Dutch NGO, Youth Food Movement (YFM), has accused Unilever and other food producers of using sustainability initiatives mainly to cut costs rather than benefit people and the environment, reports SIGWatch…
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Alexa Tonkovich has been appointed the new Executive Director of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI), a member since its inception of the U.S. Sustainability Alliance. Ms. Tonkovich was formerly…
Google Maps and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will work together to provide more accessible geospatial tracking and mapping products that will help countries tackle climate change and promote environmental…
“When life is whizzing by it’s easy to forget about sustainability,” says Steve Maddox. “But when you live and work here, sustainability is more than a catch phrase; it’s a way of life. It’s all around us. That’s how our story starts.”
On November 22, a shipment of U.S.-certified sustainable soybeans was unloaded in Guangdong Province in China. U.S. Secretary for Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, who was visiting China, observed the unloading of…
The European Commission will hold a two-day agricultural outlook conference to provide an opportunity for a broad exchange of views on the state of agriculture and the global issues which lie ahead….
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of $350 million to help landowners protect and restore grasslands, wetlands and farmland across the nation. The funding is provided through the Agricultural…
The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) has released a new interactive, web-based infographic illustrating key conservation practices developed and adopted by U.S. soybean farmers across the nation. A U.S. soybean…
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has released a report, Raising the Bar – Advancing Environmental Disclosure in Sustainability Reporting, which calls on companies to do more to address the environmental…
New European Union (EU) farm rules that aim to boost wildlife and protect natural resources such as soil and water are failing to reverse the loss of wild flowers from fields,…
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has released a new video on the future of food. We heard from Executive Editor, Scott Aughenbaugh, who said he wanted to…
When the lights were finally dimmed on the six-month world fair – EXPO Milano 2015 – in Italy some six million visitors had passed through the USA Pavilion making it…
When the lights were finally dimmed on the six-month world fair – EXPO Milano 2015 – in Italy some six million visitors had passed through the USA Pavilion making it one of the most visited Pavilions of the 140 countries at EXPO.
Projects to build and improve water and wastewater infrastructure in rural communities across the nation will receive U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) assistance in the form of loans and grants. The…
A report from the European Commission published this month says EU countries must step up efforts to implement sustainable agricultural practices to conserve and enhance biodiversity. The report is a…
A recent report published by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) calls for wastewater to be reclassified as a renewable water resource rather than…
Rai Expo published the video interview to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary Michael Scuse and the U.S. Sustainability Alliance’s David Green at the USA Pavilion during the U.S. Sustainability Alliance event at
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded funding for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems that will help more than 1,100 rural small businesses and agricultural producers reduce energy…
Over the past six years, USDA has worked with private landowners to implement voluntary conservation practices that conserve and clean the water we drink. Examples of results achieved by USDA’s investments include
A panel representing farmers, equipment and technology providers highlighted innovative trends in agricultural practices that will help address the challenge of producing enough food, fiber and fuel to feed more…
