This week: Alberto Acedo, co-founder and chief scientific officer at Biome Makers, talks about how the company’s BeCrop technology can test soil health to drive improvements in agricultural sustainability. He discusses the benefits of identifying the soil metrics that help farmers identify and monitor biological and chemical properties of soil to provide effective solutions for sustainable agricultural management.
Plus: quick fire insights from Golden Agri-Resources' Anita Neville, Mighty Earth's Glenn Hurowitz and Everland's Joshua Tosteson, speaking at Innovation Forum's sustainable landscapes and commodities conference in Amsterdam.
And: funding for loss and damage due to climate change and a proposed two-year halt in debt payments from nations impacted by climate-related disasters, discussed at COP27; a more-rapid shift to regenerative agricultural practices needed according to Sustainable Markets Initiative taskforce's report; and, a growing row between Indonesia and the EU over legal timber and deforestation due diligence, in the news digest.
Host: Ian Welsh
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Weekly podcast – Breaking it down: The future of chemical recycling
Transparency and targets: net zero realities for sustainable palm oil sourcing
Case study: how apparel manufacturers can tackle worker protection
Monday briefing: collaboration on sustainable development and biodiversity, from India to the US
Weekly podcast – A carbon conundrum: how business can thrive in evolving market landscapes
One size doesn't fit all: how to develop a sustainable apparel sector
Monday briefing: UN SDG stakeholders convene in New York, and celebrating World Wetlands Day
Weekly podcast – From linear limitations to circular progress: emerging trends in the apparel sector
Reality check: impact measurement and carbon accounting
Webinar audio: The EUDR Debate: what’s necessary to make it work effectively?
Monday briefing: Global biodiversity framework progress and the EU’s green transition
Weekly podcast - Transparency and targets for sustainable palm oil sourcing
Monday briefing: World Economic Forum descends on Davos
Weekly podcast – What does the apparel sector have in store in 2024?
Is regulation driving effective land, carbon and biodiversity impact measurement?
Monday briefing: CSRD and Veganuary gear up for action
How to put regenerative agriculture into practice
Weekly podcast – Thinking beyond zero deforestation
Weekly podcast: regenerative agriculture, better decision-making, and what the EUDR means for coffee
How is climate change impacting farmers now?
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