Sustainability & environment news and analysis – Page 146
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Comment & OpinionHow ‘The Dash Way’ enables staff to mould the business culture
Yvon Chouinard’s ‘Let My People Go Surfing’ offers a fantastic ideological lesson
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NewsBerry Gardens boosts recycled and Prevented Ocean Plastic content of punnets
The fruit supplier said the move would prevent plastic equivalent to 8.2 million water bottles from polluting the sea annually
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NewsB Corp awards Alpro ‘outstanding’ status
The dairy alternative giant has moved up from the ‘great’ ranking it achieved three years ago
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InterviewsTrewin Restorick big interview: the charity CEO who likes breaking rules
The Hubbub founder has taken flak for his commercial approach to sustainability. Now he’s upsetting the waste management industry, too
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Analysis & FeaturesInside the big supermarkets’ most eco-friendly stores
To mark Earth Day 2021, here’s a look at some of the big retailers’ most eco-friendly stores and the initiatives they’re testing out inside them
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NewsSupermarket veg campaign hits 100 industry signatories
The Peas Please initiative has reached a major landmark this week with 100 retailers, manufacturers and hospitality businesses signed up
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NewsNew packaging labels launched to encourage consumers to ‘refill or return’
The new labels, backed by all major supermarkets and most major suppliers, were launched this week
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NewsAsda Salvation Army clothes donations top 221 tonnes
Asda said it so far seen more than 4,000 bags of clothing, textiles and other bric-a-brac donated
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Analysis & FeaturesEarth Day: The food & drink brands on a mission to save endangered species
To mark Earth Day 2021, we look at four companies that have built their branding – and ethos – around animal conservation
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NewsBuxton Water launches multipack made up of 100% rPET bottles
It has rolled exclusively into Tesco
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NewsSouthern Co-op extends trial to sell food beyond best before date to 11 stores
Move follows an initial trial that kicked off at two Hampshire stores in December 2019 and February 2020
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NewsNestlé unveils two new lower-carbon coffee bean varieties
The robusta beans deliver ‘up to 50% higher yields per tree’ according to the supplier
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ProfilesMidcounties Co-op chief retail officer Rupert Newman on adapting home delivery post lockdown
Newman tells The Grocer how the business aims to continue with its delivery service - launched in the pandemic - as the country emerges from the crisis
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NewsPetfood brand Aardvark to launch with duo made with insects
The two lines, one for dogs and one for cats, are made from black soldier flies
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Analysis & FeaturesHas Morrisons proved paper bags are more sustainable?
Both paper and plastic industries want more detail on its research
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Analysis & FeaturesSeaspiracy: does MSC need to change after damaging Netflix documentary?
Netflix’s controversial film takes aim at fishing as a whole, but also accuses the MSC of inadequacy on bycatch and overfishing
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Comment & OpinionAldi’s ‘packaging-free’ trial is really a move from plastic to paper
An Aldi store has gained a bank of dispensers where customers can fill up with household staples, but they cannot use their own container
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NewsNestlé/JDE coffee pod recycling scheme Podback kicks off
The scheme was designed to make recycling “simpler and easier” for coffee shoppers
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Comment & OpinionHow the Better Business Act can help reset corporate responsibility
It is essential that the business leaders of today shape new and higher standards, says Douglas Lamont, Innocent Drinks CEO and co-chair of the Better Business Act coalition
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NewsHundreds of businesses call for environmental responsibility to be added to company law
The proposed new legislation, dubbed ‘The Better Business Act’, would require directors to advance shareholders’ interests ‘alongside those of wider society and the environment’