All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 238
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Comment & OpinionA secure, sustainable global food system is increasingly urgent
The recent Global Food Integrity summit has convinced Professor Chris Elliott the current way we produce and distribute food needs to be re-thought
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NewsWaitrose and M&S sign up to 'ghost gear' fisheries initiative
World Animal Protection initiative aims to reduce the 640,000 tonnes of gear discarded in the oceans every year
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NewsHighland Spring trials first 100% recycled plastic bottle
The business is trialling its 500ml ‘eco-bottle’ of still water at selected Tesco stores in Scotland
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Analysis & FeaturesTaking the battle to brands: the new trends in own label
Buoyed by a decline in brand loyalty, the rise of the discounters and a value-focused younger generation, own label share
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NewsQuorn ditches black plastic from its packaging
The move by the meat alternative brand replaces 297 tonnes of black plastic with clear & opaque recyclable alternatives
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NewsIceland expands its Deposit Return Scheme trial to stores across the UK
A second machine opened in one of the Wolverhampton stores today, with a further two scheduled for Scotland and Wales
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NewsLatte levy could cost the UK economy £819m, says research
The Paper Cup Alliance highlighted the possibility of redundancies at manufacturing sites in Wrexham, Gosport and Huntingdon
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NewsThe Grocer’s plastics webinar now available on demand
Plastics and the Packaging Conundrum sees leading experts from retail, manufacturing and campaigning being quizzed
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NewsIceland's Richard Walker backs 'One Plastic Free Day' plan
The initiative has been organised by campaign group A Plastic Planet
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NewsWaitrose launches Emma Bridgewater designed reusable bags
The range of reusable jute bags has been made from recycled plastic
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NewsFoodservice companies urged to improve seafood sourcing
Only a small percentage of foodservice companies had signed up to the Sustainable Seafood Coalition, said its secretariat
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NewsPlastic-free sandwich pack made from agri waste is 'UK first'
The new AgriRap wedge is made from stems and leaves left after the harvesting of crops
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NewsMilk & More delivers new fleet of electric milk floats
The milk delivery service has spent £6.5m on 200 StreetScooter electric vans to replace diesel vehicles on urban rounds
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Comment & OpinionM&S and Waitrose need to get over their addiction to plastic packaging
The upmarket retailers are addicted to fussy, unnecessary packaging - and consumers have had enough, says Joanna Blythman
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NewsABP completes switch to green electricity at all its sites
The move brings it within sight of reaching its 2020 carbon reduction targets two years ahead of schedule
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Comment & OpinionReducing energy behind the scenes with CHP units
As the number of customers choosing to shop online increases, the energy strain is moving away from stores and onto the distribution networks that sit behind the scenes, says Rohan Shiram of Centrica
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NewsJLP introduces first reusable cup made from used paper cups
Waitrose and John Lewis are introducing the rCup, the world’s first reusable cup made from recycled cups
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News'Significant progress' on the environment by dairy industry
The 10th Dairy Roadmap report showed greenhouse emissions to have fallen by 24% since the initiative was launched
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NewsTesco steps up war on plastic with packaging ban
Tesco said it wanted to work with the supply chain and the government to boost the national recycling infrastructure
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NewsRegister NOW for our free video webinar on packaging
Featuring senior industry figures from Iceland, Coca-Cola, Wrap and the British Plastics Federation