Sustainability & environment news and analysis – Page 8
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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
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Promotional FeaturesCan-do: why brands must show how drinks containers promote ‘circularity’
Consumers are well aware of ‘recyclability’ and ‘sustainability’, but new research shows they need help getting to grips with the ‘circular economy’ and how beverage cans play into that.
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Promotional FeaturesSustainable beef supply in the UK market – and how Ireland contributes
With UK grocery retailers under pressure to meet sustainability goals on all key sectors, including meat, obtaining quality and responsibly sourced beef is a challenge – one that Ireland is determined to meet.
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Analysis & FeaturesInside Arla’s Bovaer crisis and its aftermath
Last year, Arla Foods found itself in a social media storm of misinformation over its trial of feed additive Bovaer. What has been the fallout?
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NewsCircular economy business Bio Capital to manufacture CO2 gas for food sector
Bio Capital said the move would help tackle the ‘major shortfalls’ of CO2 threatened by the crisis in the bioethanol industry
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Analysis & FeaturesMcCormick’s Seán Hanifin on Irish cream liqueur and ‘cow FitBits’
What’s behind Five Farms’ ‘posh Baileys’? Five Farms Irish Cream Liqueur is touted as the “world’s first farm-to-table” version of the tipple
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Analysis & FeaturesFood inflation: seven reasons. Plus: how bad will it get?
Many blame Trump’s tariffs, but others point the finger at ‘domestic policy’
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Comment & OpinionIs hybrid meat the answer to plant-based decline?
In hybrid meats we potentially have products that are healthier, better value, more sustainable and more delicious, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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NewsAll toothpaste tubes sold in UK now 100% recyclable, says Wrap
In a ‘landmark move’, all were now ‘made from the same material as milk bottles using high-density polyethylene’, Wrap claimed
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Comment & OpinionWhy farming communities need us to spill the Fairtrade tea
We need tea drinkers to understand the challenges and make informed, proactive shopping choices, says Adele Ward, Clipper Teas marketing director at Ecotone UK
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NewsOne in three vapes dangerously discarded, poll reveals
Only 30% of regular vape users are correctly disposing of their vapes through retailer takeback schemes or specialist battery and electronics recycling facilities
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NewsTight banana supplies to worsen next year due to climate change
Challenging weather conditions, rising instances of plant disease, and increased demand are set to continue to impact the global banana market and ultimately drive up prices