Nestlé, P&G won’t meet 2020 deforestation goals

Nestlé and Procter & Gamble will not meet 10-year-old goals to rid their supply chains of deforestation by 2020, Reuters reported citing …

Cargill CEO says industry will ‘fall short’ of 2020 goals to end deforestation

Beef, soy, cocoa and palm oil supply chains will likely miss 2020 goals to substantially decrease deforestation, Cargill CEO Dave …

Gap commits to 100% sustainable cotton sourcing

Gap brands are committed to sourcing 100% sustainable cotton within the next six years, the apparel group announced in a press …

IBM’s blockchain for food gains major US grocer

Albertsons has joined the IBM Food Trust blockchain initiative in an effort to test the technology’s ability to track the …

Slow progress prompts new thinking around deforestation in palm oil supply chains

Despite public commitments to sustainable palm oil from some of the crop’s largest stakeholders, deforestation continues at a rate of 18 …

John Deere’s demand forecast in limbo amid trade uncertainty

John Deere is optimistic that the fundamentals underlying the agriculture economy remain strong, but the company is in limbo gauging …

Farmers can ship and haul with new digital booking tool

Indigo Agriculture, a seed technology company and grain transaction marketplace, has launched an automated freight brokerage platform exclusively for dry, …

World’s largest grain traders partner to digitize transactions

The world’s four largest grain traders are banding together to replace paper-based processes —namely contracts, invoices, and payments — with digital …

Walmart asks lettuce suppliers to trace products using blockchain

Walmart is turning to blockchain to trace leafy greens, an increasingly common move for any industry that needs to increase visibility from coffee to shipping …

Former Whole Foods Co-CEO Walter Robb Joins S2G Ventures as Exec-in-Residence

In the wake of Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods just over a year ago, some of the company’s brightest talent …