Sustainability & environment news and analysis
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NewsSainsbury’s to drop 'Live Well for Less' slogan
The supermarket will swap out its decade-old ‘Live Well for Less’ strapline in the coming months
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Giles Brook backs eco cleaning challenger Neat with six-figure investment
Neat has eliminated single-use plastics by producing plant-based cleaning concentrates in small glass containers and refillable aluminium spray bottles
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Biffa buys Company Shop in £82.5m food waste deal
The Grocer understands Biffa beat off rival bids from private equity investors to secure the deal
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BrewDog becomes ‘biggest beer business’ to be awarded B Corp status
BrewDog achieved a B Impact Score of 81.8 out of 200
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Asda urges suppliers to publish emissions targets by end of next year
Asda also announced new targets for its own Scope 3 emissions, covering inherent CO2 emmisions
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Waitrose to extend beef production at its Leckford Estate farm
The move means the retailer will be able to source some of its beef directly from its own farm
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Infarm launches larger-scale vertical farm offering for retailers
The Berlin-based firm has launched a line of ‘modular farming units’ it calls Growing Centres, which stand up to 18 metres high
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Iceland MD admits to ‘big mistake’ over palm oil deadline
The acknowledgement comes in Walker’s forthcoming book The Green Grocer
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Blakemore Retail extends Too Good To Go partnership to 275 stores
The convenience retailer has so far saved 17,400 bags of surplus stock from going to waste
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Food and drink companies set new target on carbon emissions
The FDF said the new ambition “better reflected” current UK and international goals
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How to Build a Sustainable Brand is theme of The Grocer’s broadcast conference
The Grocer’s Broadcast Conference will air on 24 March and features ‘virtual’ networking and Q&A functionality
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Greencore commits to fully recyclable packaging by 2025
Sandwich giant Greencore will commit to producing only recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025 as part of a wider sustainability drive presented to investors and analysts later today.
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarkets must rethink their approach to food waste in the face of Covid-19
Reducing waste is not only environmentally and ethically right - it cuts costs, says Kris Hamer, VP research at Retail Insight
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Scottish Wholesale Association launches project to make supply chain carbon-free
The project aims to achieve net zero emissions by 2045 through a series of schemes and initiatives
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John Lewis signs up to Prince Charles’ Terra Carta sustainability pledge
Terra Carta, meaning Earth Charter, was launched in January and is designed to help businesses move towards a sustainable future
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Holland & Barrett gives Taunton branch sustainability treatment
The health and wellness retailer has refurbished the branch using 100% recyclable material
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Plans unveiled to double UK’s surplus food redistribution
Following talks between supermarket bosses, suppliers and redistribution charities, IGD and Wrap have launched plans for a new strategy to build a more collaborative system of using food surplus to help vulnerable families
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Carlsberg claims 90% reduction in carbon impact of new glass bottles
One million new bottles will begin rolling out, filled with Carlsberg Danish Pilsner
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Fmcg giants unite on plan for flexible packaging waste
They have dubbed themseves ’the Flexible Packaging Consortium’ and enlisted recycling specialists Suez
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Riverford introduces home compostable packaging
The new packaging will replace the plastic bags used for its fresh fruit, vegetables and salads
