Sustainability & environment news and analysis – Page 8
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News
Compostable packaging labelling experiment sees proper disposal boom
The experiment – led by Ocado, Recoup and Compostable Coalition UK – saw 120 households receive goods in both compostable and plastic packaging
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Promotional Feature
How solar can make supermarkets more sustainable
With the rising impact of environmental and economic issues for supermarkets, find out how rooftop solar panels can enhance their sustainable footprint and win kudos with consumers.
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Comment and Opinion
Nature should be a stakeholder in all businesses
Our economy is dependent on a thriving natural world yet nature does not have a real role in boardroom decisions, says Paolo Quattrone, professor of accounting, governance & society at Alliance Manchester Business School
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Comment and Opinion
Let’s be balanced: AHDB campaign promotes a healthy diet
Let’s Eat Balanced is designed to highlight the nutritional, health, and sustainability benefits of British red meat and dairy as part of a balanced diet, says Phil Maiden, head of media relations and external affairs, AHDB
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Comment and Opinion
Outdated carbon accounting tools hold back environmental progress
It is time we demand standard compliance and rigour in our environmental accounting tools, says Dr Emily Pope, managing director - knowledge and collaboration at Trinity Global Farm Pioneers
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Comment and Opinion
DRS delays drag on, but what’s stopping progress?
Two weeks ago the Republic of Ireland launched Europe’s 15th DRS system. But that already seems like a distant dream back on this side of the Irish Sea
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Sysco GB to launch Foodprint carbon labelling to boost menu sustainability
Carbon footprint labelling will be introduced on Brakes’ products to help chefs create more sustainable menus
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Aldi to expand Refill Coalition trial to more stores
The trial launched in a single Aldi store in Solihull in October and will be expanded to a “small number” of Aldi stores within the next “six months”
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Deposit return scheme rollout facing delay until 2028
The Grocer understands the UK and devolved governments are due to issue a declaration of support for the scheme by the end of this month
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The Uncommon raises £1.2m to meet growing demand for English canned wine
Canned wine challenger The Uncommon has secured £1.2m in its biggest funding round to date to help it scale production to meet growing demand in the mults
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Community Shop and Ocado launch roaming pop-up shop service
The ‘On the Go’ service will provide six of the most deprived communities in England with immediate food access, via a ‘mobile version’ of its redistribution supermarket.
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Category Report
What now for vaping following disposables ban?
The looming ban on disposables has made the £1.7bn category’s future unclear
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Jörd oat drink to be relaunched as Arla Jörd with packaging redesign
The plant-based brand will become an official Arla sub-brand this month and will see packaging updated to feature the Arla name
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Comment and Opinion
Plastic packaging: how would a Labour government tackle waste?
YouGov research shows a divide between MPs and public over government intervention to address packaging waste
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Waitrose ends trial with Tesco’s fired food waste contractor
Waitrose told The Grocer that despite the revelations about Resource it did “not currently anticipate that this will affect our food waste figures”
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Inflationary pressure threatens long-term farming resilience
The cumulative impact of more than 30% inflation in agricultural inputs since 2019 were named as ‘the key driver behind the threat to long-term resilience’
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No Farmers, No Food campaign group wins support as Europe protests
UK farmers have been debating following their European colleagues’ protest action
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Soft plastic collection ‘must be weekly’ to maximise recycling
A report by the FlexCollect project shows the amount of plastic collected per household nearly trebled in trial areas that had weekly collections
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Ex-Unilever boss to lead new body to get EPR back on course
Also on the board are Aldi buying director Luke Emery, Waitrose packaging boss Karen Graley, and Nestlé packaging supremo Sokhna Gueye
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Oatly highlights controversial ‘mis-steps’ in new Irish ad campaign
The brand had its advertising campaign “It’s Like Milk But Made For Humans” in Ireland and Northern Ireland banned by the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland