All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 234
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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’
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NewsMSC welcomes Pacific PNA tuna fishery recertification
However, the recertification, approved by an independent adjudicator last week, was described as ‘shocking’ by campaign group On The Hook
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NewsYealands winery launches ‘sustainability in action’ promotion
Four winners will be flown to New Zealand to “witness up close the variety of ways in which Yealands is at the cutting edge of sustainable wine production”
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NewsCardboard cost hikes push beer brands towards plastic
Surging costs are putting small beer brands’ ability to sustainably package their products at risk say craft brewers
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Comment & OpinionPull together to rethink plastic
Plastic has a purpose. It is not the enemy. But the way we spec it, use it and dispose of it often is
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NewsWm Jackson launches Boxed ready meals in paper packs
William Jackson Food Group has unveiled a range of frozen ready meals in environmentally friendly cardboard packaging
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NewsPret a Manger to trial Brighton bottle deposit return scheme
Trial could be rolled out to stores across the country by the autumn
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NewsGovernment accused of dragging its feet on deposit return scheme
Whitehall said it would need to consider how DRS would fit in alongside the government’s wider plans for a war on plastic
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NewsDefra outlines post-Brexit farming direct payments overhaul
It wants to phase out payments to the biggest landowners first to free up £150m for the environment…