New Food Order: Food companies must step up to mitigate climate change
Corporations across the globe are pledging to become carbon neutral. More than 20% of companies in the world now have science-based target initiatives, according to Science Based Targets.
But is it even enough?
Food systems—both agriculture and food production—contribute to over a third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to the United Nations. Much comes from raising livestock and rice cultivation, which accounts for 35% of the food system greenhouse gas emissions.
