Sustainability & environment news and analysis – Page 19
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Defra announces £50m investment to protect farming communities
It has also announced a new approach to delivering funding to make sure it works for communities
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Comment & Opinion
Why the future of food and drink is at a climate crossroads
The pace of change can feel painfully slow when it comes to sustainability, says Louis Bedwell, business unit lead at Future Food Movement
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Comment & Opinion
Why we need a truly regenerative system in chicken farming
We need to design a system as if nature had designed it – placing the bird at the centre, say Annie Rayner and Clare Hill, founders of Planton Farm
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Greggs reaches milestone of one million surplus meals donated to FareShare
The northern bakery chain has pledged to reduce surplus food by 25% next year
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Solar panel-powered lorries to hit UK roads for the first time
European shipping and logistics business DFDS has teamed up with British tech company Sunswap to install 10 zero-emission transport refrigeration units in trucks delivering meat, fish and dairy products
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Avara Foods reduces carbon emissions ahead of sustainability targets
Its 2024 Our Planet report revealed that since its 2019 baseline, the company had reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 31% and Scope 3 by 34%
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Promotional Features
Helping food and drink businesses adapt to a changing climate
With climate change a growing threat to the food and drink industry, the Welsh Government is setting out a strategy to support businesses and future-proof them against the issue.
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Promotional Features
How to manage energy cost volatility in manufacturing
As energy expenses fluctuate, we explore the innovative ways manufacturers can remain competitive while maintaining product quality, competitive pricing and profitability.
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Comment & Opinion
Industrial Farm Animal Production: academic text provides reasons for optimism
From factory farms to ‘Frankenchickens’, meat production is getting ever more concentrated and intensive
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Events & Awards
The Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Healthier snacking
Pip & Nut combines its award-winning premium peanut butter with 100% locally sourced British oats supplied by Glebe Farm
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The Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Sustainability Pack of the Year
This packaging solution has already saved 236,155 single-use plastic bottles
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The Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Paper Pack of the Year
The switch to paper came with plenty of risk as there was no guarantee the film would perform in freezers
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The Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Innovative pack of the year
Zotefoams uses microcellular foaming technology to create a solid outer ‘skin’ and foamed layers in the core, but with only a single material required
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The Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Eco-pack of the year
Several years of research lie behind this sustainable ‘smart strip’ from John West
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The Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Flexible plastic pack of the year
The on-pack design was printed using Eco Flexibles’ new water-based inkjet setup, a far less impactful option
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The Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Composite pack of the year
The 100% recycled punnets from BerryWorld UK are a category first for branded packaging in berries
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News
‘Muck Map’ reveals full extent of farming’s impact on rivers
The Severn, Great Ouse, Ouse (Yorkshire), Norfolk Rivers Group, Trent and Wye are listed as rivers most likely to be affected by manure from factory farms
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Net zero 2030 targets to be missed without 20% meat and dairy cut
The report from IGD and Wrap concludes that without “urgent action on diets”, the government’s legally binding targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions will be unachievable
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Unilever escapes CMA wrath as watchdog closes green claims probe
The consumer watchdog was concerned over potential spread of sustainability misinformation in the fmcg sector
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Cadbury to transition all UK&I sharing bars to 80% rPP wrappers
The new, recycled packaging will hit shelves in 2025