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Why credible certification matters for farmers, forests and the future

2025-12-01T15:13:00+00:00By

After a recent category report in The Grocer raised important points about ethical trading certification, Rainforest Alliance CEO Santiago Gowland clarifies the importance of credible, independent certification

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Can the UK Packaging Pact survive without its power players?

2025-11-27T16:18:00+00:00By

The issue lies not in the big names yet to have signed up, but in the reasons behind those absences

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Inside Track’s defence is long on indignation, short on answers

2025-11-27T08:29:00+00:00By

The British farming and food industry doesn’t need well-meaning professionals pushing for government-co-ordinated market manipulation, says Mike Coppen-Gardner, founder and CEO of SPQR

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COP30 failed us but hope is not dead for sustainability

2025-11-27T08:22:00+00:00By

Although many world leaders have failed to deliver, civil society and forward-looking governments forging new pathways demonstrate that progress is possible, says Maddy Haughton-Boakes, senior campaigner at the Changing Markets Foundation

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Food and farming has the chance to choose a fairer future

2025-11-26T13:52:00+00:00By

It is clear the companies of the future must help build a food sector that is brighter, more inclusive and fundamentally fairer, says Dan Crossley, executive director of the Food Ethics Council

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