Sustainability & environment news and analysis – Page 218
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NewsWaitrose adds online 'aisle' for certified B Corp products
The trial bands together 20 brands and 50 products for sale on its website
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NewsOn-the-go plastic-free straw ‘first’ picked up by Nestlé
The straw from Swiss packaging supplier SIG is made from paperboard
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NewsGovernment considering 'watered down' version of DRS
Environment secretary Michael Gove said the government was considering two options for DRS
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NewsWaitrose to roll out energy-saving fridge tech at all stores
Waitrose will begin installing the technology in all 349 stores next month
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Comment & OpinionDeposit return scheme should come in across the entire UK
Government needs to ensure that companies operating within a DRS are not unfairly paying twice through other producer responsibility or tax schemes, says Gavin Partington of the BSDA
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NewsTesco plans major expansion of solar panels on its roofs
The retailer has already put in a series of planning applications for sites
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NewsHotel Chocolat rolls out sugar cane packaging for Easter
The new box has been designed to be sustainable, biodegradable and compostable
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NewsMPs urge end to plastic waste exports to developing nations
The call was welcomed by campaign group A Plastic Planet
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NewsDRS Leeds trial: public 'not motivated by financial rewards'
Ministers should think again about retailers being the main centres for use of DRS machines, organisers suggested
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NewsRetailers sound warning over plans for DRS to include glass
Ministers north of the border are well ahead of the UK government’s plans for a DRS
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NewsMSC launches consultations to strengthen fisheries standard
The proposals were designed to give a bigger voice to stakeholders and follows criticism over how fisheries are certified
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NewsAldi eliminates 5p single-use plastic bags
The move will remove an average 80 million bags a year from circulation, equating to 900 tonnes of plastic
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NewsUnilever’s eco-friendly Love Home & Planet brand set for UK
Variants are made with cruelty-free vegan ingredients, while all scents are derived from sustainably sourced essential oils
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NewsAlternative Foods adds vegan cake range with aquafaba
The cakes are wrapped in 100% recyclable packaging made from bottle tops
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NewsUK growers told to brace for regular extreme weather
A new report by The Climate Coalition has warned last year’s drought conditions could become the norm for UK growers
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NewsNestlé joins Swiss research programme into sustainable foods
Future Foods Initiative’s first research projects will focus on plant-based nutrition and ancient plant varieties
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NewsPepsiCo urged to cut ties with Indofood over RSPO fiasco
PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk (Lonsum), a subsidiary of Indofood’s plantation arm IndoAgri, was sanctioned in November 2018
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NewsIceland 'could have been more open on palm oil branding' says petitioner
Iceland ‘could have been more open on palm oil branding’ says petition starter…
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Comment & OpinionIceland diverted attention from its own palm oil achievement
Iceland deserves huge praise for making hundreds of own-label products palm oil-free
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NewsNorth East Atlantic mackerel to lose MSC certification
Spawning stocks fell from 4.8 million tonnes in 2011 to 2.8 million tonnes last September