All Sustainability and environment articles
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NewsMajor new environmental baselining project gets underway
The project, run by AHDB with QMS, aims to measure the environmental impact of farms across Great Britain
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WhitepapersHow to achieve sustainable and profitable e-commerce growth in 2025
The e-commerce landscape is constantly evolving. In this whitepaper, find out how the strategic repurposing of existing store infrastructure and the adoption of advanced technological solutions can support sustainable and profitable e-commerce growth.
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NewsSainsbury’s extends Nectar partnership with Woodland Trust
Sainsbury’s shoppers will now be able to contribute their Nectar loyalty points towards woodland conservation work until 2027
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Promotional FeaturesHow benchmarked sustainability schemes can elevate supply chain performance
As sustainability pressures mount, we explore how benchmarked sustainable sourcing programs are helping food ingredients companies boost supply chain performance
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NewsNew Zealand methane emissions reporting is ‘greenwashing’, campaigners warn
An increasingly popular approach to measuring the livestock industry’s methane emissions could hinder global efforts to tackle climate change, civil groups claim
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Comment & OpinionWhy the government must prioritise tax relief for retailers’ charitable donations
VAT on charity donations means it can cost more for retailers to donate their unsold goods than to throw them away. Zoë Colosimo, Neighbourly COO, calls on retailers to be part of the change
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NewsArla boss: ‘dairy must unite to fight misinformation’
Arla’s UK MD Bas Padberg stressed dairy needed solutions such as the methane-suppressing Bovaer to meet government sustainability targets
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NewsField Doctor says reusable packaging ‘big part of future’ after trial
A pilot proved hugely popular with customers, it said
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NewsConsumer trust in food system collapses, new research finds
The research, commissioned by Reverberate PR, has found that 39% of British adults do not trust major food brands and supermarkets to tell the truth
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WhitepapersThe lessons learned from grocery’s solution for frozen inventory
The world’s first AutoStore Multi-Temperature Solution with a frozen zone was introduced this year, offering a new approach to handling ambient, chilled and frozen goods in a single automated system.
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Comment & OpinionWhat scrapping the coffee cup recycling scheme tells us about Labour
The change of heart on coffee cup recycling highlights the finite nature of human resources when it comes to creating new legislation, says Robbie Staniforth, innovation and policy director, Ecosurety
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets can’t afford another missed emissions target
Supermarkets – businesses that are utterly reliant on nature and a stable climate for the produce they sell – must put action on climate at the top of the agenda, says Sir Dave Lewis, chair of trustees at WWF UK and former CEO of Tesco
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NewsMars Pet Nutrition scales regenerative agriculture practices in Europe
The company hopes to transition 20,900 hectares of wheat and maize crops to regenerative agriculture practices by 2028
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NewsCocoa-free chocolate startup Planet A Foods raises $30m for global scale-up
B2B foodtech startup Planet A Foods has raised a further $30m to fund international expansion, including a launch into the UK in 2025
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NewsUK reaches agreement on North Sea fishing opportunities for 2025
The trilateral deal with the EU and Norway has secured over 290,000 tonnes of North Sea stocks
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NewsIceland extends interest-free loans scheme throughout 2025
More than 27,000 Iceland shoppers have borrowed using the loans scheme since it launched
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Analysis & FeaturesNice idea: how sustainable rice farming can catch on
New techniques can lower ‘plane crazy’ CO2 emissions from rice
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News£52m café coffee cup recycling scheme binned
The plans for dedicated bins has been due to come in this year but was delayed until 2025 to enable sellers to prepare for the introduction of the regulations
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NewsSoy and meat traders Bunge, Cargill and JBS rank worst for Brazil deforestation
The new ranking comes amid reports that big soy and meat companies are attempting to weaken the historic 2006 Soy Moratorium deal to prevent Amazon deforestation
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Comment & OpinionArla’s spot of Bovaer leaves Big Dairy crying over spilt milk
The controversy surrounding Arla Foods’ use of cow feed additive Bovaer has dominated headlines for the past week – but what does it really mean for Big Dairy?