Sustainability & environment news and analysis – Page 9
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NewsMeat Business Women appoints first managing director
Parnell brings extensive strategic and commercial experience to the professional network for women in the meat supply chain
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News‘Significant’ EPR fees prompt Ossett Brewery to make move to cans
Brews including White Rat, Ossett Blonde, Silver King, Butterley and Excelsius have moved from glass to aluminium
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NewsSouth west Atlantic squid fishery ‘heading for disaster’, NGO warns
A new investigation from the Environmental Justice Foundation has revealed the fishery is being overfished and driving keystone species towards collapse while exposing workers to abuses
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Promotional FeaturesHow cardboard packaging is evolving to meet fresh food needs
Discover how recyclable cardboard packaging is transforming food protection, branding and sustainability without compromising performance.
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WhitepapersRethinking plastic: A guide to smarter sustainable packaging
Is plastic still part of the sustainability story? Uncover what 500 European experts think about recycled plastic, consumer expectations, and the myths holding brands back.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s going wrong with the Windsor Framework?
It was designed to solve the problems Brexit caused to Northern Irish imports and exports – but red tape and the resulting red lanes remain
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NewsDrought set to continue despite recent rain, government warns
Even with the wet weather at the end of August, the month’s rainfall was just 42% of its long-term average and the summer has been declared the hottest since records began in 1884
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NewsPlastic reduction campaign group City to Sea shuts down amid warning of funding crisis
City to Sea said the scarcity and competitive nature of grant funding and difficult economic times for corporate partners had driven its decision to close operations
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Comment & OpinionFood price inflation will bring down Starmer’s government
Sustained food price inflation promises to fuel a cost of living crisis which is immediately obvious to anyone who goes in a supermarket or convenience store (which probably excludes the PM), says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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Comment & OpinionA cruel irony: UPF panic is undermining plant-based progress
Under the broad umbrella of UPF classification, plant-based meat alternatives sit uncomfortably alongside sugary cereals, fizzy drinks, and processed meats, says Mike Coppen-Gardner, founder & CEO of SPQR
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NewsSugro UK and My Emissions to deliver carbon reporting for members
The partnership will help Sugro’s more than 80 members meet sustainability goals and prepare for future regulatory requirements
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NewsToast Brewing teams up with Jason’s on hazy IPA from surplus sourdough
The brew contains Jason’s Sourdough in place of some malted barley in its mash
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NewsAlmost a quarter of UK farmland could be lost to other industries by 2050, study warns
Self-sufficiency could collapse under current government environmental and net-zero policies, warned the report
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NewsPepsiCo, Mars and ADM launch regenerative agriculture programme in Poland
The scheme will cover 5,454 hectares in western Poland
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NewsPilgrim’s Europe slashes water use across key manufacturing site
The initiative recovered and reused water captured during the softener regeneration process at the company’s site in Spalding, Lincolnshire
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NewsSchool meals expansion ‘a chance for £600m farm boost’
A report claims the surge in demand from the schools sector could unlock huge investment in British farming
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NewsRainforest Alliance unveils new regenerative agriculture standard
Initially available only for coffee, the Rainforest Alliance said it planned to expand the certification to other crops including cocoa, citrus and tea throughout 2026
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NewsFood strategy blow as Defra leadership stripped by Starmer reshuffle
Environment secretary Steve Reed and farming minister Daniel Zeichner have been moved
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WebinarsAre UK grocers ready for the next packaging shake-up?
Join experts from GS1 UK, Creative Nature, Markem and Connected Experience Consulting to discover how, with the right strategy in place, you can unlock the significant commercial and operational benefits the transition to 2D barcodes is set to create.
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News2 Sisters owner Boparan hires ex-Sainsbury’s technical director Kate Stein
She joins having most recently worked as a consultant, and before that spent four years as Sainsbury’s director of technical & agriculture