All CO2 emissions articles – Page 25
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Who will win the carbon race?
From 2010, Britain's food retailers will be ranked according to their carbon usage. Nick Hughes reports on how supermarkets are limbering up for the race to be greenest
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Carbon Trust labelling first for Kingsmill
Kingsmill has become the first British bread supplier to use the Carbon Trust's Carbon Reduction Label. Packaging on its bestselling Great Everyday White, Tasty Wholemeal and 50/50 lines will carry the Carbon Reduction Label in stores from...
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Tesco says shoppers need to be taught how carbon scores work
Tesco will put carbon footprint labels on more products if it can overcome consumer confusion over carbon scores.
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NewsWalkers earns right to keep carbon label
Walkers has become the first company to have its right to use the Carbon Trust's Carbon Reduction Label on crisp packs renewed, after smashing its carbon footprint target. The PepsiCo company has reduced carbon emissions 7% since 2007,...
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M&S dairy suppliers get carbon test
M&S has become the latest retailer to measure the carbon footprints of its dedicated milk suppliers. The company has completed its analysis of the 44 farms in its UK milk pool using a measuring tool developed by supplier group Dairy Crest...
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Alpro Soya on track for 2020 carbon target
Alpro Soya has announced it is on track to meet the target it set last year to be carbon neutral by 2020. The producer, which was crowned Green Supplier of the Year at The Grocer Gold Awards in June, said it would have saved a third of carbon...
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Carbonates keep their fizz... with Coke's help
The carbonated drinks sub-category is making a concerted effort to stem any loss of market share to 'healthier' soft drinks by keeping up the pressure on the promotional front. Carbonates accounted for 55% of activity among the top five...
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Dairies get help to cut carbon footprint
Maria Wasley has been appointed environment manager for Dairy UK in a bid to help dairy companies drive down their energy use. Wasley joins Dairy UK from consultancy RSK Environmental Health and Safety, where she was a senior engineer...
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More food suppliers sign up to carbon footprint label trial
Food giants British Sugar, Coors Brewers and Danone Waters are among the latest companies to agree to test the standard underpinning the Carbon Trust's carbon footprint label.They are among seven new partners who have agreed to trial the...
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Innocent reduces carbon footprint by 15%
Smoothie maker Innocent Drinks says it has cut its carbon footprint by 15% in just six months after joining the Carbon Trust's eco-labelling scheme.The company has been working on a number of initiatives to reduce carbon emissions, including...
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Fruit & veg imports to take Tesco carbon test
Shoppers will be able to compare the environmental impact of imported fruit and veg with that of homegrown ones after Tesco said it was to trial the Carbon Trust's carbon footprint label on 30 own-label lines.The products in the pilot...
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Carbon emissions: suppliers come under pressure
When Christian Aid took a pop at Tesco earlier this month for failing to take into account carbon emissions incurred by its suppliers, it highlighted a very real dilemma for retailers.
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Companies to test carbon footprint standard
Six food and drink companies have agreed to test a draft product carbon footprinting standard currently being developed by the Carbon Trust, Defra and BSI British Standards. Cadbury Schweppes, Coca-Cola, The Co-op Group, Kimberly-Clark,...
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Carbon-neutral water makes entrance in UK
The first bottled water with carbon-neutral status is set for launch in the UK. Icelandic Glacial is sourced and bottled at Ölfus Spring in Iceland and has received certification from the CarbonNeutral Company for its production techniques and...
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Cono Sur is first to go carbon neutral
A Chilean winery has become the first in the world to achieve global carbon neutral delivery status. The Cono Sur Winery, which produces the Cono Sur and Isla Negra ranges, is now permitted to use the CarbonNeutral mark on its exports, after...
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In Brief: Fags are cheesy; Carbon roadmap; Morrisons milk
Fags are cheesy Eating dairy products can help people stop smoking, according to research published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Scientists found foods such as cheese or yoghurt made cigarette smoke taste much worse. Carbon roadmap
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Sainsbury's shoppers worry most about carbon footprint
Sainsbury's shoppers are more concerned about the carbon footprint of the products they buy than other supermarket customers, according to research.A survey of 966 people by Ipsos Mori found that when asked which they considered more...
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Trust's plan eases carbon label fears
Fears that suppliers would have to come up with specific carbon labels for different customers receded this week after the Carbon Trust joined forces with BSI British Standards andDefra to come up with a...
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Defra to work on carbon labelling
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs has joined forces with the Carbon Trust to measure the carbon footprint of products.Defra and the Carbon Trust will work with BSI British Standards to develop an agreed method for...