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SentiV by Meropy is an AI-powered robot that collects data and assesses the field to optimise farming practices, France

M&S rolls out AI-powered animal welfare monitoring across dairy farms

M&S is rolling out AI-powered monitoring technology across 46 dairy farms, using cameras and algorithms trained alongside vets to assess cow welfare in real time.

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Fashion

Global Fashion Summit 2026: Nature as collaborator

On the final day of Global Fashion Summit 2026 in Copenhagen, agenda-setting dialogue continued as speakers explored potential solutions to the industry’s environmental and social challenges.

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Food & Drink

Can lab-grown cocoa butter save the chocolate industry?

Mondelēz International has produced a dozen milk chocolate bars using cell-cultured cocoa butter developed by Celleste Bio, signalling a step towards commercial-scale adoption of lab-grown ingredients.

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Fashion

Stat: Why decarbonisation without finance is stalling fashion’s sustainability…

As global temperatures breach the 1.5°C threshold, a new roadmap is urging fashion brands to pay a fair share for the energy transition in Bangladesh, one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable manufacturing hubs.

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Retail

NRF 2025 Retail’s Big Show Europe: Thinking beyond omnichannel

In Paris, on the third and final day of NRF 2025 Retail’s Big Show Europe, conversations shifted toward the future of retail and the opportunities unlocked by mass AI adoption.

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Climate Adaptation and Resource Scarcity

Mars backs gene-edited cocoa for climate-resilient chocolate

Confectionery brand Mars is teaming up with biotech firm Pairwise to accelerate the creation of climate-resilient cocoa using CRISPR-based gene editing.

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Marketing & Branding

Localise to Survive

The third report in our Rebranding Sustainability series looks at how localisation can become a powerful marketing tool and a meaningful sustainability strategy in one.