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Mejuri CEO explains Canadian jewelry brand's expansion into lab-grown diamonds
While the first lab-grown diamonds date back to the 1950s, the created gemstones didn’t quite catch on with fine jewelry shoppers in the same way as their mined counterparts. Until now.
Thanks to improvements in creation process and final…
Jac. Vandenberg Announces First Certified Sustainably Grown® SUNRAYS® Mandarins Shipping to U.S. Markets in Summer 2024
Consumers in the United States can look forward this coming year to SUNRAYS® mandarins independently certified as Sustainably Grown® by SCS Global Services. Forbel, a producer of SUNRAYS mandarins, has become the first citrus grower in Uruguay…
Netafim Targets Plastic Farm Waste
Land and water resources are shrinking across the globe while the population is growing, leaving farmers who feed the world with a formidable task: figuring out how to produce more food with less, and to do it sustainably as the earth they…
Third-party data verification can increase profits from carbon programs
Many farmers understand the substantial data required to enroll in a carbon program. Programs are tracking everything including how and when crops are planted and routine soil sample results. However, how that data is used beyond the farm can be…
Mejuri to begin selling lab-grown diamonds alongside mined diamonds
Lab-grown diamonds are shaking up an industry that’s been ruled by mined diamonds for centuries. But while many jewelers and jewelry brands are picking one or the other — Pandora sells exclusively lab-grown diamonds, for example — DTC jewelry…
On location: A tour of FORMIA’s Hong Kong office
FORMIA is a name known well when it comes to creating legendary amenity kits and passenger comfort products for the airline industry. The first-of-its-kind RIMOWA kit for Thai Airways, the iconic Qatar Airways x Diptyque partnership and the…
The Stakes Are Higher Than Ever for Supermarkets to Source More Responsibly
From a new scorecard ranking grocers on their animal welfare policies published by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, to allegations of underage migrants working in U.S. food-processing plants, the stakes have never…
1 month in a row "Buy 1 get 1 free for extra large cup"! Starbucks opened its first Greener Store in Taiwan
Starbucks Taiwan celebrates its 25th anniversary with the opening of the first Greener store-certified "Shalu Beishi Store" with the name of Mountain Sponge Green Sustainability from today (28th), which not only is equipped with charging piles in…
New Starbucks impact board reinforces promises to suppliers
The company is extending their oversight of how they go about their six promises which includes how they work with their supply chain and partners. The Board of Directors intends to establish a new Environmental, Partner and Community Impact (…
FSC-US Releases Forest Carbon Storage Study
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) US released a report today that found evidence that FSC-certified forests in the US and Canada store more carbon when compared to forests managed with common practices, showing the positive climate impact of the…