Sustainability & environment news and analysis – Page 4
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Category ReportSomething to smile about: trends in oral care 2025
Oral care’s value sales are rocketing as stylish and sustainable challengers put pressure on the biggest players to up their game
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NewsYeast-made palm oil biotech company Clean Food Group acquires 12-acre facility
The acquisition will make it ‘the world’s largest manufacturer of yeast fermentation-derived sustainable oils and fats’
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NewsSupermarket model makes food strategy ‘unachievable’ claims green body
Supermarket bosses have strongly defended the model, saying it has been consistently looked into and approved by competition watchdogs
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NewsAvallen Solutions to launch software-based sustainability platform for drinks brands
Avallen Solutions is seeking 20 SME drinks producers across all categories to test a beta version of the software
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NewsDiscount Dragon enters profitability for the first time
The online discounter, which sells clearance stock often close to its sell by date, broke even after undertaking a ‘full review’ of the brand to improve the range
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer’s Green Week launches with mixed climate messages
Two headlines in The Grocer this morning highlight two vastly opposing views – and a perfect snapshot of why the topic of sustainability in grocery is so controversial
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NewsGreggs launches 40th Outlet shop to tackle food waste
The shop will redistribute surplus food at a discount, with a share of profits given to local charities via The Greggs Foundation
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NewsWaitrose relaunches Duchy Organic range with 24 new products
The relaunched range has begun hitting stores this month with the addition of 24 new products including Wholewheat Tortiglioni, Milano Salami and Aged Red Leicester
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NewsFarming biodiversity not in decline, think tank declares
Research from the think tank has revealed that overall populations for insects and birds have remained broadly stable over the past three decades
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NewsRetail supply chains under threat from biodiversity loss
Retail supply chains are under threat from the accelerating loss of nature and biodiversity, says a BRC report
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NewsIceland commits to 100% MSC own-label wild fish and seafood
Iceland said it would set ‘a new standard for sustainability in global grocery retail’
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NewsUK berry sector reveals major sustainability advances
British Berry Growers has published its Sustainability Report 2025, which was compiled by Collison & Associates and was based on a comprehensive survey covering over half of the UK’s total berry production
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s behind the latest delay to the EU’s flagship Deforestation Regulation?
Doubts persist over the workability of the delayed-again EUDR
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NewsMeat lobby threatening to undermine Eat-Lancet report, warn campaigners
Analysis of leaked audio recordings – as well as a group of online ‘misinfluencers’ – have been found by the environmental non-profit Changing Markets Foundation
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Promotional FeaturesBeauty comes from within. But it starts with the outer packaging
Find out how key packaging trends in the beauty sector are impacting shopper purchase decisions now and into the future.
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NewsSalmon Scotland provides £230k in habitat safeguarding funding
More than £230,000 has been awarded this year through Salmon Scotland’s wild fisheries fund for practical work tackling long-term species decline
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Comment & OpinionBovaer backlash: revisiting Arla’s social media storm
Ultimately, the Bovaer saga is a cautionary tale for brands navigating today’s volatile information landscape
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NewsFlagship EU Deforestation Regulation delayed for a further year over ‘IT issues’
European environment commissioner Jessika Roswall confirmed weeks of rumours over the EUDR’s second postponement
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NewsNomad Foods net zero goal verified by Science Based Targets initiative
The global body, which assesses corporate climate targets, has also approved the European frozen food manufacturer’s renewed science-based greenhouse gas reduction targets, previously set in 2021, across its operations and supply chain
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NewsWales applies to World Trade Organization to launch deposit return scheme with glass
Documents filed last week set out the Welsh government proposals to include bottles and cans made from plastic, steel, aluminium and glass