Why Sustainability Matters in Bio-Based Ingredients: Practical Challenges, Key Decisions, and What's Next

​​Sustainability is rapidly becoming a defining priority in industrial biotechnology influencing investment, regulation, consumer expectations, and the long-term viability of bioprocesses. As the industry shifts toward more responsible innovation, teams are increasingly expected to understand and quantify the environmental impact of their decisions from the earliest stages of development.

Confirmed Speakers:

• ​Lucas Eastham, Lead Scientist, Fermentation, The Good Food Institute

• ​Diogo Pinto, Project Acquisition Coordinator, Bio-Based Europe Pilot Plant

• ​Sandra Chauruka, Manager in Complex Particles, CPI

• ​Ben Williams, CTO, Sun Bear Biofuture

​​In this webinar, we will explore:

• ​​Why sustainability matters now — environmental pressures, regulatory momentum, consumer expectations, and costly R&D decisions

• ​​How sustainability is being implemented today — research advances, emerging assessment methods, localised sourcing, and process optimisation

• ​​The current challenges in quantifying environmental impact — data limitations, inconsistent frameworks, and barriers to adoption in bioprocessing

• ​​What’s next for the industry — tools enabling faster, more accessible environmental insights (including platforms like Foresight), cross-industry collaboration, sustainable protein research, and growing efforts toward standardisation

​​Join us for an insightful discussion and gain practical perspectives on how to understand and improve your environmental impact and why doing so is becoming increasingly essential.