New Index Helps Countries Boost Food Systems Sustainability –
New Agrobiodiversity Index looks at levels and use of agricultural biodiversity across countries to inform more sustainable policies in food and agriculture…
Source: foodtank.com
New Agrobiodiversity Index looks at levels and use of agricultural biodiversity across countries to inform more sustainable policies in food and agriculture…
Source: foodtank.com
No longer for sale, beauty retailer Space NK is looking to grow internationally under new chief executive officer Andy Lightfoot.
As June 2019 comes to a sweltering close, edie rounds up some of the most-read sustainability stories and standout pieces of content from the past 30 days – from net-zero laws to a new war on plastics.
Coronavirus antibodies made by llamas could be administered to Covid-19 patients in the form of sustainable nasal sprays or asthma-style inhalers to help combat the disease. Studies have shown that llama nanobodies, made by the animals’ immune systems, are far more effective than their human equivalents at preventing illness and infection from Covid-19.
As with money, protein is not known for growing on trees. But only if you haven’t heard of TerViva — a California-based agribusiness planting tens of thousands of pongamia trees in Florida and Hawaii. According to TerViva, the pongamia tree is a protein powerhouse that far outclasses the globally dominant soybean: its yields, the team says, can offer as much as 10 times the beans per acre as soy.
With new practices, sustainable construction will help curb rising temperatures. Also help take care of our natural resources and the environment.
The challenge is to move beyond “brute force leadership” and build a team that utilizes positive characteristics of leading in a crisis—but sets aside the dysfunction.