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This week The Full Circle Collective is starting with its supplier profiles, where we share the stories with you about the inspiring sustainable and circular enterprises who are stocking us with products and services that don’t cost the earth. Our featured supplier this week is Food2Soil Pty Ltd, a company founded by two female entrepreneurs Annabel Schweiger and Josie Grenfell who have created Australia’s first biofertiliser made entirely from reclaimed waste streams. We at The Full Circle Collective love the Food2Soil products because they’re a practical example of how food waste (one of our largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions) can be diverted into a sustainable and affordable natural gardening product. So far, Food2Soil has transformed more than 26,000kg of food waste into powerful plant food, thereby preventing more than 50,000kg of CO2 emissions. And Food2Soil’s fermentation process makes for probiotic-rich fertiliser that is great for your plants. How good is that! Check out this video for the story. https://lnkd.in/gFUbGa_n

💙🛒 The #MSCecolabel is transforming the seafood market and leading brands are using it to meet consumer demand for sustainable seafood. 🔍 Discover how this drives growth in the market! https://bit.ly/3ZYSz1O #MSCecolabel #SustainableFishing #SustainableSeafood

Curious about where your coffee comes from? Bean Verified gives you the tools to uncover the journey of your coffee beans. Dive into details such as farm locality, cupping score, and more, fostering a transparent and sustainable coffee industry. Join us in supporting fair trade practices and empowering farmers worldwide. . . . . #coffeejourney #beanverified #knowyourbeans #coffeetransparency #sustainablecoffee #fairtradecoffee #coffeefarmers #cuppingscore #traceyourbeans #coffeeorigin #ethicalcoffee #supportfarmers #coffeelovers #beantocup #coffeeethics #farmtocup #coffeetraceability #coffeedetails #sustainablefarming #fairtradepractices #empowerfarmers #coffeecommunity #transparentcoffee #coffeeeducation #beantransparency

How to optimise energy and water usage while ensuring food safety and minimising food waste? ♻️ Thor Ice Chilling Solutions is an Icelandic high-tech company that focuses on chilling methods for the food industry. The company’s new energy-saving concept allows factories to reduce energy consumption when chilling poultry, fish and other food products, and produce slurry ice when it is most cost-effective. ✔️ Nefco finances the expedited roll-out of Thor Ice’s innovative energy-saving concept and continue growing internationally with a second loan that adds to the company’s existing financing. 💬 “This new funding from Nefco will enable us to accelerate the implementation of our energy-saving concept, bringing us closer to our goal of a more sustainable and efficient food industry,” Þorsteinn Ingi Víglundsson, CEO, Thor Ice Chilling Solutions. Read more on: https://bit.ly/41xq8Zt #NordicGreenBank #FinanceForNature #NordicSMEs

Brewing a greener future with Grinders Coffee. We are proud to be one of the first commercial roasters in Australia to provide a certified home compostable solution to takeaway coffee cups. Unlike conventional cups with plastic linings, our takeaway cups are designed to break down under composting conditions, making it easier than ever to enjoy takeaway coffee sustainably. From innovative packaging to supporting ethical farming, Grinders is dedicated to ensuring a better future for both coffee lovers and the planet. Read more about how we are supporting sustainable product and practices and our sustainability commitments at The Grind https://lnkd.in/g664yHeg 🌍☕ #grinderscoffee #compostablecups

🐟 Our partners from Nofima, Trust-IT Services, COMMpla srl, ICS-FORTH, Premotec GmbH, and the Eurofish International Organisation gathered today to address how to improve #VeriFish #communicationplan. This meeting was a significant step towards enhancing our efforts to promote sustainable seafood consumption. 🌊 Effective communication is crucial for the success of our mission to foster #sustainableseafood. By working together, we can ensure that our messages are clear, impactful, and reach all stakeholders, including producers, retailers, policymakers, and the general public. Shared efforts and collaboration are vital, as #communication is truly a team effort that benefits from diverse perspectives and expertise. Our collective goal is to enhance awareness and understanding of sustainable seafood practices. We believe that through innovative communication strategies, we can foster a greater appreciation for sustainable seafood and encourage more responsible consumption choices. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to innovate and improve our strategies! We are committed to keeping you informed about our progress and the exciting developments ahead. Together, we can make a significant impact on the future of sustainable seafood. #Teamwork #Sustainability #Seafood #HorizonEurope #Collaboration #Innovation #SustainableFood #EnvironmentalImpact #HealthyEating

📣 Big News! Tiba Tempeh is now a certified B Corp! Not only that, we achieved a whopping impact score of 108.8, making Tiba Tempeh the world’s highest-scoring B Corp in the meat-free category. We are also the 8th highest-scoring UK food B Corp from over 170 certified UK Food B Corps👏   B Corp certification recognises companies that meet high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. These are just a few things that have supported our B Corp certification:    • All our products are 100% plant-based and have a ‘very low’ carbon footprint verified by My Emissions analysis. • All our products are organic, using no pesticides or chemical fertilisers.  • We only use sustainably certified, non-GMO soybeans from reputable growers. • We promote a diverse workplace and prioritise team well-being. • We work with mission-aligned partners who share our commitment to a positive and sustainable future. A massive thanks to our incredible team particularly Alex Longton and Melissa Eames for leading the long and rigorous B Corp evaluation process. Thanks also to B Lab, our suppliers, customers, and our Tiba Tribe of consumers for supporting us on this journey🙏 We originally started the business to be a force for good, and becoming a certified B Corp shows that we are moving in the right direction. This is just the start of our B Corp journey as we continue to review and improve our impact, as we pursue our mission to create naturally delicious plant-based food that’s good for people and the planet🌍 Here’s to using business as a force for good! #Bcorp #CertifiedBCorportation #ForceForGood #SustainableBusiness #Tempeh #TibaTempeh #PlantBased

Maintaining cleanliness is crucial for the #food and #protein industries. Yet, today's landscape demands that such practices align with the principles of sustainability, including #EnergyConsumption and #WaterConservation. To gain deeper insights into how these factors interplay within the industry, we invite you to access the interview with Jan Søndergaard Pedersen, General Manager at Nilfisk Food https://bit.ly/4bqQf6F

Reusing byproducts and putting layer meat back into human food are just a few ways that the poultry, egg producer is working to build a circular food system. Sandra Vijn, managing director USA, Kipster Learn More: https://lnkd.in/gVWS9wGq #PoultryIndustry #Byproducts #CircularEconomy

One of Kipster’s goals is to minimize our environmental impact as much as possible. Feed has a large impact. For example, the production of soy and corn in both Europe and the U.S. contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and water pollution from fertilizer use. Soy from South America is used in feed in Europe and may have been produced on recently converted or deforested precious natural habitats for wildlife. In the U.S., land conversion happens in one of the world’s last remaining intact temperate grasslands – the Northern Great Plains, which is making way for crops such as wheat, corn, canola, and soy, according to PlowPrint reports from WWF We aim to by-pass the use of agricultural lands for feed altogether, but we are not quite there yet. In the U.S., the feed consists of around 66% of by-products from food and crop processing. We’ll keep working to increase the share of by-products and waste from the food system in the coming years, and to assess if any of these ingredients are potentially associated with land conversion. Emma Cottrell #plowprint #wwf #NGP #DCF #landconversion Patrick Lendrum #feed #upcycling #foodwaste Pete Pearson Alex Nichols-Vinueza Ellen Dierenfeld