Key Takeaways
- HowGood and Anthesis have formed a partnership to help food and retail companies transition to low-carbon, nature-positive value chains.
- The collaboration combines HowGood’s database of 90,000+ agricultural emissions factors with Anthesis’ global network of 1,400 sustainability experts.
- Companies gain end-to-end support—from granular supply-chain impact insights to strategic implementation and decarbonization execution.
- The partnership strengthens ESG disclosure, regenerative sourcing strategies, and capital allocation decisions.
- Leadership emphasized the need to turn sustainability data into measurable, system-wide business impact.
HowGood and Anthesis Launch End-to-End Sustainability Support for Food and Agriculture
HowGood, a sustainability intelligence platform specializing in food and agriculture, and Anthesis, one of the world’s largest pure-play sustainable performance firms, have announced a new partnership designed to help food and retail companies accelerate their transition toward low-carbon and nature-positive value chains.
The collaboration integrates HowGood’s database—now the world’s largest repository of agricultural emissions factors—with Anthesis’ global team of more than 1,400 specialists in decarbonization, regenerative sourcing, ESG reporting, supply chain transformation and brand communications.
HowGood and Anthesis Combine Data and Strategy for Measurable Progress
The partnership provides companies with both the granular data required to understand their agricultural and supply-chain impacts, and the strategic expertise needed to act on this information. The joint offering converts sustainability insights into practical business outcomes, supporting emissions reduction, risk mitigation, and more resilient food-system strategies.
Ethan Soloviev, Chief Innovation Officer at HowGood, stated, “Through this partnership, we’re bringing food and retail companies the advantage of actionable, bottoms-up accounting—product-level insights that enable scalable and efficient decarbonization.”
Supporting Food and Retail Companies Facing Growing Regulatory Pressure
With regulatory requirements, investor expectations, and consumer demand for transparency continuing to rise, the HowGood-Anthesis partnership offers companies a cohesive pathway from measurement to implementation.
By merging HowGood’s Carbon Trust-verified methodology and detailed agricultural emissions factors with Anthesis’ advisory services and carbon-solution capabilities, companies can build:
- More accurate emissions inventories
- Strengthened disclosure and reporting
- Improved capital allocation
- Streamlined ESG workflows
- Enhanced regenerative sourcing strategies
Arjen Struijk, Executive Director for Climate and Nature at Anthesis Group, noted, “Our partnership with HowGood turns powerful data into decisive action, enabling brands to accelerate progress towards sustainable performance and true business transformation.”
HowGood and Anthesis Poised to Support Industry-Wide Transformation
The partnership equips food and retail businesses with tools and expertise to move beyond impact identification toward meaningful supply-chain transformation. As sustainability expectations continue to evolve, the combined capabilities of HowGood and Anthesis aim to support companies in achieving measurable climate, nature and business outcomes across the global food system.
