All Sustainability and environment articles
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Category ReportUnilever bets big on the natural grooming boom
In the US, ‘looksmaxxing’ is on the rise with young men
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Colin Markham, agriculture sustainability manager, Müller
‘Markets, regulations, and consumer expectations shift all the time, so the industry has to adapt quickly’
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the co-operative society movement still working in retail?
The Co-op Group has taken a battering, while a recent merger has created the UK’s biggest independent society. What does this say about the 182-year-old co-op movement and its future in UK retail?
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NewsChallenge over precision-bred GMO plants regulation heads to High Court
Environmental advocacy group Beyond GM and others have brought a judicial review against the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025
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NewsAbel & Cole accused of greenwashing over land-farmed salmon switch
Sustainable food charity Foodrise has called on the organic food delivery service to ‘tell the truth to its customers’
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NewsNew Farming & Food Partnership Board pledges to drive growth in British farming
It follows the inaugural meeting of the Farming & Food Partnership Board on 25 March
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NewsBan sees landfilled vapes fall but ‘vapocalypse continues’ research finds
Despite the ban in June last year, the number of devices thrown away ‘remains high’
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Comment & OpinionEgg crisps and matcha chocolate: six trends from Alimentaria 2026
This year’s event attracted 3,300 exhibitors from 70 different countries
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NewsHSBC UK boosts support for sustainable farming
Eligible farmers can receive discounted loan arrangement fees on term lending between £25k and £25m
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InterviewsFairtrade’s Marike Runneboom de Peña on how trade can end poverty
As Fairtrade International issues a new global strategy, its CEO talks switching to a risk-based approach and breaking the ‘poverty in mindset’
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WebinarsDelivering DRS in 2027: Navigating the risks and rewards for c-stores
Retailers have just 18 months to prepare for the UK’s Deposit Return Scheme – and the clock is ticking. Join industry experts to learn from Ireland’s DRS rollout as they tackle the practical challenges facing c-stores, from choosing the right reverse vending machine to turning DRS into a customer loyalty opportunity.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Packaging
As one packaging supplier puts it: “The most successful packaging today balances visual impact with sustainability and operational efficiency.” But that’s not a straightforward combination to achieve in an increasingly stringent regulatory environment.
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NewsSainsbury’s partners with Foodsteps to reduce environmental impacts of supply chain
Foodsteps will build a granular, auditable data ecosystem capable of assessing Sainsbury’s extensive product portfolio
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Hotel Chocolat’s St Lucia estate is giving cacao farmers a sweeter deal
Hotel Chocolat’s Island Growers programme is ‘gently’ providing a sweeter deal for cacao growers in St Lucia – and the insights are proving useful across its wider supply chain
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Comment & OpinionThe food system is full of big promises. But can we deliver?
The challenge facing the industry is no longer strategy – it is capability, says Kate Cawley, founder of the Future Food Movement and Chris Hatcher, partner at Redgrave Executive Search
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NewsYeast-made oil biotech launches first commercial product for cosmetics industry
Clean Food Group said its CLEANOil product delivers “the sensorial quality and functionality associated with premium oils”
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NewsSofina Foods Europe unveils programme to support British and Irish pig industry
Dubbed ‘Sofina Connect’, the protein giant said the programme would see it support improvements in areas such as animal welfare, business resilience and the environment
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Category ReportCider brands big up craft cues
In this era of growing suspicion about the processes and ingredients used to produce food and drink, it’s perhaps no surprise lurid, saccharine-sweet fruit ciders are falling out of favour
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NewsEPR winning bidder promises collaboration to get scheme tax back on track
‘Every organisation across the supply chain brings valuable experience to the table,’ said Karen Graley, head of UK Packaging PRO. ‘We absolutely want to harness that’
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NewsWinner of bid to run extended producer responsibility scheme revealed
The new PRO said it would ‘champion collaboration and innovation across the value chain, accelerating progress toward higher recycling rates, reduced waste and a more circular system’