All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 223
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NewsTesco plans major expansion of solar panels on its roofs
The retailer has already put in a series of planning applications for sites
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NewsHotel Chocolat rolls out sugar cane packaging for Easter
The new box has been designed to be sustainable, biodegradable and compostable
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NewsMPs urge end to plastic waste exports to developing nations
The call was welcomed by campaign group A Plastic Planet
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NewsDRS Leeds trial: public 'not motivated by financial rewards'
Ministers should think again about retailers being the main centres for use of DRS machines, organisers suggested
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NewsRetailers sound warning over plans for DRS to include glass
Ministers north of the border are well ahead of the UK government’s plans for a DRS
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NewsMSC launches consultations to strengthen fisheries standard
The proposals were designed to give a bigger voice to stakeholders and follows criticism over how fisheries are certified
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NewsAldi eliminates 5p single-use plastic bags
The move will remove an average 80 million bags a year from circulation, equating to 900 tonnes of plastic
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NewsUnilever’s eco-friendly Love Home & Planet brand set for UK
Variants are made with cruelty-free vegan ingredients, while all scents are derived from sustainably sourced essential oils
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NewsAlternative Foods adds vegan cake range with aquafaba
The cakes are wrapped in 100% recyclable packaging made from bottle tops
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NewsUK growers told to brace for regular extreme weather
A new report by The Climate Coalition has warned last year’s drought conditions could become the norm for UK growers
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NewsNestlé joins Swiss research programme into sustainable foods
Future Foods Initiative’s first research projects will focus on plant-based nutrition and ancient plant varieties
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NewsPepsiCo urged to cut ties with Indofood over RSPO fiasco
PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk (Lonsum), a subsidiary of Indofood’s plantation arm IndoAgri, was sanctioned in November 2018
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NewsIceland 'could have been more open on palm oil branding' says petitioner
Iceland ‘could have been more open on palm oil branding’ says petition starter…
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Comment & OpinionIceland diverted attention from its own palm oil achievement
Iceland deserves huge praise for making hundreds of own-label products palm oil-free
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NewsNorth East Atlantic mackerel to lose MSC certification
Spawning stocks fell from 4.8 million tonnes in 2011 to 2.8 million tonnes last September
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Comment & OpinionFuel cells: how food and drink stands to benefit from the silent revolution
Retailers are ideally placed to take advantage of the technology, says Professor David Hart, director at E4tech and visiting professor at Imperial College
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NewsReverse vending machine trial begins in Scottish c-stores
Recycling company Viridor will support the pilots by collecting and recycling the empty containers deposited
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NewsWaitrose swaps plastic grape punnets for cardboard
The switch covers its Duchy Organic and Waitrose 1 Sable grapes
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NewsM&S launches 'plastic take-back' scheme for customers
Shoppers can return non-recyclable packaging to recycling bins located in stores
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NewsFDF slams Lancet report on industry-government tie-ups
A new paper claims ‘partnerships between the corporate food sector and the government are a risk to public health’