Sustainability & environment news and analysis – Page 122
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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
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PodcastThe Grocer’s Dairymen Podcast: Rich Clothier of Wyke Farms
He ensured the farm became the first in the UK to run on green energy all the way back in 2014
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NewsMajor retailers and fish processors launch bid to save Pacific tuna MSC status
The certification covers fisheries responsible for around half the world’s tuna catch
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NewsNivea launches ‘revolutionary’ sustainable hand soaps range
Called EcoRefill, the range comprises 100% recycled and recyclable PET bottles and cleanser tablets which are used to make the liquid soap
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NewsTesco rolls out electric delivery fleet in Glasgow as legacy for COP26
Over 3,700 deliveries per week covering nearly 8,000 miles in and around Glasgow will become zero emissions
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NewsFood & Drink Federation to help businesses achieve net zero with new handbook
The resource is particularly aimed at those at the early stages of developing their climate strateg
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NewsMorrisons launches seaweed feed project in bid to cut cattle methane emissions
Research published earlier this year found cows belched out 82% less methane after putting a small amount of red seaweed in their feed