Climate Collaborative
Regenerative Standards
In their 2020 report on Regenerative Standards, "Mapping the Regenerative Landscape," the Climate Collaborative analyzed three certification standards for regenerative agriculture[1]:
- Intro (p. 5-7)
- Soil Carbon Initiative: Soil Carbon Index (w/ USDA support) (p. 8-24)
- Regenerative Organic Alliance: Regenerative Organic Certified (p. 25-37)
- Savory Institute: Land to Market (p. 38-77)
Will Harris of White Oak Pastures connects all three of these standards as member of:
- Soil Carbon Initiative Committee of Experts
- Regenerative Organic Alliance Board of Directors
with White Oak Pastures' grass-fed beef also featuring at the beginning of the Savory Institute presentation (p. 41).
As a major supplier for General Mills, which funds the Climate Collaborative, White Oak Pastures is "not just a small local farm, but actually part of a powerful and massive multinational company, and an important arm of its branding and marketing." Its claim to produce "carbon-negative beef" through regenerative grazing has been conclusively disproven, after General Mills-funded research was found to have "significant lapses that grossly exaggerate or misrepresent the true SOC sequestration capacity of their farming techniques." [2]
Donors
| A-G | G-N | N-P | R-W |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alter Eco | Griffith Foods | Natural Habitats | REBBL |
| Annie's | Grove Collaborative | Nature's Path | Rogue Creamery |
| Associated Labels and Packaging | Guayaki | New Hope Network | Safe Sterilization USA West |
| Aurora Organic Dairy | Happy Family Organics | New Morning Market | Sambazon |
| Cheer Pack | Harmless Harvest | Numi Organic Tea | Stonyfield |
| Clif Bar & Company | INFRA | Nutiva | Strategic Rise Partners |
| Danone North America | Justin’s | Oregon's Wild Harvest | Straus Famiy Creamery |
| Decker and Jessica Rolph | KeHE | Organic India | Studio Fab |
| Dr. Bronner’s | Lotus Foods | Organic Valley | Sweet Additions |
| Eatsie.us | Lundberg Family Farms | Outpost Natural Foods | Tiger Cool Express |
| Foodstirs | MegaFood | Patagonia | Traditional Medicinals |
| Gaia Herbs | MOM's Organic Market | Plum Organics | Trayak |
| General Mills | Mountain Rose Herbs | Pluot Consulting | Whole Foods / Amazon Inc |
| gimMe Snacks | National Co-Op Grocers | Presence Marketing |
Sources
- ↑ https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/climatecollaborative/mailings/1633/attachments/original/PPT-FINAL-Regenerative_Mapping-min_compressed.pdf?1579205603
- ↑ https://plantbaseddata.medium.com/the-failed-attempt-to-greenwash-beef-7dfca9d74333
- ↑ https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/climatecollaborative/mailings/1633/attachments/original/PPT-FINAL-Regenerative_Mapping-min_compressed.pdf?1579205603