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Why climate risk is a foreign policy problem

2026-08-14T07:44:00+01:00By

As drought grips England and low water levels disrupt the Rhine, trade policy needs to treat climate risk as a standing economic threat, not a one-off shock, says Marco Forgione, DG of The Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade

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Winners of new EU anti-greenwashing legislation will have proof behind their claims

2026-08-13T12:24:00+01:00By

As the ECGT Directive comes into effect in September, brands that can prove their environmental claims will pull ahead, says Jaclyn McCarthy, director of brand strategy at 1% for the Planet

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Detox denied: Why the UK is still hooked on plastic packaging

2026-08-13T07:42:00+01:00By

Defra’s packaging reforms are driving producers towards plastic and away from infinitely recyclable glass, says Jenni Richards, environment and circularity director, British Glass Manufacturers’ Confederation

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Food security is everyone’s business

2026-08-07T10:01:00+01:00By

The UK must turn its shared ambition around food and food security into action and build a food system fit for the future, says Stephen Morgan, minister for farming and food security 

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Big Chicken: Mo Gilligan documentary checks out fast food ‘conspiracy’

2026-08-07T09:46:00+01:00By

The fried chicken loving comedian’s ‘experiment’ is largely pointless, but his deep dive into its production throws up some surprises

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