Category: Agriculture
PepsiCo Moves On Fertilizer Decarbonization PepsiCo is moving deeper into agricultural supply chain decarbonization through a new collaboration with TalusAg, an agriculture technology company focused on low-carbon ammonia production. The...
AI Moves Into Belgium’s Water-Stressed Farmland In Belgium’s Scheldt Basin, where farms, communities, and industry depend on the same river network, Google is backing an AI-powered effort to help farmers...
Major coffee companies are deploying satellite technology to map farms and track deforestation risk, as tightening European regulations reshape global commodity trade. The Coffee Canopy Partnership brings together some of...
India Channels Climate Finance Into Rice Farming India is emerging as a testing ground for agriculture-based carbon markets, as Amazon commits $30 million to a large-scale carbon removal initiative tied...
Scaling Soil-Based Climate Solutions Across Core Supply Chains Nestle is deepening its push into regenerative agriculture with a four-year agreement alongside Soil Capital, targeting key sourcing regions in France, Belgium,...
A state visit by Vietnamese leader To Lam to China this week places agriculture at the center of one of Asia’s most consequential bilateral economic relationships. Invited by Xi Jinping,...
A group of major corporates is accelerating investment in nature-based carbon removal, backing a reforestation project designed to restore degraded land while delivering measurable emissions reductions. The Symbiosis Coalition has...
Québec is emerging as a testing ground for circular agriculture at industrial scale, as Solugen Global Inc. moves to expand production of its organic certified fertilizer, Azogen. The company has...
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has released Version 1.2 of its Forest, Land and Agriculture (FLAG) Guidance, tightening requirements for companies operating in one of the most emissions-intensive and...
COFCO International and Standard Chartered have closed a $435 million sustainability-linked revolving credit facility designed to strengthen responsible agriculture supply chains across South America, placing social compliance and resilience at...
BMO has launched a €500 million green bond, equivalent to approximately $540 million, aimed at financing and refinancing projects across renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and green buildings. The issuance forms...
Global Food Security Meets Climate Risk The National Geographic Society and PepsiCo have awarded five new research grants to scientists conducting on farm trials designed to strengthen soil resilience and...
Nordic Capital Targets Rural Climate Resilience The International Fund for Agricultural Development has raised 750 million Swedish kronor through a sustainable development bond arranged by SEB, expanding access to private...
• SEK 750 million ($72 million) sustainable bond channels long-term capital into food security, rural livelihoods, and climate resilience across developing economies.• Swedish pension and insurance capital deepens exposure to...
Mars, Incorporated and cocoa trader Sucden have launched a five-year collaboration aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and strengthening climate resilience across cocoa farms in the Dominican Republic and Ecuador....
During a packed Climate Week NYC 2025, ESG News host Michelle Li caught up with Shaun Seow, CEO of the Philanthropy Asia Alliance (PAA), for a candid conversation on the...
• EU Council authorises negotiations with the UK on a shared agri-food SPS area and linked carbon trading systems.• A joint ETS could unlock mutual exemptions from carbon border charges...
• Pilot introduces a hybrid payment model to fund regenerative agriculture across 7,000 acres in the Cerrado, with plans to reach 30,000 acres.• Co-funded initiative aims to reduce chemical inputs,...
• New AI assistant built on Azure AI Foundry will give agronomists instant access to 20 years of detailed crop data.• Partnership aims to cut production costs and stabilize yields...
Brussels Backs Softer Green Conditions Amid Farmer Pressure The European Union has agreed to relax environmental conditions attached to its flagship Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), one of the bloc’s most...
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