Sustainability
The organization offered a position paper that highlights the relationship between packaging and food safety and food waste.
Nominations for excellence in sustainability marketing are being accepted for The Best of SPS Marketing Awards through May 10, 2024. Winners will be announced live at the 2024 Sustainable Produce Summit.
The company is making a significant change to enhance the recyclability of its mushroom packaging by incorporating NIR sortable material in its rPET thermoformed tills.
Biome Makers said it pairs artificial intelligence with its soil database to decode soil biology and provide growers with more actionable information.
Grocers are creating programs, reducing food waste and working with partners to be responsible stewards of the environment.
The education opportunities focus on topics such as worker protections, responsible labor practices, understanding retailer sustainability requirements and more.
Pacific Tomato Growers, a Palmetto, Fla.-based tomato grower-packer-shipper, has been awarded $1.7 million through the USDA’s Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection pilot grant program.
From climate change to labor rights to gender equality, the World Banana Forum is set to explore key sustainability issues impacting the banana industry at the Fourth Global Conference of the World Banana Forum.
Countless consumers continue to crave greenhouse produce, whether it’s grown as far north as Canada or south to Arizona.
The annual celebration recognizes organizations that demonstrate industry stewardship, sustainability and innovation in food and agribusiness.
The company says it received the honor for developing sustainable packaging, investing in regenerative farming practices and creating products that boost fresh produce consumption.
The USDA said it prioritized projects that anticipate or demonstrate economic benefits, incorporate plans to make composting accessible to farmers and community gardeners, integrate food waste strategies such as food recovery efforts and more.
The workforce development and certification organization is touting the success and rapid growth of the Ethical Charter Implementation Program.
The versatile mushroom plays a leading role in plant-based eating, providing an opportunity for retailers to appeal to health- and sustainability-conscious consumers.
Growers continue to pursue practices driving efficiency and reducing waste while meeting growing consumer demand.
America’s Conservation Ag Movement digs into unique challenges and solutions to maximize urban agriculture in Louisiana.
The FruitGuys Community Fund supports a range of sustainable agriculture initiatives, with the 2025 application period opening in January.
The grocer has committed to carbon dioxide refrigerants in new stores and propane for all stand-alone refrigerator cases.
Canadawide Fruits, Les Entreprises Pitre partner with Bleu & Bon to supply the company with raw materials to develop into fruit-based products.
Sustainable chef Cathy Katin-Grazzini shares insights into how the produce industry can help bolster consumers’ sustainability efforts.
A Sustainable Packaging Innovation Lab is funding projects that lead to the development and commercialization of scalable, sustainable packaging solutions.
A research project will delve into regenerative agriculture practices currently conducted by almond growers in California to understand the expected benefits and trade-offs of new practices and systems.
Sustainability in the fresh produce industry means many different things to different stakeholders, so what does the future hold for the industry?
Sunrays says the adoption of Tipa’s compostable packaging is step toward reducing plastic waste while meeting consumer demand for sustainable solutions.
The International Fresh Produce Association’s vice president of sustainability spoke with The Packer about her experience at COP29 and what’s ahead for sustainability in 2025.
Jeana Cadby, director of environment and climate for Western Growers, talks about a working group addressing the changing produce packaging requirements imposed by governments and retailers.
High-speed inkjet printers offer a more sustainable option by printing tracking codes, special offers and other promotional messages directly on secondary packaging, says MCS Inc.
Only 13% of U.S. respondents viewed food and beverage companies as part of the problem when it comes to reducing packaging waste, while 40% saw them as part of the solution.
The program will focus on cover cropping, compost applications, nutrient management and conversion of farm equipment to renewable energy in three states.
A management consulting firm says increasing awareness and incentives for growers will continue to fuel growth.