La Energía y El Medio Ambiente

Febrero 08, 2010

McDonald’s officials visit PVMI to talk about new potato varieties for French Fries.

McDonald’s officials are meeting with the Potato Variety Management Institute (PVMI) to talk about potential new varieties of potatoes for French Fries. Jeanne Debons, executive director of the Potato Variety Management Institute (PVMI), is meeting M...

Febrero 03, 2010

SunChips 100% Compostable Chip Bag in March on Canadian store shelves

Today the SunChips(R) brand, Frito Lay Canada's (a division of PepsiCo) popular line of multigrain snacks, is introducing the world's first 100% compostable chip bag. This green innovation, a first-of-its kind initiative, will change the way Canadians ...

Enero 28, 2010

ADM Releases First Corporate Responsibility Report

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) has made considerable progress in the areas of supply-chain integrity, environmental stewardship, social investing and safety since the Company convened its Sustainability Steering Committee in 2007. Those a...

Triunfar sobre el cambio climático: variedades del CIP resistentes al calor y a la sequía

Enero 28, 2010

El CIP desarrolla variedades de papa resistentes al calor y a la sequía

Un proyecto de tres años del CIP está impulsando la producción de papa mediante variedades que han sido mejoradas y probadas para adaptarse mejor a la sequía e incremento de temperaturas que está afectando a diversos países del centro y suroeste de Asi...

Beating climate change: heat and drought tolerant potato varieties (CIP)

Enero 28, 2010

CIP Developing heat and drought resistant potato varieties

Potato material from the International Potato Center (CIP) is helping farmers to enhance food and income security in Central and Southwest Asia in the face of climate change.

Enero 28, 2010

Novozymes among world’s 100 most sustainable companies

Once again this year Novozymes has been named in the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World. The ranking was announced today in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum.The listing of the top 100 most sustainable corporations in t...

McDonald's corporate social responsibility report

Enero 26, 2010

McDonald's publishes Corporate Social Responsibility Report

McDonald’s Corporation today issued a report outlining its latest global best practices in the areas of sustainable supply chain, nutrition and well-being, environmental responsibility, employment experience, community and corporate governance and ethi...

Enero 21, 2010

Wada Farms Improves Pallet Quality and Consistency with CHEP

Wada Farms, one of Idaho’s leading potato, onion and sweet potato grower/shippers, today announced the expansion of its relationship with CHEP for pallet pooling services. The company transports Dole and Wada Farms brand potatoes and onions on CHEP pal...

Enero 20, 2010

New potato varieties require less nitrogen fertilizer

Potato growers can't go to an industry meeting anymore without hearing a talk about sustainability. They're told they need to reduce their carbon footprint and adhere to good agricultural practices. Fast food restaurants are also under pressure to re...

Enero 19, 2010

Three French Fry manufacturing plants awarded EPA Energy Star

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing the first three frozen fried potato processing plants to earn the Energy Star for superior energy performance. These plants perform in the top 25 percent for energy efficiency nationwide an...

Enero 05, 2010

Idaho readies for potato conference

The nation's top spud state will play host to its 42nd annual potato conference this month under the theme, "Putting Sustainability into Practice." The Idaho Potato Conference is scheduled for Jan. 20-21 at Idaho State University in Pocatel...

Enero 05, 2010

Food labels to show 'carbon footprint' under Government plans

Hilary Benn, UK's Environment Secretary, said in future people will have to eat less “carbon intensive” foods like red meat or excessively packaged products to make sure Britain meets targets to cut greenhouse gases.To help consumers do this, new “gree...

Diciembre 14, 2009

2010 University of Idaho Potato Conference addresses Sustainability

“Putting Sustainability into Practice” is the theme of the University of Idaho’s 42nd Annual Potato Conference Jan. 20-21 in Pocatello. Participants will learn how to more efficiently use fertilizers, pesticides, water, fuel and other inputs.John Kee...

Diciembre 11, 2009

Frito-Lay factory in Casa Grande First Existing Food Manufacturing Site to Achieve LEED EB Gold Certification

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay Casa Grande, Ariz., facility today became the nation’s first food manufacturing site to be awarded LEED® Existing Building (EB) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and verified by the Green Building Certi...

Diciembre 08, 2009

Why your chips bag is only half-full

It happens all the time: You open a snack bag, cereal box, or pill bottle and find a little bit of product and … lots of air. Consumer Reports dings such products with a Black Hole Award, and loyal readers are quick to send us nominees.

Diciembre 06, 2009

Branston's potato anaerobic digestion plant to cut electricity demand by 40%

The anaerobic digestion plant at Branston's headquarters in Lincoln will use low value potatoes and peelings to produce enough electricity to cut the firm's reliance on grid electricity by 40%.Work started on the plant last week, project director Vee G...

Diciembre 06, 2009

CPRI develops heat resistent potato variety for India

Here is a good news for Indian potato growers.To cope up with the adverse effects of global warming, Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI), Shimla, has developed a new variety of potato - Kufri Surya - having more heat resistance.Night temperatures ...

Noviembre 30, 2009

Pepsico ha unido esfuerzos con TerraCycle para crear bolsos hechos con envolturas de papas fritas usadas

PepsiCo, la empresa madre del fabricante de aperitivos Frito-Lay ( Doritos, Tostitos y Cheetos) quiere cambiar la cara de la compañia y darle una presentación de empresa responsable con el medio ambiente ya ha mostrado algunos avances con el desarrollo...