Sustainability & environment news and analysis – Page 104
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NewsGrocer Gold Awards 2022: sustainability initiative of the year - supplier
Foundation Earth’s pioneering eco-labels were brought to life in August 2021
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NewsGrocer Gold Awards 2022: sustainability initiative of the year - retailer
John Lewis Partnership repurposed wool from Waitrose farmers that was destined for the fire
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NewsGrocer Gold Awards 2022: consumer initiative of the year
As well as some clever wordplay, the Co-op26 campaign offered a concrete action plan
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NewsEG Group stops one million meals from going to waste in UK with Too Good To Go
The forecourt giant said the milestone highlighted its ongoing commitment to reducing food waste
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NewsMcCain launches ‘Farm of the Future’ in South Africa to implement regenerative agriculture
The company will grow 125 ha potatoes per year on two South African locations totalling 465 ha irrigation and 90 ha dryland
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NewsHealth groups vent fury over ‘watered down’ National Food Strategy
A raft of organisations said the much-delayed document had proved the government did not have the will to take ‘bold action’ to address the problems of the UK’s food system
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NewsHenry Dimbleby claims industry used cost of living crisis to torpedo National Food Strategy
Speaking to The Grocer after the government published its response to his landmark report, the Leon restaurant founder said the plans amounted to ‘not a strategy’
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NewsUK risks ‘falling behind’ on meat alternatives due to lack of policy, says thinktank
The Social Market Foundation said the government lacks a coherent approach to policies on alternative protein
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NewsHeinz and Tesco team up to use recycled soft plastic for Beanz snap pots
Tesco started collecting soft plastics it in its large stores in 2021 ahead of this pilot
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NewsBritish Summer Fruits rebrands as British Berry Growers to better support growers
The industry body hopes the new name will provide clarity over its role as a crop association
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NewsJBS to spend over £4m on fire-fighting in world’s biggest tropical wetland
The outlay comes two years after an inferno that environmentalists said was caused by JBS’s suppliers
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NewsUK & Ireland Mushrooms Producers launch ‘magic’ major marketing campaign
The ’There’s more magic with mushrooms’ campaign will launch on 11 June
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NewsSoft plastics fund calls for more co-operation, as Ocado, McCain and KP pledge support
Ocado, KP Snacks, McCain and United biscuits are among new members signed up to the The Flexible Plastic Fund
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NewsSupermarkets must make sustainable shopping affordable, says IGD
The group’s CEO, Susan Barratt, told industry leaders grocery had a key role to play in keeping sustainability high on the shopper agenda amid the cost of living crisis
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NewsCathedral City redesigns packaging with plastic-saving side opening
The move will save the brand 40 tonnes of plastic per year
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NewsM&S launches sustainability innovation challenge for startups
The retailer is looking for ideas and technologies that can drive sustainability both in the supply chain and in customer-facing operations
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NewsSustainable household brand and retailer Everdrop plans UK launch this year
Everdrop should land in the UK by “the end of the year”, according to its founder David Löwe
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NewsTesco rapped for ‘misleading’ vegan burger environmental claims
The watchdog found Tesco had failed to back up its claims that switching to Plant Chef burgers would ’positively affect the environment’
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NewsFootballer Chris Smalling launches eco-friendly VC fund
ForGood will invest between £50,000 and £1m in businesses addressing environmental issues, such as climate change.
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NewsM&S trials refillable range of homecare cleaning products
The retailer is launching M&S Refillable, which allows customers to choose from eight prefilled homecare products