new tools.
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A Rainforest Alliance workshop found common threads emerging among pioneers in sustainable production and sourcing.
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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 to the whole purpose of Fair Trade.
by Marc Gunther
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The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) has introduced a set of new performance metrics to help wineries and grape growers measure and communicate their environmental impacts.
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Krogers, Target and Sodexo offer new goals or updates of their sustainable seafood programs.
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Despite increasing clutter among green labels and products, and an ever-more-worrisome economy, sales of Fair Trade-certified products nearly doubled over last year. What does that say about green consumers?
by Marc Gunther
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The sustainable seafood movement landed two big catches this week with an eco-labeling commitment from McDonald's and a pledge from foodservices and facilities giant Sodexo.
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In Paris neighborhoods, the streets are lined with fresh vegetables stands, fruit stores, butchers, cheese stores. What's striking about these little shops is how local they are -- and it seems to me that we need a lot less urban in the environment and a lot more environment in the urban.
by Rob Watson
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Most shoppers don't pay much attention to environmental factors. They're busy, ignorant, or they just don't care. Which makes me believe we can't count on them -- and their current shopping habits -- to bring about a sustainable food system.
by Marc Gunther
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The company revealed it would stop selling a dozen at-risk species in its wholesale club stores, while also committing to buying canned tuna and farmed species that meet emerging sustainability standards.