Sustainability & environment news and analysis – Page 233
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NewsFood waste investment generates 14-fold return, finds study
A report on the business case for curbing food waste is presented by Champions 12.3, a group of 41 leaders across public and private sectors chaired by Tesco CEO Dave Lewis
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NewsDanone and Nestlé Waters team up for bio-based PET bottle
The two suppliers have formed the NaturALL Bottle Alliance with startup Origin Materials
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NewsIrresponsible redistribution could wreck food waste efforts
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis has urged the industry to redistribute surplus food “responsibly”
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NewsSainsbury's takes top spot for MSC seafood
Retailer is now best in world for suatainable seafood, but Morrisons is worst-ranked
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Analysis & FeaturesWould abolishing use-by dates really help stop milk waste?
Headlines suggesting consumers ’sniff’ milk to see if it is still fresh, has once again highlighted the controversy surrounding food labelling and the problem of waste in the industry
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NewsRelex to cut fresh & chilled waste at WH Smith Travel
Relex will help improve demand forecasting and replenishment and increase availability at its 768 transit stores
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NewsStartup coffee brand Halo adds fully biodegradeable pods
The lineup is made from a “100% natural” mix of fibres, including bamboo and paper
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NewsScrapping of use-by-dates on milk urged in bid to cut waste
Wrap report urges more packaging changes to cut food waste
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Comment & OpinionMillions of people like farmed salmon
Dr Martin Jaffa of Callander McDowell and Scott Landsburgh of the SSPO respond to Joanna Blythman’s latest column on Scottish farmed salmon
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NewsBibby changes tanker units to slash juice transport CO2
Bibby Distribution has slashed the carbon emissions involved in transporting fruit juice by using lighter tanker units
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NewsShell opens first zero-emissions refuelling station in UK
ITM Power created the site for hydrogen-powered cars at the oil company’s Cobham service station on the M2
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Comment & OpinionWe must keep pushing on packaging efficiency and recycling
Resource efficiency has long been at the heart of our thinking around sustainability
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Comment & OpinionScotland's farmed salmon industry stinks
Scotland’s salmon farming industry is being eaten away by sea lice, which stalk large concentrations of farmed fish
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NewsSainsbury's to remove all plastic from its cotton buds
Supermarket will use a biodegradable glue having already pledged to replace the plastic stick with paper by the end of 2017
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NewsWaitrose adds 10 biomethane-fuelled trucks to fleet
Each new truck cost Waitrose 50% more than the diesel equivalent, but offers fuel savings of up to £20,000 annually
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NewsCoca-Cola in shock move to back bottle DRS schemes
Coca-Cola is to swing its weight behind controversial plans for a bottle deposit return scheme (DRS) in the UK having been the focus of attacks by campaign groups and the media for spearheading opposition to the idea
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NewsFood waste webinar: meet the panellists
The broadcast will feature experts from Tesco, Unilever, FareShare and Company Shop
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NewsQuiz industry leaders on food waste in The Grocer's webinar
“A unique opportunity to grill some of the biggest names in food and drink on the industry’s biggest challenge”
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NewsNew Co-op ad champions Fairtrade and British sourcing
The society is targeting a million new members by the end of 2017 - a year ahead of its original plans
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NewsFyffes to face Ethical Trading Initiative inquiry
Fruit importer could be suspended from ETI if found guilty of breaking code of conduct over treatment of workers