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Sustainable Produce Summit 2022 featured a panel titled, “Waste Not, Want Not: Advancements Toward Zero Food Waste.”

Fresh Del Monte reports it is making what it calls “remarkable progress” on the road to achieving key 2030 goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Produce typically is associated with sustainability — organic produce even more so. Grower-shippers agree that the biggest challenge to sustainability may be produce packaging.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding $197 million for 41 locally led conservation projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).

Part of the solution to mitigating climate change and ensuring adequate food supply is regenerative agriculture, which uses nature to improve soil quality and crop yields.

Elgin, Minn.-based Honeybear Brands reports it is marking progress on its year-two sustainability results.

Sustainability is top of mind among produce suppliers, growers and distributors in the Twin Cities area, even though buyers may not specifically demand it.

The U.S. West is suffering from successive and compounding drought and the situation is getting worse.

Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce, Inc. has announced the publication of its fiscal year 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, Finest for the Future.

San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton has announced a major expansion in San Francisco’s edible food recovery initiatives and the SF Market is playing a role.