Sustainability & environment news and analysis – Page 154
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Comment & OpinionThe three big post-pandemic challenges facing food companies
Channel shifts, sustainability concerns and adventurous consumers will shape the landscape, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment & OpinionHow bio-ingredients can help companies towards sustainability targets
Unilever’s Clean Future programme is ambitious and bio-ingredients will play a major role in reformulation, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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NewsSouth African raisin crop projections down 15% after extreme rainfall
Last year, the country’s raisins accounted for almost 9% of the UK market
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Promotional FeaturesGrocers, fall in love with the planet this Valentine’s Day
With food waste at epic proportions in the UK, it’s time for businesses to take a bolder and more efficient approach to waste, urges Too Good To Go
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Analysis & FeaturesHow vertical farming is taking off
In the first in a two-part series on the future of farming we look at the upward trajectory of vertical farming
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NewsBulldog announces full range of moisturiser is carbon neutral
Sensitive, Oil Control, Age Defence, Protective and Energising moisturisers have received certification from CarbonNeutral
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Comment & OpinionLight touch helps Quorn sell sustainability and taste message
A boomer-era farmer and home cook pledge their allegiance to “meat and two veg”
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NewsCo-op ditches plastic from own-brand Easter egg range
The convenience retailer said the plans would remove 14 tonnes of unnecessary plastic from its stores
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NewsSainsbury’s to reduce greenhouse gas usage by 30% by 2030
The supermarket will achieve the reduction by improving overall energy efficiency across its stores and supply chain
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Comment & OpinionCarbon taxes could help the UK achieve its net zero aim – but there’s a catch
If a carbon tax makes British-reared animal products unaffordable, the market will simply shift towards cheaper imports
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NewsCheap food is driving destruction of the natural world, says Chatham House report
Food production is the main driver of biodiversity loss with the ‘cheaper food paradigm’ playing a key role.
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NewsSupermarkets and suppliers back ‘huge’ week of action on food waste
Asda, Co-op, KFC, M&S, Premier Foods, Sodexo, Unilever and Waitrose are backing the event
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NewsJames Hall saves 8,150 meals with Too Good To Go
The partnership allows Too Good To Go app users to purchase bags of surplus stock, at a cheap price, that is still within its best-before date
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Comment & OpinionBuying British is no longer good enough. Food production requires genuine change
The Dasgupta Review advocates a fundamental rethink of the way we approach our food’s relationship with the natural world
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NewsCosta Coffee extends partnership with Too Good To Go across 1,100 stores
The coffee chain has so far saved 100,000 bags of surplus food since it kicked off the tie-up with the anti-waste app in 2018
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NewsOcado Zoom trials zero emissions fleet
The trial includes electric refrigerated vans, refrigerated electric assisted vehicles (EAVs) and pedal-powered cargo bikes
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Comment & OpinionOatly’s ‘Help Dad’ ad was designed to start a conversation on climate change
Michael Lee, Oatly’s creative director, explains the concept behind the brand’s Help Dad advertising campaign
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NewsTenzing launches carbon offsetting campaign at Co-op stores
The campaign will run until 9 February
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NewsBrewDog highlights emissions reduction deadline with MMXXX beer
The beer itself is a Barley Wine, and is available directly from the brand’s website
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NewsDrinks suppliers and supermarkets to unite for DRS management company launch
Negotiations have focused on the creation of an independent company to run DRS in Scotland