Dec 6, 2022

And be sure to subscribe and share! Led by Elly Truesdell and Hallie Bonnar, New Fare Partners is the latest female-led VC fund to close its first fund. The VC firm has so far raised $20 million in capital commitments for its inaugural fund investing in early-stage food and beverage businesses. Animal-free dairy is coming to Asia in an industry first, with the arrival of Perfect Day’s Very Dairy line of milk products in Singapore. Last but not least, the UFCW unions, which represent over 100,000 workers for Kroger and Albertsons, detailed their opposition to the merger. The group raised concerns the merger will decrease grocery industry competition, raise food prices and cause major job cuts. Our newsletter takes a lot of time and resources to produce. Make a  one time or monthly contribution  to help us keep it going. Whether it’s $5 or $500, every bit helps and shows us that you value our work. Carbon markets are emerging as a leading tool for tackling our climate crisis, but are they actually getting to the root of the crisis? We speak to Tom Goldtooth (Dine’ and Dakota), executive director of the Indigenous Environmental Network about how businesses and communities might approach the climate and social crises.