All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 229
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NewsOcado achieves near-zero levels of food waste
Ocado’s Suzanne Westlake said she believed the online retailer had ‘the lowest total food waste figures in our industry’
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NewsTesco and Coca-Cola join industry 'coalition' on plastic
A ‘coalition’of companies including the Co-op and Heineken are drawing up a new collaborative strategy
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NewsAB InBev kicks off new sustainability drive
The Budweiser and Stella owner has vowed to make 100% of its packaging returnable or recyclable by 2025…
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NewsPercol Coffee to open sustainable pop-up in London
Percol Coffee to open sustainable pop-up in London
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NewsPepsiCo pledges to publish palm oil supplier list
The food and drink giant was among eight major fmcg suppliers attacked in a new report from the environmental group yester…
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NewsTetley and Bettys & Taylors to trial plastic-free teabags
Tea manufacturers are taking action to reduce customers’ plastic consumption after growing concerns from tea-drinkers
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NewsDS Smith makes 100% UK coffee cup recycling claim
DS Smith makes 100% UK coffee cup recycling claim
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Comment & OpinionIt’s not just fish: how panicked should people be about microplastic?
Health organisations such as the FSA didn’t believe there was cause for concern but couldn’t be certain, it’s an emerging issue …
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NewsPlastic found in 'brand after brand' of bottled water
Scientists examined more than 250 bottles from nine countries, and reported finding plastic in 242 of the 259 samples
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Category ReportLosing its bottle? Bottled water category report 2018
The humble water bottle has been at the centre of a scandal. Not that Brits are turning their backs on water itself
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Comment & OpinionBusinesses must make the effort on sustainability
Sir, It seems that despite the recurrence of stories regarding the need for businesses to drive sustainability…
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Comment & OpinionIndustry and campaigners reach a crossroads over food labelling
Campaigners want meat and dairy labelling that could carry wording on methods of production similar to what is found on packs of eggs
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NewsHammond calls for evidence in review on plastic waste
The government is also going to look at the possibility of using fiscal measures to target chewing gum litter…
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NewsRetailers sign up to UN sustainable development initiative
The launch of Better Retail Better World follows the announcement of the first industry-led Retail Sector Council last week
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NewsCoffee cup debate: government shies away from 'latte levy'
Coffee cup debate: government shies away from ‘latte levy’
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Analysis & FeaturesSustainability: the world's ticking time bomb
The UK might see itself as a world leader in driving environmental goals but its performance in the 2017 Sustainability Index shows it is lagging behind as catastrophe looms on global scale. What needs to be done, and when, to stop the bomb going off?
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NewsAldi to switch to fully sustainable cocoa by end of 2018
The discounter said own-brand cocoa would be sourced only from Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance or UTZ-certified farms
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NewsLidl to scrap 5p bags as part of move to reduce plastic
Lidl to scrap 5p bags as part of move to reduce plastic
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NewsAldi makes 2022 plastics pledge for own-label products
Discounter also pledged its ‘support in principle’ of a national deposit return scheme for plastic bottles
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NewsSeafood companies urged to improve approach to 'ghost gear'
Report by World Animal Protection says ghost gear is a ‘catastrophe for marine life as we know it’