All Sustainability and environment articles
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Asda cuts, Morrisons u-turn & regen crossroads
As we recovered from the heatwave, the pressure was still on at Asda, Morrisons and Co-op, while regenerative agriculture was facing a credibility test
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NewsRevamped Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier scheme unveiled
The Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier has opened to direct farmer applications for the first time, with £50m available
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Defra’s roadmap deliver for farms and food security?
NFU leaders admire the intent, but have concerns about funding
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NewsNew project explores whether beans and lentils could future‑proof UK farming
The research focuses on a central question: ’what would make edible legumes a more viable and attractive option within Norfolk farming systems?’
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Analysis & FeaturesInside Port Sunlight: Unilever’s new £150m hub
Powered entirely by renewable energy, Unilever’s new personal and household care site on the Wirral uses the latest robotic tech on a massive scale to ‘futureproof’ the business
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Comment & OpinionWhy food and drink brands need to invest in tackling litter
Recyclable packaging alone won’t solve litter – a Yorkshire pilot shows behaviour change can work, says Alison Ogden- Newton, CEO of Keep Britain Tidy
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NewsBP expands Felix partnership to support surplus food redistribution
The funding will support Felix’s core operations and strengthen the operational infrastructure for food redistribution at scale
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NewsWelsh food businesses call for DRS alignment with rest of UK
Unlike schemes launching in other parts of the UK, Wales plans to include glass
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Comment & OpinionWhy livestock feed is the next frontier for Scope 3 reduction
As Scope 3 targets tighten, the carbon hidden in livestock feed can no longer be ignored, says Dr Andrew Pine, business manager at UFAC
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NewsModern slavery: food brands launch Picnic With Purpose campaign
Five challenger brands have partnered with anti-slavery charities to launch a campaign raising awareness ahead of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
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Comment & OpinionGreenwashing at Groundswell: has regen-ag been hijacked?
No longer the preserve of idealistic farmers, regenerative agriculture is now firmly on the agenda in boardrooms across the food chain
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NewsNice Rice rebrands to push quality over sustainability
The revamp is intended to shift the brand to quality-led positioning while retaining sustainability as a core pillar of how it operates
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NewsNew measures agreed to curb Russia’s exploitation of mackerel stocks
Members of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission voted to restrict Russia’s mackerel catch after it unilaterally decided to raise its quota to 67,548 tonnes
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NewsWildfarmed launches Food & Nature Resilience Fund
It partnered with Lloyds Banking Group, which is the UK’s largest agricultural lender, to launch the ‘Food & Nature Resilience Fund’
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NewsWidening ‘credibility gap’ emerging in corporate regenerative farming claims, report warns
The global investor network found many regenerative farming programmes were contradictory and patchy in their coverage when compared with results from 2023
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Comment & OpinionThe cold chain blind spot in global food systems
A new global index reveals the infrastructure gap between farm and fork isn’t just a logistics problem – it’s a systemic problem threatening food security, says Pratima Singh, principal of policy and insights and head of The Food Imperative at Economist Enterprise
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NewsRetailers back EUDR-aligned UK anti-deforestation rules
Defra said the move would ‘further decouple UK consumption from global deforestation’
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Comment & OpinionChasing food self-sufficiency is the wrong goal
The UK hasn’t been self-sufficient in food for almost 250 years and with all the benefits global trade brings, it doesn’t need to be, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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NewsProgramme aiming to scale regenerative farming globally launches
Global non-profit membership network SAI Platform unveiled its Regenerating Together Programme on 24 June
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Comment & OpinionAs the heat rises, so does the risk to Britain's food supply
The UK’s definition of food security must catch up with the climate and health risks reshaping the food system, says Ali Morpeth, co-founder at the Planeatry Alliance