VANCOUVER, BC, May 4, 2021 /CNW/ - The winners of Fast
Company's 2021 World Changing Idea Awards were announced today,
and CubicFarm® Systems Corp. (TSXV: CUB)
("CubicFarms" or the "Company"), a local chain agricultural
technology company, received an honorable mention in the Best World
Changing Idea – North America
category.
Fast Company's 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards honors the
businesses, policies, projects, and concepts that are actively
engaged and deeply committed to pursuing innovation when it comes
to solving health and climate crises, social injustice, or economic
inequality.
Fast Company recognized the Company's two main technologies, the
CubicFarm System for growing fresh produce and the HydroGreen Grow
System for growing fresh livestock feed consistently and profitably
in any climate, 365 days a year. CubicFarms' modular indoor growing
technologies empower farmers and protect people, the planet, and
the economy. Localizing commercial scale food and livestock feed
production shortens the distance between production and
consumption, enabling local food and feed independence.
"We're delighted to be recognized in Fast Company's World
Changing Ideas Awards," says Dave Dinesen, CEO of CubicFarms. "We
need to continue investing in technologies that use automation to
maximize efficiencies while using our existing natural resources
more responsibly, sustainably, and affordably. Using our indoor
commercial scale growing technologies helps localize delicious
fresh produce and nutritious fresh livestock feed, which benefits
animals, people, and our environment."
Now in its fifth year, the World Changing Ideas Awards showcase
33 winners, more than 400 finalists, and more than 800 honorable
mentions—with Health and Wellness, AI & Data among the most
popular categories. A panel of eminent Fast Company editors and
reporters selected winners and finalists from a pool of more than
4,000 entries across transportation, education, food, politics,
technology, and more. The 2021 awards feature entries from across
the globe, from Brazil to
Denmark to Vietnam.
"There is no question our society and planet are facing deeply
troubling times. So, it's important to recognize organizations that
are using their ingenuity, impact, design, scalability, and passion
to solve these problems," says Stephanie
Mehta, editor-in-chief of Fast Company. "Our journalists,
under the leadership of senior editor Morgan Clendaniel, have discovered some of the
most groundbreaking projects that have launched since the start of
2020."
About the World Changing Ideas Awards: World Changing
Ideas is one of Fast Company's major annual awards programs and is
focused on social good, seeking to elevate finished products and
brave concepts that make the world better. A panel of judges from
across sectors choose winners, finalists, and honorable mentions
based on feasibility and the potential for impact. With the goals
of awarding ingenuity and fostering innovation, Fast Company draws
attention to ideas with great potential and helps them expand their
reach to inspire more people to start working on solving the
problems that affect us all.
About CubicFarms
CubicFarms is a local chain, agricultural technology company
developing and deploying technology to feed a changing world. Its
proprietary ag-tech solutions enable growers to produce high
quality, predictable produce and fresh livestock feed with
HydroGreen Nutrition Technology, a division of CubicFarm Systems
Corp. The CubicFarms™ system contains patented technology for
growing leafy greens and other crops onsite, indoors, all year
round. CubicFarms provides an efficient, localized food supply
solution that benefits our people, planet, and economy.
For more information, please visit www.cubicfarms.com.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
"Dave Dinesen"
Dave Dinesen, Chief Executive Officer
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