SUSTAINABILITY & ESG

The soy moratorium bars signatory companies from purchasing soybeans grown on farms in the Amazon biome that were deforested after July 2008.

The soybean meal supplied under the agreement has an estimated carbon footprint between 40% and 70% lower than the Brazilian average.

The certification verifies that soybeans processed at the facility carry a low risk of indirect land use change (LUC).

The renewed certification validates its fully circular model, which relies on repurposing agricultural by-products to produce insect-based protein.

The project forms part of Project Willow, the Scottish government’s initiative to transform Grangemouth into a hub for green technologies.

Neither of the parties has revealed the financial terms of the transaction yet.

The continent’s full blue economy is estimated to be worth US$300 billion per year, with potential to grow to US$405 billion by 2030 and up to US$576 billion by 2063.

The study shows how simple tools, when used with care, can help Africa track methane with accuracy and support a cleaner livestock sector.

Insects are very efficient at converting feed into protein, making them in attractive option to supplement other protein sources in animal feed production.

FRANCE – NextProtein recently secured €18 million (about US$19.6 million) in Series B financing to accelerate industrial-scale production of insect-based ingredients, marking one of the…