As the food industry is under increasing pressure to meet increasingly ambitious sustainability goals demand continues to grow for biodiesel, a renewable alternative that more companies and municipalities are leveraging to lower their carbon footprint.
The Center for Food Integrity (CFI) and the United Soybean Board (USB) are hosting a free webinar Tuesday Aug. 30 at 1:00 pm central to discuss how biodiesel can fuel food company sustainability efforts.
Among the topics: Biodiesel 101, benefits to the environment and our health, busting biodiesel myths, a case study of how the sixth largest U.S. bus company has incorporated biodiesel into its fleets and insights into sustainably grown soy, an important feedstock for biodiesel.
Hosted by CFI’s Melanie Fitzpatrick, the webinar guest lineup includes:
– Veronica Bradley / Clean Fuels Alliance America, Director of Environmental Science
– John Benish, Jr. / Cook-Illinois Corporation, President and CEO of Cook-Illinois Corporation bus company
– Nancy Kavazanjian, Wisconsin Soybean Farmer and USB Director
– Ed Lammers, Nebraska Soybean Farmer and USB Director