While hemp production for textiles is at a “watershed moment,” hemp won’t bring promised sustainability without attention to how crops are grown, a new paper argues. “This is a material …
Sustainability benefits can be lost if hemp textile production follows conventional ag Read More »
Industrial hemp can help large companies to decarbonize their supply chains, but rigorous certification programs are needed if the plant is to reach its full potential as a nature-based solution …
Shortage of certified carbon credits is opportunity for hemp, new report says Read More »
Hemp can store CO2 as efficiently as wood in raw materials for the construction industry, and should meet EU certification criteria for carbon credits, a new report from Germany suggests. …
Hemp on par with wood in ability to capture and store greenhouse gas Read More »
University researchers in Michigan are studying hemp for its potential to clean up soil contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manufactured chemicals that have drawn close scrutiny by environmental …
Hemp shows promise in cleanup of toxic chemicals used in many products Read More »
As hemp growers and processors begin exploring the potential business in carbon credits, they should tread carefully. With a growing number of companies crowding into the potential $100 billion market …
How hemp operators can avoid the carbon accounting scammers Read More »
Hemp stakeholders in Pennsylvania have launched an initiative to support the development of regional supply chains for a wide range of hemp outputs. The Pennsylvanian Industrial Hemp Engine (PIHE), which …
Pennsylvania hemp initiative aims to build out regional supply chains Read More »
Swedish hemp company Ekolution AB is supplying insulation panels filled with hemp fiber in what the company says is the “world’s largest” construction project of its kind using hemp building …
Sweden’s Ekolution supplies insulation for ‘world’s largest’ hemp project Read More »
A UK building contractor said it has completed the last of 25 homes built from hempcrete panels in one of the country’s biggest sustainable residential development projects to date. The …
UK builder says homeowners have moved into 25 new hemp houses Read More »
A Brazilian startup said it plans to use blockchain technology in a scheme that links cryptocurrency to a fraction of soil revitalized by hemp, with the value represented by a …
Brazilian startup envisions blockchain strategy in carbon removal initiative Read More »
Two projects have received a total of $20 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Climate Smart Commodities program. A group of stakeholders led by Atlanta, Georgia-based Iconoclast …
