All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 160
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Partner FeaturesPushing the innovation boundaries for a circular economy
Growing consumer pressure to reduce waste, combined with a will by businesses to meet wide-ranging environmental targets, have created opportunities for packaging, supplier and retail companies to take the lead on flexible plastics innovation and recycling, says Amcor Flexibles
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NewsAnti-deforestation measures: government to canvass businesses
The move follows commitments made in the Environment Act and at COP26
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Comment & OpinionBrands shouldn’t race to impress when it comes to being green
If it wasn’t before, sustainability is now the watchword for brands everywhere
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NewsSustain launches new campaign to promote increase in UK food for public procurement
The food and farming alliance said current buying standards should be redesigned to emphasise the importance of quality over cost
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NewsPrinces commits to higher price for Italian tomatoes
The deal involves a commitment to sign guaranteed three-year contracts to ‘enhance financial stability for growers’
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NewsKellogg’s trials paper-based liners in packs of Corn Flakes
The cereal giant will roll out packs with a new paper liner into a “small number” of Tesco stores in January
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NewsFruit & veg packaging to be targeted in war on plastic
Packaging of fresh fruit & veg is to be added to the list of “problematic” plastic targeted by the industry’s Plastics Pact
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NewsDiscounted fruit & veg drive healthier shopping habits, study shows
Research found reducing the price of fruit & veg for four weeks was key to increasing both the amount sold and the variety of purchases
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NewsMorrisons to switch to insect-based feed as it gears up to launch carbon neutral eggs
The retailer has teamed up with agritech business Better Origin to reduce its dependence on soya-based feed
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NewsXPO Logistics names Nicholas Head environmental and sustainability lead
Head has a doctorate in sustainable waste and resource management as well as a master’s degree in waste management
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NewsPlastic Pact pledges risk being 'derailed’ by Covid and costs
The pact aims to eliminate problematic plastic by 2025 and ensure 100% of plastic packaging can be reused or composted
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NewsAldi launches deposit return scheme in Scotland store
A reverse vending machine has been installed in the car park of Aldi’s Bathgate store in West Lothian
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NewsRetailers and landlords to collaborate on making buildings greener
The two sectors have agreed a protocol for collaboration which they hope will become embedded into leases
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NewsSupermarket pesticides are threat to worker health, says new report
Around 385 million agricultural workers are poisoned around the world each year as a result of pesticide exposure
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NewsEco-cleaning brand Neat lands at Tesco
The listing exemplified Tesco’s desire to ‘encourage shoppers to make sustainable swaps’, said Neat
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WebinarsWhat did we learn from COP26? Meet the panellists for The Grocer's sustainability webinar
As the dust settles on the two-week COP26 summit, what pledges have been made and by whom?
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NewsWyke Farms cuts plastic in cheese pack revamp
The supplier also showcases its provenance and sustainability credentials on the new packaging
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Comment & OpinionThe food industry is facing a green skills crisis – here’s what we need to do
COP26 gave our industry little guidance. It is up to us now to step up and demonstrate leadership on climate change
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Comment & OpinionWater scarcity isn’t hitting headlines but it’s a central issue to sustainable food
The UN projects a 40% global water shortfall by 2030, meaning food production faces the threat of running dry
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NewsMandatory food waste transparency plans face further delay as timeframe declared ‘not feasible’
Plans to make companies declare their food waste were first mooted by Michael Gove in 2018