NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE December 2023 15 al Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index (the Index), which assesses a total of 60 publicly listed animal protein producers worth a combined $364 billion (as of March 1st, 2023) against ten environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-related factors. “The failure of leading meat and dairy companies to reduce emissions underlines the urgent need for more policy focus on the food and agriculture sector. Food system emissions deserve a place at the top of the table, alongside energy and transport, as they represent an estimated third of greenhouse gas emissions and 40% of methane. Investors hope the first-ever publication of a food and agriculture roadmap at COP28 this month will catalyse the transition to 1.5 degrees and a more sustainable food system,” said Jeremy Coller, Chair and Founder of the FAIRR. “What you can measure, you can manage, so investors will welcome the increased disclosure of Scope 3 emissions by the meat and dairy sector. The FAIRR Protein Producer Index highlights the ESG risks and opportunities in the global food system, enabling investors to engage their portfolio companies in more meaningful conversations, underpinned by data.” Read more>> F3 selects finalists to compete in Krill Replacement Challenge The F3 - Future of Fish Feed selected 10 companies to compete in the F3 Krill Replacement Challenge, a contest designed to spark innovation for alternatives to krill in aquaculture feed. The companies’ products will compete in a head-to-head competition —against each other and krill and fishmeal controls— in a 12-week feed trial on Atlantic salmon, a widely consumed fish that is known by farmers to be finicky eaters. The company with the krill replacement product that results in the best growth, feed consumption, and survival will be awarded a $100,000 grand prize. The F3 Krill Replacement Challenge finalists and their products are: U.S.-based APC LLC (spraydried plasma), Brazil-based BRF Ingredients (chicken hydrolysate), China-based Calysseo (single-cell protein), Finland-based eniferBio (fungus), Singapore-based Entobel (black soldier fly), Netherlands-based Orffa Additives (amino-acid extract), France-based Phileo by Lesaffre (yeast extract), Netherlands-based Protix (black soldier fly), India-based Shaivaa Algaetech (algae), and Germany-based Symrise (protein hydrolysate). “It wasn’t an easy decision to select these finalists out of the 40 great krill replacement products we received,” said F3 Judge Kevin Fitzsimmons, a professor of environmental science at the University of Arizona. “Ultimately, we are happy with the diversity of products and companies that are moving to the next phase of the competition.” The companies advancing to the trial phase of the contest, which is expected to begin in March 2024, were selected from a pool of forty companies from across the world that registered for the F3 Krill Replacement Challenge, the fourth aquaculture feed contest hosted by the F3 - Future of Fish Feed initiative. Testing was performed to confirm all products being used in the trial are free of marine ingredients. Read more>>
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