Anuvia™ Plant Nutrients, Zellwood, Fla., reports that its fertilizer technology was recognized in both the United States and China in two separate competitions. On Dec. 4, the company announced that it has been named a winner of the 2018 SEAL (Sustainability, Environmental Achievement, and Leadership) Award recognizing leadership and commitment to sustainable business practices. Anuvia was among 12 companies honored for their specific environmental and sustainability initiatives. Key criteria for selection included impact metrics, innovation, sharing of insights, and investment levels. Anuvia rated highest on both leadership and impact.
“We are honored to receive this recognition,” said Amy Yoder, Anuvia CEO. “It reflects our mission to help farmers face the challenges to produce more food for a growing world population more sustainably. As an industry, farming has successfully embraced innovation and technologies that boost production to ever-increasing levels. However, we must be careful to steward the soil with sound practices. Anuvia’s technology allows farmers a way to protect the very resource that provides sustenance for all living things.”
Anuvia said its technology reclaims organic waste, creating a high-efficiency, slow-release plant nutrient and when applied, it reduces volatilization and leaching while adding up to 16 percent organic matter back into the soil, thereby improving soil health. It said a key environmental benefit is when Anuvia products are used, net greenhouse emissions can be reduced by as much as 27 percent in multiple crops compared to conventional practices. It said farmers in the U.S. realize a 3 to 5 times return on investment when utilizing the technology.
In related news, Anuvia reported on Dec. 11 that it received recognition for its work in environmental technology at the InnoSTARS Innovation Competition, which focuses on new technologies and is officially supported by the governments of the U.S. and China. InnoSTARS is a nonprofit whose mission is to connect U.S. technology companies to Chinese market and investor resources. The awards presentation was held in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, in November. Approximately 1,000 U.S. companies participated in the InnoSTARS competition. Twenty-one companies were selected to present to a panel of industry expert judges. The questions focused on how the technology would benefit China and which technology represented a strong business plan for the Chinese market. Anuvia was awarded second place in the competition.
“With the Chinese population exceeding 1.3 billion people (more than four times that of the U.S.), food production is of utmost importance,” said Margaret Richardson, Anuvia vice president and chief legal counsel, who traveled to China to explain how Anuvia’s technology can be applied to Chinese farming. “Our technology represents a good fit in China as it offers an economically viable and sustainable fertilization, delivering benefits of increased food production, improved soil health, and a cleaner environment.”
Richardson said as a finalist, the company met with approximately 20 potential Chinese investors and fund partners who manage funds greater than $50 million.