sustainability & environment
Eco-packaging claims surge to all time high
As Courtauld takes the focus off packaging, the number of new products making green packaging claims has rocketed…
Malaysian 'sustainable' palm oil suppliers exasperated
The Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil is facing internal dissent after Malaysian palm growers threatened to quit…
Mackerel battle ramps up as MCS redraws fishing advice
The Marine Conservation Society has moved to flag up its sustainability concerns over Icelandic and Faroese-caught mackerel to shoppers as tensions in Europe over the nations’ alleged overfishing of the fish begin to rise.
US cables reveal pro-GM lobbying campaign
US diplomats waged an overseas lobbying campaign to promote the use of GM crops, a new analysis of WikiLeaks documents reveals.
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EU deal paves way for fish discards ban
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Tesco, Sainsbury's and M&S sign Bangladesh factory safety accord
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Bad weather leads to 20% rise in hoggets
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Phil Vickery fronts McDonald’s campaign to open up supply chain Video
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Online tool to put the cool into cutting CO2
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British cherry crop boosted by cold weather
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Waitrose pledges to cut packaging in sustainability drive
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EU to impose two-year ban on neonicotinoid pesticides
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Sainsbury's opens Britain's 'greenest c-store'
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Weetabix halts Minis production due to poor quality wheat crop
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Cider producers badly need warm weather
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South Africa citrus blackspot sparks EU alert
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Walmart snubs Bangladesh safety accord in favour of own plan
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UK leads the charge against Faroes for overfishing herring
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Beverage carton recycling level is rocketing
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Major UK retailers sign up to new action on food waste
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McVitie's Digestives 100% British wheat pledge scrapped
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Fairtrade makes no difference to tea workers’ pay, Oxfam finds
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Weather and low rearing rate hit UK lamb numbers
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Eco-friendly Vegware momentum takes it Down Under
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South African avocado exports to fall... but quality to rise
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P&G: Clean drinking water drive is 'bigger than Olympics push'
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Rotten apples soar after last season's record rainfall
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Green groups and industry duel over Waitrose ban on neonicotinoids
Britain needs a new food framework Subscription
Last week, David Heath, Defra minister for food, told the Telegraph Britain needs to produce more food. He’s right…
Waitrose's Mark Price: Help bees by banning neonicotinoids Subscription
Why have we just asked our growers to end the use of three formulations of neonicotinoids?…
Weetabix production re-engineering move is a commendable one
I start many of my days by making a bowl of chocolate chip Weetabix Minis for my daughter…
It's time to bin the bags
Enough is enough. It’s time all British supermarkets charged for plastic bags…
Pig farms: small is better
Your piece carrying the story sent out by the National Pig Association should have had a bit more balance (‘Lobby groups threaten pig farm growth…
Keep up the fight to save bees and other pollinators
The news Europe will suspend the use of neonicotinoid pesticides is welcomed by the EJF and 11 other NGOs…
The challenge of juggling sourcing policies
An increasingly complex set of risks needs to be considered when committing to ingredient sourcing strategies…
Make sure you see disruptions to supply coming
I was not surprised to read your news on the severe impact the poor UK harvest has had on Weetabix production…
