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Sustainability is a Business Imperative, says Euromonitor International

Businesses are facing increasing pressure to play a positive role in protecting the planet, not just from consumers, but also from governments, NGOs, and investors. According to a new report […]

Marketing Sustainability Makes Business Sense

The Sustainable Share Index, from the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business and Information Resources Incorporated (IRI), highlights the growing popularity of sustainable products. The Index, which analyzed the purchase […]

EU trend to healthier snacking brings increase in U.S. tree nut exports

Healthier snacking and eating habits among European consumers are boosting imports of tree nuts from the United States. In 2017, the EU was the largest market for U.S. exports with […]

Soybean Oil Tires

An innovative use of soybean oil is driving sustainable and conservation uses in the rubber tire industry. A new tire technology using soybean oil is helping tire performance and improving […]

EU lawmakers call for tighter environmental controls for palm oil imports

The European Parliament has adopted a Resolution on palm oil and deforestation which calls on the European Commission to take measures to ensure the phasing out of palm oil in […]

Sustainable Tires from Eggshells and Tomato Peels

America’s egg and tomato farmers could soon help produce sustainable rubber tires for motor vehicles, according to researchers at Ohio State University who have discovered that food waste can partially […]

World Food Prize Awarded to Researchers of Vitamin A Enriched Sweet Potato

As any nutritionist will tell you, the sweet potato is naturally packed with calcium, potassium, and vitamins A and C, so how is it possible to improve on this nutritious […]

EU Planning Pesticide Threshold Levels for Organic Food

The European Commission is planning to create rules to cover limits or “thresholds” for pesticide residues in organic food. It is expected that this could be included in a new regulation on […]

U.S. Organic Food Production Up From 2014

Sales of organic food in the United States in 2015 rose by 13 percent from 2014 to more than $6 billion. A survey report on 2015 organic food production and […]

U.S. Freight Industry Poised to Reduce Pollution

U.S. Freight industry is set to reduce pollution of greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent in the U.S. following the introduction of more stringent diesel standards. The regulations were jointly […]

Suspended Sustainability Certification Hits Palm Oil Supplies

International food companies, Unilever, Mars, Kellogg’s and Nestlé have ceased trading with Malaysia’ IOI Group because its sustainability certification for palm oil has been suspended. The sustainability certifying body, the […]

U.S. Sustainability Alliance Featured at SIAL Canada 2016

The USSA was the featured booth at SIAL Canada when U.S. Ambassador Bruce Hayman cut the ribbon to officially open the USA Pavilion on Wednesday April 13 in Montreal.