In Episode 369 of District of Conservation, Gabriella digests two news stories. First, the advent of lab-grown meat, cultured chicken being approved for sale, and what it means from agriculture. Then she breakdowns the ESG movement and BlackRock CEO, Larry Fink, confessing he likes ESG but not the name. Tune in to learn more.
Townhall: Yes, Traditional Meat Will Endure and Outlast Alternatives
NY Post: US approves nation’s first ‘lab-grown’ meat — chicken made from animal cells
Crunchbase: UPSIDE Foods Investors - Bill Gates and USDA
UPSIDE Foods Company Website
MIT - Bill Gates: Rich nations should shift entirely to synthetic beef (2021)
GOOD Meat Gets Full Approval in the U.S. for Cultivated Meat (ft. Jose Andres Collab)
UC Davis: Lab-Grown Meat’s Carbon Footprint Potentially Worse Than Retail Beef
NIH Study: Sensorial and Nutritional Aspects of Cultured Meat in Comparison to Traditional Meat: Much to Be Inferred
Axios: Larry Fink "ashamed" to be part of ESG political debate
Consumers Research ESG Work
Independent Women's Forum ESG Archive