Smart Net-Zero

May 18, 2026 | Food Ingredients First |

Ahead of the Sustainable Foods Summit in Amsterdam, Netherlands (June 18–19), a Ecovia Intelligence representative  told Food Ingredients First that regenerative agriculture is scaling rapidly to meet net-zero demand, with the Regenerative Organic Certified scheme now covering nearly 20 million acres across more than 140 crops including grains, proteins, dairy, and cotton. She identified climate change, geopolitical conflict, and US tariffs as the main forces driving supply chain disruption in recent years, with commodities such as cocoa and coffee already showing strain. The article also points to upcycled ingredients and precision fermentation as growing trends reshaping sustainable food formulation: examples include Barry Callebaut's cacao fruit upcycling and cultivated cocoa butter from Celleste Bio. Summit sessions covered regenerative agriculture for biodiversity, AI's role in sustainable food production, and approaches to measuring environmental footprints.