Tom Chapman
@tchappers.bsky.social
Exploring all things impact. Director of Kercombe Consulting | Impact Advisory. ESG & impact measurement consulting with a special interest in food systems transformation & impact investing. Big lover of Climate tech, mushrooms, and dogs.
🌍 This year has been transformational in sustainability regulation. Alternative protein companies are in a prime position to excel.
But greenwashing is still a risk.
I wrote this article to help companies lead the way to a sustainable future! 🌱
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But greenwashing is still a risk.
I wrote this article to help companies lead the way to a sustainable future! 🌱
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Guardrails to prevent greenwashing are increasingly getting stronger
How alternative protein companies can remain well-positioned to communicate sustainability impacts
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December 18, 2024 at 10:54 AM
🌍 This year has been transformational in sustainability regulation. Alternative protein companies are in a prime position to excel.
But greenwashing is still a risk.
I wrote this article to help companies lead the way to a sustainable future! 🌱
substack.com/home/post/p-...
But greenwashing is still a risk.
I wrote this article to help companies lead the way to a sustainable future! 🌱
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The takeaway? Processed plant-based foods aren’t perfect, but they’re miles better than many alternatives, especially processed conventional meat. 🌍 They bring us closer to sustainable, healthier diets—and that’s something we can all get behind. ✅
December 13, 2024 at 8:28 AM
The takeaway? Processed plant-based foods aren’t perfect, but they’re miles better than many alternatives, especially processed conventional meat. 🌍 They bring us closer to sustainable, healthier diets—and that’s something we can all get behind. ✅
Classifying foods based on processing (e.g., the NOVA system) is misleading. It ignores key factors like nutritional value, affordability, and health outcomes. 🚫 We need better frameworks for dietary guidance—ones rooted in evidence, not fear of 'processing.' [4/5]
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28793996/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28793996/
Ultra-processed foods in human health: a critical appraisal - PubMed
The NOVA classification of foods proposes 4 categories: unprocessed or minimally processed foods, processed culinary ingredients, processed foods, and ultra-processed foods and drinks (UPFDs). It is a...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
December 13, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Classifying foods based on processing (e.g., the NOVA system) is misleading. It ignores key factors like nutritional value, affordability, and health outcomes. 🚫 We need better frameworks for dietary guidance—ones rooted in evidence, not fear of 'processing.' [4/5]
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28793996/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28793996/
#2: Processed plant-based foods still beat conventional meat in most health and environmental metrics. 🌱🍔 Yes, whole foods are great—but veggie burgers & plant milks are still healthier than meat. Don’t let the myths fool you! [3/5]
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
A multicriteria analysis of meat and milk alternatives from nutritional, health, environmental, and cost perspectives | PNAS
Reducing meat and dairy intake has been identified as a necessary strategy for mitigating
the high environmental impacts food systems are currently...
www.pnas.org
December 13, 2024 at 8:25 AM
#2: Processed plant-based foods still beat conventional meat in most health and environmental metrics. 🌱🍔 Yes, whole foods are great—but veggie burgers & plant milks are still healthier than meat. Don’t let the myths fool you! [3/5]
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#1: Replacing meat with plant-based alternatives just a few times a week can lead to:
❤️ 12% reduction in LDL (bad) cholesterol
⚖️ Weight loss of 0.72 kg (small but meaningful!)
🍄 Mycoprotein-based options performed especially well!
Details here 👉 [2/5] www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
❤️ 12% reduction in LDL (bad) cholesterol
⚖️ Weight loss of 0.72 kg (small but meaningful!)
🍄 Mycoprotein-based options performed especially well!
Details here 👉 [2/5] www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Plant-based meat alternatives and cardiometabolic health: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Plant-based meat alternatives (PBMAs) are emerging in global markets. However, the effects of substituting meat for PBMAs on cardiometabolic health ar…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 13, 2024 at 8:24 AM
#1: Replacing meat with plant-based alternatives just a few times a week can lead to:
❤️ 12% reduction in LDL (bad) cholesterol
⚖️ Weight loss of 0.72 kg (small but meaningful!)
🍄 Mycoprotein-based options performed especially well!
Details here 👉 [2/5] www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
❤️ 12% reduction in LDL (bad) cholesterol
⚖️ Weight loss of 0.72 kg (small but meaningful!)
🍄 Mycoprotein-based options performed especially well!
Details here 👉 [2/5] www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Think all processed plant-based foods are unhealthy? Think again. 🥦🥩 A growing body of research shows plant-based meat can have real health benefits—like reducing LDL (bad) cholesterol by 12% and helping with weight management. Let’s break it down. 👇 [1/5]
#plantbased #planetaryhealth #UPFs
#plantbased #planetaryhealth #UPFs
December 13, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Think all processed plant-based foods are unhealthy? Think again. 🥦🥩 A growing body of research shows plant-based meat can have real health benefits—like reducing LDL (bad) cholesterol by 12% and helping with weight management. Let’s break it down. 👇 [1/5]
#plantbased #planetaryhealth #UPFs
#plantbased #planetaryhealth #UPFs
Great to see regenerative grazing being called out. It's a smart green washing tactic. Yes it has some benefits, but nothing compared to transitioning to a plant-based diet.
The overhyping of regenerative grazing as a climate solution needs to end.
While it has some other benefits, regenerative grazing pales as a climate solution compared to shifting diets and reducing food waste.
The hype is not helping anything.
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While it has some other benefits, regenerative grazing pales as a climate solution compared to shifting diets and reducing food waste.
The hype is not helping anything.
drawdown.org/index.php/in...
Regenerative grazing is overhyped as a climate solution. We should do it anyway.
Animal agriculture has a climate problem.
drawdown.org
December 7, 2024 at 6:49 AM
Great to see regenerative grazing being called out. It's a smart green washing tactic. Yes it has some benefits, but nothing compared to transitioning to a plant-based diet.
While on a recent trip to Malaysia I was blown away by the food culture, and the food system needed to sustain it. While many of us are skeptical of non-animal sourced proteins. There's an exciting emergence of interest in efficiency protein supply across Asia.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/o...
Opinion | China Is on a Quest for the Holy Grail of Meat. Let’s Hope It Succeeds.
China’s push to develop alternative proteins is not a threat to America. It’s good for the planet.
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:57 AM
While on a recent trip to Malaysia I was blown away by the food culture, and the food system needed to sustain it. While many of us are skeptical of non-animal sourced proteins. There's an exciting emergence of interest in efficiency protein supply across Asia.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/o...
Any recommendations for great podcasts or articles covering the introduction of novel food in East Africa?
December 1, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Any recommendations for great podcasts or articles covering the introduction of novel food in East Africa?