All Sustainability and environment articles
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Analysis & FeaturesIs it time to scrap the UK’s packaging tax regime?
EPR, DRS, PPT, PRNs… the list of packaging regulations is only growing, and even the industry is butting heads over the solution
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NewsDefra must do more to build resilience to food shocks: NAO
With short and long-term risks becoming ‘potentially more severe’ Defra needed to review its response planning for food supply chain risks, the NAO urged
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Comment & OpinionHas severe weather pushed UK farming resilience to its limit?
While things are clearly tough for all farmers right now, some are feeling the strain worse than others
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NewsUK food supply in ‘firing line’ as El Niño ‘supersizes’ to record highs
Up to a quarter of the UK’s food imports (worth £17bn) could be impacted by this year’s accelerating El Niño climate pattern, experts have warned
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News2 Sisters’ Boparan warns UK food security at threat without action
In a statement released this week, the food industry boss called for coordinated action from government and industry to make the country more self sufficient in the face of global supply chain challenges
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Comment & OpinionBritain’s diet is at a tipping point but changing diets means changing the system too
The UK is falling well short of the Planetary Health Diet’s targets. Retailers, not shoppers, hold the keys to fixing it, says Richard Bourns, chief commercial officer at Lidl GB
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NewsProducers granted ‘zero fee’ for first 15 months of DRS
The decision follows a massive row that helped to derail the launch of Scotland’s proposed scheme, with Circularity Scotland forced to slash its proposed fees in 2022, but only after a major backlash from producers
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NewsLidl moves to Chilean jack mackerel over sustainability fears
The supermarket told The Grocer it was transitioning to Marine Stewardship Council-certified Chilean jack mackerel for its tinned mackerel and that it would be reviewing its sourcing for smoked mackerel ahead of its next purchasing window
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NewsDawn Meats pushes back net zero target after Alliance Group acquisition
The multinational said the decision had been taken following its acquisition of Alliance Group – the New Zealand sheep meat exporter it took control of through a £110m investment deal last October
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NewsHeart of England Co-op to install EV chargers at nine stores
Nine of its 40 convenience stores have been selected for the initial rollout, with each location having between two and four charging points
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NewsFewer than half of British consumers trust food labels, survey finds
The analysis also showed 53% of respondents thought food labels were ‘overwhelming’
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NewsDairy Roadmap unveils ‘ambitious’ targets for sustainability progress
The targets, presented by The Dairy Roadmap’s Processor Working Group, focuses on three areas: climate change and energy, water, and plastics and packaging
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose’s regen-ag films: more ads than critical engagement
It’s beautifully shot, but more than two short episodes are required for this topic
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NewsWar on single-use plastic ‘stagnating’ HMRC figures reveal
Figures show the effectiveness of the government’s plastic packaging tax is ‘stagnating’
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NewsTesco adds nearly 700 electric vehicle charging sites
Tesco has announced a new loyalty card tie-up with the electric vehicle charging network Be.EV
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NewsCalls for Cobra committee-style mechanism to oversee supply chain challenges
Industry should be at the heart of any government work to bolster resilience and food security, urged Marco Forgione, director general of the Chartered Institute of Export and International Trade
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NewsBeef supply chain tech firm Breedr wins £20m series B investment
The series B raise has taken Breedr to $46.6m total raised, and will be used to grow its team and bring more ranchers and farmers on to the platform
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NewsSecond plastics bailout on cards as waste costs skyrocket
The four UK governments have admitted they are considering mitigation, after changes to the way companies report their tonnages for reprocessed and exported packaging waste under the Packaging Recovery Notes (PRN) system led to mayhem
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NewsBluefin tuna farm boom threatening food security, NGO warns
The increase in the fishing of the species threatened stocks and could impact wider seafood supply chains, the NGO warned
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Comment & OpinionDRS: Is the UK rollout back on track?
With a huge amount to do if DRS is to hit its October 2027 deadline, there is surely a far greater chance of success with industry calling the shots rather than being pulled in different directions by Westminster, Holyrood or the Senedd