All Sustainability & environment articles
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NewsGovernment sets out major plastic crackdown in Queen’s speech
Food and drink companies will also face legally binding new targets on plastic reduction
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Comment & Opinion
How can we help ethically minded Brits shop more sustainably?
A growing number of Brits consider themselves to be ethical or sustainable shoppers, says Emma Vass of Wessanen UK
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News
Only a third of UK shoppers prioritise environmental concerns over price, says poll
A majority of Brits cited ‘low prices and good value’ as their most important considerations when buying groceries
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Analysis & Features
Plastic: is the industry moving far enough and fast enough?
Which plastic reduction initiatives are working and which are window dressing?
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Analysis & Features
10 pioneering schemes tackling plastic pollution
Here are some of the trailblazing brands, retailers and manufacturers tackling the plastic waste problem head-on
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Comment & Opinion
The plastic pickle: industry innovation is a drop in the ocean
Some of the issues and behaviours exposed by the plastic pickle are unresolvable without sacrifices being made
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News
Carlsberg unveils duo of protoype paper beer bottles
The Danish brewing giant has created the bottles using sustainably sourced wood fibre
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Thornton’s Budgens launches 250 packaging-free lines
The new range will be unveiled at the Belsize Park Budgens store in North London on 23 October
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Piccolo rolls out UK’s first bio-based babyfood pouches
Each pouch contains up to 80% of bio-sourced raw materials from renewable sources such as sugar beet and cane
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Analysis & Features
Are Unilever’s new plastic commitments as significant as they sound?
The supplier has pledged to eliminate over 100,000 tonnes of packaging by 2025. So how does this goal measure up against other firms’ commitments?
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News
Michelle Norman promoted to lead sustainability at Suntory Beverage & Food Europe
In Spetember SBFE set out its plan to use fully recycled or plant-based materials across its entire portfolio
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Comment & Opinion
Criticism of Unilever’s plan for plastic is misplaced
Its commitment to collect and process more plastic packaging than it sells is particularly laudable, says Giles Gibbons, founder and CEO of Good Business
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News
Unilever commits to slash use of new plastics in half by 2025
Unilever says the move will eliminate more than 100,000 tonnes of packaging by 2025
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News
City snapshot: Unilever vows to halve plastics use by 2025
Unilever has pledged to halve its use of virgin plastics by 2025 to cut its use of plastic packaging by more than 100,000 tonnes. Plus, Tesco Bank appoints financial services veteran Sir John Kingman to its board, Lidl to open ten Manchester stores, a new chairman at McBride and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Comment & Opinion
Yeo Valley’s artistic cow creation is a poo coup
Yeo Valley has created a 70 metre-wide cow made out of poo. Yes, you heard
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News
What the experts think about the future of DRS
Topics included what material should be included, the risk of fraud and the potential cost to retailers and suppliers
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News
Iceland adds optional receipts to tills in move to save paper
Iceland shoppers now have the option of declining a receipt
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News
Coca-Cola unveils its first bottle made with marine plastic
The soft drinks giant has also announced goals designed to accelerate delivery of its sustainable packaging roadmap
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Letters
Will consumers really make the effort to recycle coffee pods?
Popping compostable capsules into one’s food waste or compost bin involves arguably less effort than recycling
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Comment & Opinion
Disposable coffee cup conundrum has no simple solution
Zero Waste Scotland has today thrown its weight behind a ‘latte levy’, while Booker has unveiled a compostable cup. And they could both be steps towards a solution
