Sustainability

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The way we use natural resources and waste food poses a serious threat to the environment. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO), one third of the world’s food is lost before it reaches consumers. In the United States (US) alone, 40–50% of food is thrown away, with an estimated annual cost of approximately $750 billion per year.

Most of this waste ends up in landfills contributing 9% to the total US greenhouse gas emissions. For example, when food scraps are sent to the landfill, they decompose anaerobically and produce methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases responsible for climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity. 

As defined by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “Sustainability is based on a simple principle: Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. To pursue sustainability is to create and maintain the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony to support present and future generations.”

At NutrArgan we believe in working towards a future which is based on a circular economy, one that will maintain the value of our resources and replace our current linear economy which leads to tremendous food waste worldwide. Our commitment to sustainability and protecting the environment underscores every aspect of our research and innovation at NutrArgan.

 
Repurposing waste and unlocking its potential as a source of beneficial nutrients and bioactive phytochemicals is at the front and center of our sustainability work. At NutrArgan we are participating in making the circular economy go around!