Sustainability & environment news and analysis – Page 164
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NewsDrinks giants reveal major packaging advances to mark Recycle Week
Recyling was also increasing and becoming more consistent in the year prior to lockdown, said Wrap
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NewsRiverford becomes B Corp thanks to employee and environmental policies
The organic veg box company has become the second-highest ranked UK food & drink company on the certification
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NewsFmcg giants and supermarkets form coalition to fight deforestation
The 17 companies, including Mars, Mondelez, Nestlé, P&G, PepsiCo and Unilever, as well as Tesco and Sainsbury’s, have launched the Forest Positive Coalition of Action
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NewsWaitrose ditches multibuy kidney beans to cut down on plastic
The removal of the plastic wrapping will apply to all Waitrose own label multibuy tins
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NewsM&S introduces recyclable packaging for bakery products
The new packaging is made from translucent paper or paper with a small plastic window
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NewsNespresso targets carbon neutral coffee by 2022 as part of sustainability push
It plans to reduce carbon emissions by upping sustainable energy use in its boutique stores and increasing the amount of biogas
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NewsBen & Jerry’s pushes climate change message with renamed flavour
It will donate a portion of the proceeds from each tub to The Climate Coalition
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NewsAlpro unveils major set of health and environmental ambitions
The plan includes a €30m capital investment in production facilities
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Kellogg’s ever make the Pringles can recyclable?
Kellogg’s is trialling two new recycled paper-based Pringles cans. But is it enough?
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NewsLidl makes new pledge to cut own-label plastic by 40% by 2025
The discounter claims to be close to hitting an earlier target two years ahead of schedule
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NewsPaschalis Loucaides joins Too Good to Go as UK manager
He will report to Too Good to Go’s global management team in Copenhagen
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NewsIceland challenges other retailers to reveal their total plastic use
The frozen food specialist has published its own figures, including primary product packaging as well as packaging used in deliveries to stores
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NewsBrewDog reopens Equity for Punks in sustainability drive
BrewDog has reopened its Equity for Punks crowdfunding scheme for the final time as it aims to raise £7.5m for sustainable initiatives
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NewsAccolade announces core wine range is now carbon neutral
Accolade hopes to reach 100% portfolio neutrality by the end of the year
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NewsPringles trials paper can in East Anglia Tesco stores
Kellogg’s wants 100% of its packaging to be reusable, recyclable or compostable by the end of 2025
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NewsAldi starts selling loose fresh produce by weight using new checkout scales
It means the new lines, including bananas, bramley apples, carrots, sprouts, mushrooms and leeks, can be priced per kilo
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Promotional FeaturesWhy Covid-19 should prompt manufacturers to go the extra mile by cutting down on food miles
Consumers have become increasingly conscious of the provenance of food products and ingredients in recent years - and research suggests the global pandemic has only heightened concerns
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NewsL’Oréal rolls out 1,000 cosmetics recycling points across UK retail sites
The beauty giant has launched a recycling campaign called ‘Make-Up, Not Make Waste’ in partnership with TerraCycle
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NewsPrinces adds QR codes with supply chain information to Napolina tomato cans
Scanning the QR code will provide shoppers with access to the story behind the product
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NewsCo-op looks to tackle plastic pollution with film recycling scheme trial
The society is kicking off the trial today at 50 stores across sourthern England