All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 119
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Promotional FeaturesTransforming the shopper relationship with plastic bottles and cans
Deposit Return Schemes (DRS) help to encourage a circularity mindset for consumers by rewarding recycling. Ahead of the introduction of DRS across the UK, SBF GB&I has unveiled some major new research on the effect of the planned schemes on shoppers and retailers
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NewsDairy UK unveils new sustainability-focused ad push
The ‘It’s What We’re Made Of’ campaign focuses on the sector’s progress against the UK Dairy Roadmap sustainability initiative
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Comment & OpinionCompostable packaging can provide a solution to our struggling recycling system
The damage caused to soil by conventional plastics makes compostable packaging a particularly valuable alternative, says Daphna Nissenbaum, co-founder & CEO of TIPA
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets must go beyond recycling drop-off points
Supermarkets can play a vital role in the circularity of recycling, says Professor Edward Kosior, founder and CEO of Nextek
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NewsAbel & Cole launches doorstep flexible plastic recycling scheme
Abel & Cole has “successfully” trialled the free service, which covers plastics from any retail source, earlier this year
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NewsOrnua Foods appoints new UK head of sustainability
Nadia Bidzinska has been appointed as part of the supplier’s ongoing commitment to addressing its sustainability responsibilities
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NewsCandy Kittens trials compostable packaging at Glastonbury
The plant-based pouches – made using cellulose, sugar cane and wood pulp – break down within six months in home compost
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NewsSaputo/Dairy Crest hit with £1.5m environmental fine over pollution breaches
The Cathedral City owner was hit with the huge fine over a catalogue of incidents at its Davidstow plant in Cornwall
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Comment & OpinionOur unhealthy, unsustainable food system needs intervention. Where is government?
Surely even the most die-hard free marketeers can’t believe we’ll tackle carbon emissions or childhood obesity without government intervention, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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NewsScotmid becomes first UK Costa Express partner to sell its reusable travel cups
The society said the move reflected its ambition to reduce the use of single-use coffee cups in its stores
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Comment & OpinionNational Food Strategy: government has failed us with its lack of commitment on health
This week’s government response echoes only a few of the proposals made by Henry Dimbleby, says Anna Taylor, executive director of The Food Foundation
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Comment & OpinionMandatory animal welfare labelling is a win for British farmers and consumers
My hope is that government continues to find ways to champion British farming at the heart of our food system, says James Bailey, executive director at Waitrose
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NewsSainsbury’s rolls out clothing return partnership with Newlife to all stores
The parties first joined forces in 2019, with Sainsbury’s donating over 65 tonnes of clothing to the charity since then
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NewsElectric bike hiring service launched in central London for last mile couriers
Tech firm Port has launched what it calls a “dark hub” within a Leicester Square car park owned by Q-Park
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NewsCarlsberg unveils fully recyclable fibre bottle with PEF lining
The brewer said its ‘ultimate vision‘ for the fibre bottle was to achieve ‘up to 80% less emissions than current single-use glass bottles’
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NewsM&S ‘bewildered’ after Michael Gove calls in Marble Arch development plan
The retailer plans to demolish the current 92-year-old building on 458 Oxford Street and replace it with a modern retail and office complex
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NewsMorrisons employs tree advisors to help UK farms meet planting targets
The advisors will work with Morrisons’ network of 3,000 farmers, providing advice on a case-by-case basis
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NewsCastell Howell Foods partners with Just Perfect Catering in sustainability drive
The partnership is designed to align the different members of the supply chain in a structured programme to create systemic change
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NewsFareShare partners with KFC to distribute millions of meals
Move follows a successful eight-month trial at 20 KFC restaurants in the Midlands, the north east and Essex
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Comment & OpinionHow we are working towards becoming a carbon neutral business
You can measure your footprint with differing degrees of accountability