# Sustainable Food and Ag Practices Lead to Revenue Growth For More Than 70 Percent of Companies.

1 Opinion May 27, 2025 Trellis ![Tensie Whelan](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/Whelan%20Article.jpg?itok=XEKEqv-d)By Tensie Whelan and Ben Ninio

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As you sip your morning coffee, you may not be aware that it could be harder to get that fresh cup in the near future. That’s because some studies suggest a 50 percent reduction in the number of regions suitable to grow coffee in the next two decades due to climate impacts.

Food and agriculture companies are on the frontline of being affected by extreme weather. From impacts on crops, human productivity and animal welfare concerns to plastic packaging bans and human rights issues, agricultural companies face many challenges in their supply chains.

Investments in sustainability to address these issues are not only critical to the financial performance of food and agriculture companies, but essential to their ability to produce and sell products and services globally.

Read the full [*Trellis* article](https://trellis.net/article/sustainable-food-and-ag-practices-lead-to-revenue-growth-for-more-than-70-percent-of-companies/).
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*Tensie Whelan is a Clinical Professor of Business and Society and Director of the Center for Sustainable Business.*

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