Faced with the double challenge of Brexit and COVID-19, U.K. supply chains are being thrown into disarray.

With millions of Americans still sheltering in place and cooking their own meals, the grocery industry has been one of the few bright spots in an otherwise battered U.S. economy. Unless, that is, you are Whole Foods Market.

Without new technologies, it will be impossible to rein in emissions from the most-carbon intensive sectors of the economy such as heavy industry and long-distance transport.

Cocoa giant Olam International Ltd. can now trace the supply of the majority of the beans it buys, stepping up sustainability efforts as customers and governments increasingly want to know where food comes from and whether it was ethically produced.

The coronavirus pandemic showed off one the U.S. economy’s best traits — its diverse and nimble small-business sector.

Overall spending is forecast to drop nearly $1 billion this year in the U.S., but not all sales categories will feel the same pain.

Companies will be soon able to track the carbon emissions from an ear of corn to a pork chop, allowing them to market products to environmentally conscious eaters.