Sustainability & environment news and analysis – Page 122
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Comment & OpinionWhat we can learn from contrasting ASA decisions on ‘green’ almond milk ads
ASA inquiries into ads from Alpro and Plenish offer a guideline on how to avoid being rapped for unsubstantiated green claims, says Brinsley Dresden, partner and head of the advertising & marketing team at law firm Lewis Silkin
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News3D-printed plant-based meat alternatives launched in UK by Redefine Meat
The company’s products use plant-based ingredients to replicate the molecular make-up of standard meat
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NewsAquaculture report slams supermarkets over sustainability of supply chains
A study by the Changing Markets Foundation accused 49 supermarkets in the UK and Europe “failing to address” the “unsustainable nature” of the sector
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Iceland offset its way to becoming plastic neutral?
The supermarket is investing £1.7m in collecting and recycling
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NewsScottish government confirms VAT bombshell for DRS scheme deposits
No.11 informs Scottish Government the tax will apply on top of the 20p deposits on products
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NewsOcado Retail claims world grocery’s first net zero head office
Ocado Group’s retail arm is the only grocery retailer to signed a carbon dioxide removal agreement with Climeworks
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NewsIceland MD writes to competitors urging them to join ‘plastic offsetting’ initiative
Walker wants other supermarkets to aim to be ‘plastic neutral’ by collecting waste plastic from the environment equal in weight to the plastic created by the business
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NewsNeat makes two senior appointments from Method & Ecover
It comes after the start-up received a six-figure backing from serial investor Giles Brook in February
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NewsAvocado grower body slams London chefs for ditching fruit over water-usage concerns
The World Avocado Organization said substituting the fruit for fava beans in a guacamole alternative was “paradoxical” due to the bean’s own environmental impact
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NewsWaitrose to trial sustainable farming at Leckford Estate to promote ‘new best practice’
The supermarket chain pledged last year that its UK farm-supplier network would be net zero by 2035
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NewsCrisp packets and chocolate wrappers can add recycling label
OPRL announced the move would come in on 1 January
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NewsMorrisons buys stake in Fife soft plastics recycling facility
The new site in Fife would initially be able to handle 15,000 tonnes of flexible plastic packaging a year
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NewsGordon’s rolls out 85% recycled glass gin bottles with new design
The redesigned bottles would help the brand appeal to ‘even more consumers’, said Gordon’s
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WebinarsDon’t know how to plan for net zero emissions? Ask our experts in The Grocer’s latest sustainability webinar
Sponsored by Prologis, the ‘How to Plan for Net Zero’ webinar will take place at 11am on 25 November
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NewsYeo Valley prepares £3m sustainability-themed TV ad campaign
The push ties in with a new £2m regenerative agriculture project launched last week by the yoghurt brand
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NewsMowi Scotland profits hit by poor fish health and price deflation
The Scottish arm of Norwegian salmon giant Mowi also saw turnover fall last year
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NewsFareShare claims food waste ‘largely ignored’ during COP26
New study found 1.6 tonnes of CO2 were emitted for every one tonne of edible food that ends up going to waste
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InterviewsNoble Foods boss Duncan Everett on Gü, Happy, Crackd and other things egg
Since Duncan Everett joined Noble Foods, he’s sold its posh pudding brand Gü and is going back to basics. But what exactly does that mean?
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Comment & OpinionClimatarian could be the new diet that shapes supermarket shelves
Climatarianism may seem like a pricey faff. But eco-friendly eating is becoming much easier
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Comment & OpinionOnly regulation can solve failures of voluntary action in climate policies
Voluntary business pledges have proven to not be enough to drive meaningful change, says Jessica Sinclair Taylor, head of policy and media at Feedback