Food loss occurs across various sectors, including manufacturers, retailers, restaurants, and households Japan’s agriculture and environment ministries unveiled draft guidelines aimed at reducing the country’s annual food waste by 60 per cent from fiscal 2000 levels by fiscal 2030, according to local reports. The existing goal seeks to cut food[Read More…]
Sustainability
EU adopts sustainable packaging regulations to reduce waste
The regulation addresses the entire lifecycle of packaging The European Council has officially adopted new regulations concerning packaging and packaging waste. These regulations aim to significantly reduce the generation of packaging waste by establishing binding reuse targets, restricting certain types of single-use packaging, and requiring economic operators to minimise the[Read More…]
ADB, ECOM sign $100 Mn loan to enhance coffee value chain in APAC
The agreement will benefit more than 62,000 smallholder farmers in India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea (PNG), and Viet Nam The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $100 million loan agreement with ECOM Agroindustrial Corporation Limited and ECOM Agroindustrial Asia Private Limited (ECOM) to enhance the climate resilience of the[Read More…]
Fonterra announces largest decarbonisation project in New Zealand
This $64 million investment will reduce Fonterra’s overall emissions by nine per cent, resulting in a total decrease of 155,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent each year New Zealand’s dairy co-operative Fonterra is set to convert two coal boilers to wood pellets at its Clandeboye site in South Canterbury, marking an[Read More…]
W-Cycle and Melhoramentos join forces to produce compostable food containers
The Clean-tech company to share tech with Melhoramentos for producing next-generation high-performance pulp-fiber packaging W-Cycle, an innovator in sustainable food packaging and Melhoramentos, a publicly traded Brazilian company announced a strategic partnership. Together, they aim to produce compostable packaging from renewable materials that naturally decompose within 100 days. The agreement,[Read More…]
UAE’s jalebi.io and Olive Gaea partners to combat global food waste
The two companies are committed to eliminating inefficiencies in F&B operations, enabling businesses to measure and mitigate their carbon footprint UAE-based startups jalebi.io and Olive Gaea have announced a strategic partnership to combat the global food waste crisis, which is valued at $1 trillion annually. Food waste significantly contributes to[Read More…]
Singapore’s GFP partners with Vietnam’s Nguyen Gia Cooperative
The cooperative will achieve 100 per cent cage-free operations in 2025 through GFP’s technical expertise and Impact Incentives program Singapore-based Global Food Partners (GFP) has partnered with Nguyen Gia Livestock Production Cooperative, led by Nguyen Huu Tue, one of North Vietnam’s largest egg producers, to spearhead the country’s largest transition[Read More…]
EDB reveals AED 1.12 billion in financing to cultivate UAE’s food security
EDB’s participation underscores its dedication to empowering agritech businesses and driving sustainable food production in line with the UAE’s National Food Security Strategy 2051 Emirates Development Bank (EDB), the key financial engine of economic development and industrial advancement in the UAE, concluded its successful participation at the third Abu Dhabi[Read More…]
Starbucks launches Green Planet biodegradable, plant-based straws in Japan
The new straw is made from Green Planet, a plant-based biodegradable biopolymer Starbucks has introduced new biodegradable, plant-based straws to stores in Japan, another important action in support of the company’s environmental promise to be resource-positive and commitment to reduce waste by half by 2030. The new straw is made[Read More…]
ADB, APU Dairy sign $20 Mn loan to strengthen Mongolia’s dairy sector
The project will boost Mongolia’s dairy supply and strengthen its food security through domestic milk sourcing and domestic processing of dairy products The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and APU Dairy LLC have signed a $20 million (equivalent in Mongolian togrog) loan to support nomadic herders by integrating them into the[Read More…]
