Sustainability & environment news and analysis – Page 287
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counting the cost
While the industry has broadly welcomed the Defra announcement, concerns have been expressed about how cost prohibitive a carbon labelling scheme would be. Speaking at the Climate Change and the Food Industry conference in London...
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Defra to work on carbon labelling
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs has joined forces with the Carbon Trust to measure the carbon footprint of products.Defra and the Carbon Trust will work with BSI British Standards to develop an agreed method for...
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How green are the big brands?
High-profile green initiatives from the retailers have dominated recent headlines. Take Marks & Spencer's pledge to be carbon- neutral within five years, Tesco's 10-point community plan and the Anya Hindmarch reusable shopping bag being sold by...
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Buyer survey - Carbon labels
Much has been written about the food and drink industry’s attempts to reduce its carbon footprint but labels on food that encourage shoppers to save the planet will take time to catch on, according to buyers in our survey.While they all...
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Strip carbon from supply with a universal scheme
Carbon is fast becoming the new currency. Following the launch of the 'We're In This Together campaign' last week, eight major companies have committed to engage proactively with their customers. This move, connecting business to its customer...
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Environmental
Carbon is not just an issue for carbonated drinks. Across the range of beverages, consumers now care about the carbon footprint of what they are buying, both in terms of food miles and the environmental soundness of the packaging. They are also...
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Carbon label 'is not understood'
Almost half of consumers - and even some buyers - admit they do not understand the Carbon Trust's new carbon footprint labels, according to exclusive research carried out for The Grocer.A survey of 2,000 consumers by Harris Interactive...
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Buyer Survey
Much has been written about the food and drink industry's attempts to reduce its carbon footprint but labels on food that encourage shoppers to save the planet will take time to catch on, according to buyers in our survey.While they all...
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British tomatoes cut CO2 emissions
A 14-acre tomato growing operation at Wissington in Norfolk has given a new meaning to the term 'greenhouse gas'.The new £6m tomato farm is reusing waste carbon dioxide and heat from British Sugar's neighbouring sugar beet processing...
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Green label warerupts
Another labelling war looks a step closer after Tesco signalled it would not be adopting the Carbon Trust's new carbon footprint labelling scheme as it stands.As the Trust's label appeared on Walkers cheese and onion crisps for the first...
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Small label - big difference?
It's not often Tesco is beaten at its own game, but its plan to launch a carbon footprint label was trumped last month by a packet of cheese and onion crisps. Walkers crisps will become the first product to carry the new Carbon Trust label,...
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Be cautious over carbon labelling
The Carbon Trust's launch of carbon labels last week was significant. Government-funded, its job is to help companies and the public sector reduce carbon emissions. So its behind-the-scenes development of a c-label ought have been a triumph. A...
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Talking shop
?The ongoing food miles debate has moved on to carbon footprints, but that could boost UK-grown produce and improve supply chains, says William Burgess, CEO of Produce World.The debate about food miles is always an interesting one....
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Talking shop
?The ongoing food miles debate has moved on to carbon footprints, but that could boost UK-grown produce and improve supply chains, says William Burgess, CEO of Produce World.The debate about food miles is always an interesting one....
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Public 'happy to forgive'
Bernard Matthews insists it is already on the road to rebuilding its shattered reputation in the wake of the outbreak of bird flu…
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"Has an eco-label been thought through? What if imports have lower carbon footprints than domestic ones?"
So the government has jumped on the eco-labelling bandwagon set rolling by Tesco. On the face of it, this is good news. If David Miliband's statement of intent this week signals ministers are prepared to work collaboratively with the...
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Growers fear carbon labels could cost them
Growers have given a mixed reception to the idea of labelling food with its carbon footprint, after the government said it was consulting on such a move.Defra warned that locally produced and organic food could have a higher...
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Co-op's on a roll with sustainability
Co-operative Group chief executive Martin Beaumont (pictured) got his roll out for the society's latest roll-out this week. In what is far from a bogstandard initiative, the Co-op has vowed only to sell household tissue products made from...
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The new order is values-for-money
Listening to Sir Terry Leahy's speech last week on reducing carbon emissions, I pinched myself. A few years ago industry leaders ignored, dismissed or downplayed the urgency of the environmental case. Others just saw an opportunity to flog a few...
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NZ lamb 'quarter' of UK carbon footprint
New Zealand lamb arrived on British shores this week in the first shipment of the new season. The meat traditionally goes on sale in January at the end of New Zealand's spring, when British lamb is largely unavailable. Home-grown lambs...