All Sustainability & environment articles – Page 12
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NewsMichelle 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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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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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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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
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News
Pret extends coffee cup recycling scheme across the UK
Paper coffee cups from any high street shop will be accepted, to be turned into stationery and packaging…
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Unilever, Nestlé and more defend against accusations of palm oil deforestation
Rainforest Action Network claims palm oil from a plantation operating illicitly on Sumatra could be ending up in products from some of the world’s biggest snack makers
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Tesco to provide surplus packhouse food to Kenyan schools
The retailer has joined forces with global produce supplier Flamingo on the project
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Simply Fresh to cut down on plastic with ‘unpacked’ scheme
Simply Fresh’s 84-store estate will be encouraged to adopt the new scheme in a bid to reduce plastic
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Comment & Opinion
The UK is leading the way in food and plastic waste reduction
The challenges are huge, but there are reasons to feel positive, says Wrap’s Richard Swannell
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Comment & Opinion
Deposit return schemes should be practical, not political
Industry must work with government and local authorities on other recycling measures, too
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News
Heather Mills and cheesemaker Applewood set up ‘Flexi-Friday’
‘Flexi-Friday’ is intended to accompany Sir Paul McCartney’s ‘Meat-Free Monday’ movement
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Analysis & Features
Deposit return schemes: is the bottle spinning out of control?
Retailers and suppliers are at loggerheads with government – and each other – over DRS. So what’s going on?
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News
Consumers confused over plastic recycling, research shows
67% claimed to recycle ‘all or almost all’ plastic – but only 38% said they knew what could and couldn’t be recycled
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Analysis & Features
Why aren’t more firms being transparent over food waste?
Is Dave Lewis justified in worrying that UN sustainability goals will be missed because industry leaders are ‘wasting time’?
