All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 23
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NewsAstonish cleans up with double-digit revenue growth
Revenues jumped 15% to £66.5m in the year to 31 May 2025 at the Yorkshire-based family-owned company
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NewsCadbury slashes plastic in Crunchie multipacks for Tesco trial
The new multipacks feature 60% less outer plastic packaging
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s has used Moriarty move to streamline senior team
It was never going to be easy for Sainsbury’s to replace Clo Moriarty: hers was a uniquely fashioned job title for a rare talent
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NewsMore support for farmers urged as climate change threatens food supply
The caution comes as analysis revealed that £3bn worth of UK food, including rice, tea and mangoes, is imported from 20 countries experiencing high levels of displacement
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NewsFaith in Nature sinks to a loss following IT disruption
Faith in Nature has plunged into the red as a software upgrade caused “significant disruption” at the eco personal care brand
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NewsFruit & veg supply critically threatened by climate breakdown in key growing regions
Temperatures are expected to rise by 16% on average across the top 10 fresh produce exporters to the UK by 2050
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NewsScrumbles rolls out Gut Friendly wet catfood in recyclable pouches
The pouches are mono-plastic pouches – ‘designed to address growing consumer concerns over single-use petfood packaging’
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NewsSupermarket single-use plastic bag sales increase 7%
Morrisons shifted five million more carrier bags in the year to April than the previous year
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Comment & OpinionFuture of Food: Science Museum showcases fixes for a booming population
Visitors are taken through examples of how technology can be used to feed a booming global population while still protecting the planet
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat are the hurdles for the industry’s reusable packaging pledge?
After missed targets and failed pledges, a scaled-up reuse model remains a vision. Can a new retailer promise make a difference?
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NewsFood strategy harmony breaks down as IGD defends role in talks
Several industry sources have raised concerns over IGD’s role in the talks
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Comment & OpinionCultivated meat should support UK farmers, not push them out
The meat production system is under growing and unsustainable pressure, says Owen Ensor, CEO and co-founder of Meatly
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KVI TrackerRed meat volumes slump as consumers swap to cheaper options
Prices across beef and lamb products have been steadily on the rise with beef up 13% year on year and lamb up 4.7%, which has led to a drop in consumption
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NewsSustainable food sector risks miscommunicating the value of alt meat, research warns
The caution comes after the organisation published two studies that explored the actions that need to be taken by the food industry to position sustainable meat alternatives, including cultivated meat, for success
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Comment & OpinionRetailers should treat food waste as a financial problem
Treat food waste as a margin risk, not just a sustainability issue, says Lisa Jack, professor of accounting in the Faculty of Business & Law, University of Portsmouth
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Comment & OpinionChefs, CEOs and cows: climate change needs everyone at the table
The uncomfortable truth is that lasting change demands collaboration between people who don’t always sit at the same table, says Sean Mackenney, associate director and head of food at Stand
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NewsAldi adding solar panels to 90 stores, taking total to about 500
Aldi is set to install 144 kWp solar panel systems across 41 stores by the end of 2025 and another 49 next year
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NewsCameroon ‘cocoa boom’ fuelling deforestation, report claims
Cameroon is looking to capitalise on productivity declines in Ghana and Ivory Coast due to global heating, crop disease, and outdated farming practices
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NewsWild adds roll-on deodorant to refillable personal care offer
The innovation comes in four fragrances, with a choice of four aluminium case designs
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NewsUK food inflation to rise by 34% due to climate change in next two decades
New research from the Autonomy Institute has warned that while UK inflation unexpectedly hit 3.6% in June, worse is yet to come