Feeding a growing world population whilst still protecting our environment is extremely challenging
Agriculture places significant pressure on natural resources and our environment and non-sustainable agricultural practices, seeking maximum yield with minimum regard for the environmental and human consequences, can result in destruction of habitat, soil erosion and degradation, amongst other things
Friend of the Earth is an international certification scheme for sustainable agriculture and breeding whose principles are based on the safeguarding and protection of the entire ecosystem. Sustainable agriculture is a type of farming that focuses on producing long-term crops and livestock without compromising the ability of current or future generations to meet their needs, based on the principle of maintaining a sustainable balance between the demands for food production and the preservation of our natural environment.
By clicking on the links below you can view all the Friend of the Earth’s sustainable news – covering such topics as agriculture, conservation projects and our latest press releases. You can also access our Webinars and online courses that cover a wide range of topics such as ‘Sustainable Insect farming’ to ‘Sustainable coffee production and certification’.
We regularly update this page so you can keep up to date with how Friend of the Earth is contributing towards sustainable living.
Since its creation in 1970, Earth Day has become a landmark date, turning into a worldwide celebration that gathers more than a BILLION people around the globe. It’s conceived as a day of action to change human behavior and create global, national, and local policy changes. Numerous events will take place during this week, from virtual concerts to global conferences. […]
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Sustainable Agriculture and farming in times of COVID-19. The role of Friend of the Earth certification in the path towards regenerative and zero-impact agriculture. 17th of December 2020. 16 Participating companies and speakers:Antica Latteria Ducale, Parmesan (Lorenzo Balzarini);Azienda Agricola Guidi di Roncofreddo, Poultry/Chiken and Apricots (Patrick Caseley);Bovinmarche, Meat (Daniele Marzi);Cafè de Monteverde, Coffee (Daniel Vargas);Cascina […]
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Milan Fashion Week 2021 is best time to turn modeling and fashion greener and more ethical On the 2021 Milan Fashion Week occasion, the World Sustainability Organization, as part of its Sustainable Fashion initiatives, launches its new WSO Models Academy and Agency for ethical and sustainable modeling. Last year the Friend of the Earth sustainable […]
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Dona Rufina Marca seeks to reinsert raw material into fashion and design markets Dona Rufina, a ‘slow-fashion’ company, founded and managed by designer Luciana Bulcão and participated mainly by local women, aims to preserve and enhance the Brazilian Pampa cultural tradition and protect the environment. Dona Rufina’s first collection of bags, shoes, and accessories was […]
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https://youtu.be/B7pjUAwTLiA Friend of the Earth WebinarHydroponics: leading the way towards a more sustainable agriculture CASE STUDY: H2orto Fri-EL. Tomato production in hydroponics. Featuring:Roel Klap Head of Grower at Fri-ELGreenHouse H2Ortoroel.klap@f-gh.it Presenter:Paolo BrayFounder and Director Friend of the Sea – Friend of the Earthpaolobray@friendofthesea.org Download presentation here https://mega.nz/file/5stzyS4I#XIAHMt-40bqiWLGssQBpU-cOM_gMSkxc7WCFEQagIJI Dear Madam/Sir, Friend of the Earth is pleased […]
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The World Sustainability Organization, invites you to register to the online course on “Packaging impact on the environment. A scientific analysis and possible solutions for your specific company and sector.” This 4 hours course will cover the following subjects: – Fish Packaging Materials and typologies. – Pollution from Fish Packaging. – Chemicals concerns from Fish packaging. – Fish packaging […]
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18th of December 2020 – 3PM Central Europe Time; 7AM San Francisco; 8AM Boston; 10PM Singapore This round table will allow us to hear about impact of COVID-19, role of sustainability certifications and future forecast, from international producers of a wide range of agro products: cheese and dairy products, coffee, eggs, fruit, honey, insects, oil, […]
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The World Sustainability Organization, in collaboration with Elaisian and Olio Roi, invite you to register to the online course on “Precision Agriculture. Methods and tools to increase your ROI and reduce your environmental impact.” This 4 hours course will cover the following subjects: – Agritech: history & evolution, from 1970 until nowadays. – Market: geography where […]
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The two organizations share a mutual aim of protecting the environment by promoting sustainable food The World Sustainability Organization (WSO) and The Good Food Institute (GFI) Sustainable Seafood Initiative today announced that the two organizations have initiated a joint certification program for plant-based seafood. The certification will be part of the WSO’s Friend of the […]
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Dairy Dialog podcast 80: Carbios, Chr Hansen, Choicelunch and Friend of the Earth.29-Apr-2020 By Jim Cornall The Dairy Dialog podcast this week features four guests: Martin Stephan, CEO of Carbios; Julien Biolley, director of business development and marketing at Chr Hansen; Keith Cosbey, COO and co-founder of Choicelunch; and founder and director of Friend of […]
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