Ragn-Sells to showcase circular solutions at COP29 in Baku

Environmental company Ragn-Sells will attend the UN climate summit COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The company will highlight the critical role of circular solutions in securing a sustainable food system, focusing on nutrient recycling and advocating for ‘quality over origin’ in global food production.

"To secure food for future generations, we must prioritise circular solutions that recycle key nutrients like phosphorus, rather than relying on virgin materials. At COP29, we will show how these solutions are vital to creating a resilient and sustainable food chain," says Pär Larshans, Chief Sustainability Officer at Ragn-Sells Group.

Ragn-Sells will participate in three key sessions at the Swedish pavilion and during Business Sweden's opening of the Swedish pavilion. These sessions will explore the transformation of wastewater treatment plants into resource plants, highlighting how circular phosphorus flows can strengthen the agriculture and aquaculture industries. This includes addressing how sustainable nutrient recycling from waste can protect vital ecosystems such as the oceans.

Pär Larshans, Chief Sustainability Officer at the environmental company Ragn-Sells

"Phosphorus recycling is a game-changer for global food production. It reduces dependency on finite resources while safeguarding the environment. Our participation at COP29 is about showing that system change is not only necessary, but possible," says Pär Larshans.

By joining the discussion at COP29, Ragn-Sells aims to drive awareness of the urgent need to embrace circular principles, focusing on how to use waste as a resource for the nutrients critical to feeding a growing global population. This approach will be essential in achieving long-term climate goals and securing a sustainable future.

To learn more about Ragn-Sells' participation at COP29 and to access links to the upcoming sessions that will be streamed or recorded, visit our website here.

For more information, interviews, and comments before, during, and after COP29, please contact:
Pär Larshans, Chief Sustainability Officer, Ragn-Sells Group, +46 (0)70-927 29 63, par.larshans@ragnsells.com 
Emma Ranerfors, Press Officer, Ragn-Sells Group, +46 (0)70-927 24 00, press@ragnsells.com

Fact box: COP29

• COP29 is the 29th annual Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
• This year’s summit will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November 2024.
• COP29 brings together global leaders, policymakers, and businesses to negotiate and discuss actions to tackle climate change, with a focus on achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.