The Port of Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif., implemented new hydrogen- and electric-powered cargo handling equipment at two shipping terminals.

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), Washington, D.C., unveiled a new initiative identifying U.S. retailers committed to taking leadership action to reduce potent greenhouse gases used in cooling, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

Square Roots, Brooklyn, N.Y., partnered with Gordon Food Service to create a new farm campus at Gordon Food Service’s Grand Rapids, Mich., headquarters.

The Bel Group, France, announced plans to accelerate a sustainable growth strategy, making a commitment to contribute to a positive food business model and create responsible and profitable growth.

McCain Foods, Canada, is the founding member of the One Planet Business for Biodiversity (OP2B) coalition of leading companies.

Stewart and Lynda Resnick, owners of The Wonderful Co., Los Angeles, and the Wonderful Halos brand, pledged $750 million to The California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, Calif., to support cutting-edge research in environmental sustainability.

Nearly 80% of the world’s population is dependent on imports to meet their food and nutritional requirements, as outlined in this report produced by the Hoffmann Centre for Sustainable Resource Economy, London.

As consumer and shareholder preferences shift toward sustainability, chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) must prepare for the transformation from a linear to a circular supply chain without waste, the circular economy will be the only economy, replacing wasteful linear economies by 2029, according to “Preparing for 2029, When Consumer Product Supply Chains Cannot Produce Waste”, presented by Gartner, Inc., Stamford, Conn.

Thai Union Group PCL, Bangkok, announced a new strategy to protect its food supply chains from intentional contamination through a series of robust programs to combat food fraud.

Nearly 9% of adults consider the environment as a top factor when making food and beverage purchase decisions, and it’s young adults, ages 18-44 years old, who are most likely to feel this way, finds the “Health Aspirations & Behavioral Tracking Service” report from The NPD Group, Chicago.