Sustainable Living

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General Mills
The Newest Food Trend Is in the Ground
At General Mills, chief sustainability officer Jerry Lynch is working with organizations that have direct relationships with oat and wheat farmers in the northern Great Plains to help the company meet its goal of reducing overall greenhouse gas emissions 28% by 2025. Almost half of the company’s carbon footprint, and 99% of its water footprint, comes from agriculture, Lynch says.
Responsible Production & the Circular Economy
General Mills
‘Last 10% is always the hardest’: Inside General Mills’ push for sourcing, agriculture and communities
According to its 2019 Global Responsibility Report, the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based company sources 85% of its top ten ingredients in responsible ways.
Responsible Production & the Circular Economy
General Mills
Most Grass-Fed Beef Labeled ‘Product of U.S.A.’ Is Imported
Even the impact of well-managed grazing systems is up for debate. On one hand, you have operations such as White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Georgia, which focus on regenerative agriculture and a range of crops and animals, including grass-fed beef. White Oak is actually removing 3.5 kilograms of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere for every kilogram of beef it produces, according to a life-cycle analysis by Quantis commissioned by General Mills.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy
General Mills
Can Cereal Save the Planet? This Sustainable New Grain May Bowl Over the Industry
Several years ago, Maria Carolina Comings, a General Mills executive who presides over the company's organic brands (Cascadian Farm, Muir Glen and Epic) was approached by a professor with the University of Minnesota's Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics about a new grain it was researching and developing. It's a grain that held great promise, he said, and could positively impact the environment.
Responsible Production & the Circular Economy
LG Electronics USA
LG Encourages American Consumers to 'Flip Your Fridge'
ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year LG Electronics USA is encouraging consumers to “Flip Your Fridge” in a nationwide retail promotion that offers attractive discounts on ENERGY STAR certified LG refrigerators. On average, an old refrigerator uses nearly twice as much energy as a new ENERGY STAR refrigerator. An LG ENERGY STAR certified refrigerator generally uses less energy than a 60-watt light bulb, and replacing your old refrigerator with a new LG model that has earned the ENERGY STAR label could save you more than $300 over the next five years.
Responsible Production & the Circular Economy
SCS Global Services
Lab Grown Diamond Council Retains SCS Global Services to Develop Sustainability Certification for Lab Grown Diamonds
The Lab Grown Diamond Council trade organization has retained SCS Global Services, an internationally recognized third-party certifier and standards developer, to create the first sustainability standard in the diamond and jewelry market.
Responsible Production & the Circular Economy
General Mills
For the Love of Dirt: General Mills Invests in Soil Health
General Mills is committed to advancing regenerative agriculture practices on 1 million acres of farmland by 2030. In partnership with organizations like The Nature Conservancy and Understanding Ag, the company trains farmers to use soil health practices that increase the resiliency of cropland and boost farm profitability.
Environment
SCS Global Services
VIDEO - Behind the Mark: Certified Sustainably Grown Living Herbs
Certified Sustainably Grown agricultural products like North Shore Living herbs and greens are leading the agricultural industry toward greater social and environmental responsibility. Learn how in our new video.
Responsible Production & the Circular Economy
General Mills
The Future of Food and Farming is Kernza®
Cascadian Farm invited thought leaders from food, climate change, agriculture and culture to discuss the future of food and farming at the launch of our Deeply Rooted For Good event in San Francisco, California on 04.10.19.
Responsible Production & the Circular Economy
SCS Global Services
U.S. Shortfin Squid Fishery Achieves MSC Certification
The U.S. Northeast Northern Shortfin Squid fishery in the Northwest Atlantic has been certified sustainable against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) fisheries standard. The assessment was executed by independent conformity assessment body SCS Global Services and requested by Lund’s Fisheries, Inc. and The Town Dock.
Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

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