All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 166
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NewsUnilever claims world-first with paper-based laundry bottle
A prototype has been developed and will be available in Brazil next year, with a wider rollout on the cards
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NewsSewell On The Go rolls out compostable carrier bags in sustainability drive
The introduction of the compostable bags forms part of the retailer’s new ‘Going Green’ initiative
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NewsPlayIn Choc beats £250k crowdfunding target to scale up ethical brand
Launched in 2018 by husband-and-wife team Maya and Dominic Simler, PlayIn Choc already exports to 30 countries and has listings with 25 distributors, as well as Ocado. It is also in early conversations with the mults in the UK and other retailers overseas.
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NewsCentral England Co-op to invest £350k in sustainable community spaces
The new project aims to create sustainable spaces outside its food stores and funeral homes
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NewsNGOs call for bottom trawling ban in marine protected areas
Data from environmental group Oceana showed there had been an increase in trawling in MPAs in 2020
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Comment & OpinionIs on or offline shopping better for the planet? Let the battle commence
If every home in the country replaced their dinners made from supermarket bought ingredients with meals from Gousto for a year, 10.3 million tonnes of CO2e could be saved
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NewsAldi launches packaging made using plastic saved from the sea
The new packaging is recycled from waste plastic collected by communities in coastal areas across the world
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NewsLifebuoy launches Botanitech range of antibacterial cleaning products
The new range would combat the spread of germs in the home as lockdown restrictions ease, said Lifebuoy
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NewsWelsh cheese startup Mona Island Dairy to open £20m factory
Source: Mona Island Dairy The factory will open in September and will offer a range of premium own-label cheeses to retailers and restaurant chains Welsh startup Mona Island Dairy is investing £20m to build what it is claiming will be Europe’s most sustainable cheese factory. The ...
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Analysis & FeaturesWorld Oceans Day: five sustainable fishing initiatives working around the globe
From fancy nets to legal protections and even counting fish, what’s being done to preserve sealife populations and environments?
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NewsLucozade Sport slashes plastic with £6m revamp
The bottles will also be given a smaller label, reducing the volume of plastic used previously
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NewsWaitrose reduces plastic with new strawberry packaging
The new packaging is set to reduce Waitrose’s plastic usage by 17 tonnes this summer.
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Comment & OpinionWould carbon taxes help growers and suppliers stop deforestation?
A carbon tax is widely seen in the environmental sector as an elegant solution to carbon emissions through a regulatory-based approach. However, have governments considered the impact on smallholder farmers, large growers, and suppliers? Alan Kroeger, head of supply chains at Satelligence, explains what economy-wide carbon taxes will mean for growers vs suppliers
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NewsMcCain announces raft of sustainability targets for the 2020s
The frozen giant made the commitments after the launch of its second global sustainability report
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NewsM&S extends surplus frozen bread initiative to 200 stores
The bread is prepared and filled with garlic butter in-store at the end of each day and then sold as frozen
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Analysis & FeaturesThe latest vegan fish alternatives landing in UK supermarkets
As some environment-conscious consumers cut down on fish in their diets, here are the plant-based alternatives looking to take its place
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Category ReportFlashpoint: oils category report 2021
Vegetable oil prices are hitting record highs as demand soars and climate change squeezes supplies. When will the pressure ease?
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NewsColgate targets plastic reducers with launch of aluminium toothbrush
The new aluminium toothbrushes use 80% less plastic than a regular manual one, said Colgate
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Analysis & FeaturesBiggest energy uses when shopping in-store vs online
A delivery fleet can produce 73% of an online-only grocer’s total emissions, and the energy consumption of physical stores constitute 60% of emissions for a traditional retailer, but which is greener?
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Analysis & FeaturesIs online or in-store food shopping better for the planet?
Amazon says online wins the battle. But factors including refrigeration, packaging and journey type all add complexity to the food delivery model