Sustainability & environment news and analysis – Page 255
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NewsWaitrose, John Lewis and Argos use new renewable fuel in lorries
The fuel is claimed to be the most cost-effective, low-carbon alternative to diesel for HGVs
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NewsMSC hits back at 'conflict of interest' accusation
The charity was accused of a conflict of interest over the revenue it collected from awarding its coveted ‘eco-labels’
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NewsMajor brands accused of using palm oil produced by child labour
Report by Amnesty International claims palm oil company Wilmar employed children as young as eight on plantations
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NewsTesco calls for food waste entrepreneurs to join BackIt
Hannah McCollum, founder of ChicP, has become the first food waste entrepreneur to join the platform
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NewsAbel & Cole tarpaulins turned into anti-theft handbags
The organic home delivery business has so far donated 18 old tarps to HMP Thameside men’s prison…
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NewsCosta to launch nationwide recycling scheme for cups
Recycling racks will be installed at more than 2,000 Costa stores from the end of January
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Analysis & FeaturesAs Cadbury axes logo is Fairtrade finished?
The relationship between Cadbury and the Fairtrade Foundation is at the centre of a new ‘takeover’ row
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NewsCo-op urges rivals to develop more recyclable packaging
The Co-op this week called on rivals to follow its lead in developing new packaging
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NewsCook installs AD tank to make most of waste
Cook has entered into a partnership deal that will see its unavoidable food waste converted into sustainable energy
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Comment & OpinionA new whey to brew beer – and fight food waste
A new conncotion made from a watery cheese by-product brings new meaning to the term ‘special brew’
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Analysis & FeaturesHow is new technology tackling food waste?
From apps connecting surplus food with charities, to biodegradable best- before dates and even exotic flies, the ways in which tech is tackling waste are hugely diverse
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NewsCo-op to make 80% of its packaging easily recyclable by 2020
Only half a million of the 1.5m tonnes of recyclable plastic waste created every year in the UK is reused as intended
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Comment & OpinionGreenpeace is wrong to single out Sainsbury's over tuna
The supermarket has a good reputation on fish sustainability, so why is Greenpeace continually on its case?
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NewsIceland in three-year electric van trial for home deliveries
The project will aim to tackle traditional problems of using electric vehicles to make food deliveries
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NewsCadbury ditches Fairtrade logo in favour of Cocoa Life
US owner Mondelez is replacing the FF logo with Cocoa Life branding, which Fairtrade will join as a partner
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NewsFigures blaming shoppers for food waste are bogus, MPs told
Tristram Stuart heavily criticised data that finds more than 50% of food waste takes place in the home…
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NewsMondelez International updates its sustainable palm oil plan
The chocolate giant announced this week it was extending its Palm Oil Action Plan
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Analysis & FeaturesHow suppliers are protecting the Arctic from trawler damage
Named after the Old Norse for ‘cold coast’, the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard is located in the Barents Sea
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Comment & OpinionPay attention, Donald. Climate change is a challenge worth taking seriously
There is nothing like standing on the edge of a glacier, and hearing the deafening crack as it collapses into the sea, to ram home the reality of climate change
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NewsSainsbury's to extend partnership with food waste app Olio
Over 10,000 items of food have been shared on food waste app Olio in two small towns in just six months