Private-label giant and retailer ALDI is leveraging its deep partnerships with food manufacturers and ingredient companies to create sustainable products while making their retail stores more energy efficient, Una Hrnjak, director of sustainability at ALDI, told Food Navigator-USA... Read

Regenerative agriculture may be a relatively new or unknown concept to most US consumers, but new research by ADM suggests that as shoppers’ awareness of the practice grows so too does their trust in retailers and brands that implement its tenets and their intent to buy products sourced from those that practice it... Listen now

Greenwashing around sustainability hurts the growth of important initiatives for the environment, society and animal welfare, but when companies make honest, transparent and science-backed claims about their sustainability, consumer trust is not only improved, but their perception of a premium product can potentially increase for brands, Jordan Bar Am, partner, McKinsey & Company, explained to FoodNavigator-USA... Read

Sustainability software provider HowGood has updated its carbon-reporting platform Latis to include all emission scopes (Scope 1, 2, and 3), as CPG companies focus on ways to cut carbon from reformulating products to supporting regenerative agriculture practices, company head of product Nina DePalma told FoodNavigator-USA... Read

Upstream and downstream activities that indirectly impact a company’s Scope 3 emissions may be difficult to measure, but a collaborative investment between stakeholders will help improve environmental impacts long-term, Brian Nash, director of corporate sustainability at Ingredion Incorporated, told FoodNavigator-USA... Read

Marketing and advertising claims related to environmental, social and governance efforts are in the crosshairs of the plaintiff’s bar as cases alleging greenwashing, including exaggerated or false claims about ESG initiatives, environmental impact and sustainable practices increase, according to lawyers with the firm Perkins Coie... Read

Eco labels, from Fairtrade America to Marine Stewardship Council to Non-GMO Project, can help tip the scales when consumers are deliberating between products at shelf and even encourage them to try a new or unfamiliar brand, according to leading sustainability certifying organizations... Read