All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 25
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News‘Relief’ for UK businesses as EU delays sustainability laws
The European Commission is making controversial amendments to its flagship ESG laws
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NewsAvara sees losses grow to almost £50m in wake of major restructuring
The business also saw a near 12% fall in turnover, but stressed its restructure now left it with a ’more efficient and productive supply chain’
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NewsFormer M&S packaging boss Karen Graley takes charge of EPR producer body
Graley will head the organisation which will act on behalf of all obligated producers under EPR
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NewsNew AI household food waste reduction app Remy acquires rival Kitche to boost user base
Remy – described as an ‘AI-driven, fully automated digital kitchen management app’ – was launched in January
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News‘Irresponsible’ UK fishing quotas lead to Blue Marine court action
Ocean conservation charity Blue Marine Foundation will point to evidence that decades of prioritising short-term commercial considerations has led to the depletion of key species
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InterviewsFarshad Kazemian: the butcher on a sustainable mission
The Ethical Butcher founder Farshad Kazemian wants Brits to eat more meat. He talks scaling up to the mults and why regenerative is the way forward
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NewsIceland Foods EV rollout not ‘happening fast enough’ Richard Walker admits
Walker called on the government to make it easier for retailers to transition their delivery fleets to EVs
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NewsGovernment-backed research hub launches to ‘reshape the UK’s food system’
The Thriving Food Futures project has been awarded funding by UKRI and the NIHR
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NewsMcCain launches regenerative farming campaign with Rachel Brosnahan
Research from McCain has shown most people are not sure what regenerative agriculture is or its role in mitigating the impacts of climate change
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Comment & OpinionWhy the future of plant-based food is ‘reassuringly natural’
The plant-based category has faced strong headwinds in recent years, but the all-natural subcategory will help revitalise the sector, says Jason Belmont, MD at Gosh Food
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Analysis & FeaturesNFU Conference: what could Steve Reed offer angry farmers?
Faced with furious questions and protests, Reed tried in vain to reassure a farming sector left reeling by the much-hated ‘family farm tax’
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NewsDrinks and hospitality bosses demand halt to ‘unviable’ EPR rollout
In the latest blow to the troubled scheme, the WSTA, Scotch Whisky Association, UKHospitality and the BBPA called for crisis talks with Defra ministers
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NewsCourtauld Commitment name dropped as industry relaunches food waste and emissions pledges
The commitment will be rebranded as the UK Food & Drink Pact
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Comment & OpinionWe must communicate to bridge the sustainability ‘say-do’ gap
In the beverage category, 68% of consumers say they care about the environment but only 12% follow through with a sustainable purchase, says Deb Caldow, global marketing sustainability director at Diageo
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NewsTom Parker Creamery unveils ‘category first’ Bedtime Milk
The brand’s new functional milk is infused with botanicals to ’combat stress and promote good sleep’
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NewsOrganic market hits £3.7bn despite cost of living crisis
There was an increase in both value and volume sales, which are now equivalent to double what they were 10 years ago
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Comment & OpinionDon’t follow Trump and dump diversity & inclusion
Neither national European governments nor the EU have shown much interest in rolling back diversity legislation, says Ian Wright, a partner at Acuti Associates
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Comment & OpinionTrendy categories are fragile. Here’s a Prime example
Mistaking fleeting conformity for long-term commitment is a gamble that can leave once-thriving categories struggling to survive, says Chris Blythe, director of The Brand Nursery
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NewsAldi ends packaging-free trial as funding for the Refill Coalition winds up
The Refill Coalition said Aldi’s trial was coming to a close in line with the planned end of funding from Innovate UK
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NewsSainsbury’s environment lead to leave in sustainability team shake-up
Group head of environmental sustainability, Celia Cole, will leave the business after 13 years