No funds for that project? It may be time to ask the crowd

As crowdfunding matures, startups experiment with niche sites focused on sustainability.

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No funds for that project? It may be time to ask the crowd

7 ag-tech startups with the right ingredients

Tyson, General Mills and Kellogg aren’t the only players proving a boon in data analytics investment in 2016.

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7 ag-tech startups with the right ingredients

Costa’s coffee grounds brew circular economy success

The U.K.’s “favourite coffee shop” is harnessing existing supply chain networks and latent employee enthusiasm for sustainability.

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How to make top-down and bottom-up sustainability converge

We call this sweet spot “the magnificent middle.”

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4 bold collaborations tackling California’s drought

Nonprofits with corporates such as Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola, General Mills are throwing their weight behind big water projects in the Golden State.

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Why we have to learn to embrace volatility and change

Leith Sharp of Harvard’s Chan School of Public Health provides an insightful new framework for carrying out effective change.

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Why we have to learn to embrace volatility and change

Is McDonald’s cage-free eggs strategy a turning point?

Panera Bread, Kellogg Co. and General Mills also disclose long-term phase-out plans.

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General Mills announces plans to use only cage-free eggs

General Mills, the food giant that brings you items like Betty Crocker cake mixes, Progresso soups and Pillsbury products, just announced plans to use only eggs from cage-free hens . The Humane Society of the United States says it has been working with a number of companies over the last six months, like Starbucks, Aramark, Dunkin Brands and Walmart to use only eggs from hens not kept in cages. Read the rest of General Mills announces plans to use only cage-free eggs Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: battery cage hens , cage free chickens , cage free eggs , cage free hens , caged animals , chicken eggs , chicken farms , General Mills , humane society , organic eggs

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What Oat Hulls Can Teach Us About Tapping Employees’ Innovation

John Hellweg, recently retired from General Mills, shares the effort it took to complete a nearly 25-year-long process to turn a waste stream into a fuel source.

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Digging in to the Whole ‘O’ of Sustainability at General Mills

Jerry Lynch, Chief Sustainability Officer at the food giant, talks about the company's 2015 sustainability goals, their relationship with their brands, the issues surrounding food waste, and much more.

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Digging in to the Whole ‘O’ of Sustainability at General Mills

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