All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 163
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Comment & OpinionBurger King’s country wonderkid helps it tackle metha-a-ane
It’s a pretty big deal for Burger King to acknowledge and confront beef cattle’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions
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NewsPlastic carrier bag charge leads to sales decline of 95%
Figures released by Defra show the average person in England now buys just four bags a year from the main supermarket retailers
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NewsScottish Grocers Federation partners with food waste app
Since launching in Scotland in August 2018, Too Good To Go has prevented 115,000 meals from being thrown away
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Comment & OpinionAt Aldi, we see the pandemic as an opportunity – not a threat – to reducing plastic
Consumers are more concerned than ever about the environment, and we all have to play our part, says Aldi UK & Ireland CEO Giles Hurley
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NewsWaitrose and John Lewis to roll out electric delivery vans
The vans are designed to save more than 20,000 tonnes of CO2 annually
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NewsAustralian wine The Hidden Sea debuts in UK with global oceans campaign
It hopes to remove one billion plastic bottles from the ocean by 2030
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NewsTennent’s to capture CO2 from fermentation to carbonate its beer
It will open a new £2.6m carbon capture facility at its Wellpark campus in Glasgow
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NewsIkea unveils plant-based alternative of famous meatballs
The Swedish flat-pack retailer will sell the yellow pea protein-based balls from 3 August
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NewsTongwen Zhao joins Quorn as director of people and planet
Zhao has previously worked for The Dairy Farm Group in Hong Kong and Unilever in Asia
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Comment & OpinionTo ‘build back better’ after coronavirus, we need more food and drink B Corps
The decisions businesses take will determine whether we successfully face up to the social and environmental challenges ahead, says Adam Grant, regional VP, UK & Ireland, Danone Essential Dairy & Plant Based
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NewsThe Felix Project to run FareShare operations in London
The move sees The Felix Project join the FareShare network as its 18th regional delivery partner
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NewsCCEP backs Dutch recycling startup in sustainable packaging push
CCEP’s backing will allow CuRe to accelerate development of its ‘polyester rejuvenation’ technology
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NewsAsda claims supermarket first with 100% recyclable crisp tube
The move will cut 98.2 tonnes of non-recyclable packaging from Asda’s operations each year
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Comment & OpinionWhy Covid-19 could be the right time for refillable packaging
The online Loop pilot delivers both safety and a chance to mitigate the environmental impact of the virus
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NewsLoop packaging platform makes UK debut in partnership with Tesco
Loop sorts and cleans the empty containers “to stringent health and safety standards” for reuse, before they are refilled by suppliers
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NewsIceland claims 74% carbon footprint reduction since 2011
The retailer claims its footprint has fallen from almost 250,000 tonnes of CO2 in 2011 to 46,000 tonnes in 2020
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NewsWrap urges development of recycling system for flexible plastic packaging
Only 4% of flexible plastic, which constitutes a quarter of all UK consumer plastic packaging by weight, is currently recycled
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NewsDiageo unveils "world's first" plastic-free paper bottle for spirits
It had been designed to meet food-safe standards and be fully recyclable in standard waste streams
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NewsAldi commits to halve plastic packaging use by 2025
The latest commitment will eliminate 74,000 tonnes of plastic – or 2.2 billion pieces – over the next five years, Aldi said
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NewsEvian launches 100% recycled bottle without labels
The bottles feature an engraved logo and a new pink cap