All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 26
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Comment and Opinion
It’s halftime for the UN Sustainable Development Goals. And we’re way behind
The clock is ticking on the Sustainable Development Goals and we’re desperately behind, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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News
Müller trials zero emissions refrigeration for its HGV fleet
The dairy company has announced tests to find out whether solar panels and kinetic energy can power its refrigerated HGV trailers
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News
Aldi to trial vacuum and flow-wrap packed beef mince to reduce plastic
Ditching its existing mince packaging would see the amount of plastic packaging cut by 73%, Aldi said
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Category Report
How batteries are going green
Improper battery disposal is causing ever more fires. Brands are mounting an education drive and upping their green strategies
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Analysis and Features
How Defra’s omnishambles has plumbed new depths
In scenes straight out of TV’s The Thick of It, Defra has seen IT and infrastructure woes, repeated policy failures and a revolving door of ministers. What happened and can the department recover?
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Comment and Opinion
Mandatory food waste reporting: scrapping plans makes no sense
The overwhelming majority of supermarkets supported mandatory food waste reporting. So why did the government bin it?
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KVI Tracker
Bumper blueberry season put down to grower pollination strategies
Peak production is underway now and growers are reporting a very good British blueberry harvest
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Grocer 33
Tesco Lincoln on top in battle of the eco-friendly supermarkets
Tesco’s fridges in the store use CO2, which has a lower environmental impact than traditional refrigerants
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Grocer 33
Tesco Lincoln: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘About two years ago we got our whole roof covered in solar panels’
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News
Crediton Dairy to pump £20m into production and sustainability
Upgrades will be made to dairy processing capabilities, employee welfare and office facilities, and carbon reduction initiatives
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News
Holy ready to shake up UK soft drinks as it raises €10.5m for expansion
Founded in 2020, the brand sells energy drinks and iced tea in a powder form to be topped up and mixed with water by consumers at home.
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News
Omsco rebrands as Organic Herd and launches new branded range of dairy products
The dairy co-op said the move would better communicate its values as ’a producer of the highest quality organic milk and dairy products’
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News
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall joins fight against mandatory food waste reporting u-turn
A campaign led by Feedback claims the cost to the industry would be massively outweighed by the financial benefits in reducing food waste
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News
DRS: supermarket bosses accused of inventing ‘fairytale’ claims over costs
Industry sources told The Grocer research from the BRC, claiming the plans would cost the industry £1.8bn a year to run, was “ridiculous”
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News
Climate change inaction to cost fmcg giants billions of pounds
Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive and Unilever all face billions in costs unless they urgently tackle Scope 3 emissions
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News
Tesco ditches coloured milk bottle tops in war on plastic
Tesco said it would improve the quality of recovered material from household waste and enable caps to be recycled back into new milk bottles
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News
New report claims intensive poultry production is key driver of bird flu
A new report by Compassion in World Farming has warned factory farming could ultimately create a bird flu human pandemic
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Analysis and Features
How Canalside grew from fruit farm to award-winning Staffordshire farm shop
From its origins 40 years ago as a roadside shed, Canalside Farm has become a thriving retail, dining and events operation, which was recognised in the 2023 Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards. Taking its name from the nearby Trent & Mersey Canal, the business was founded by Chris and ...
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Comment and Opinion
Why the language of sustainability must be more positive
Instead of dwelling on the imperative to ‘cut’, ‘reduce’ and ‘diminish’, let’s embrace language that speaks to goals and aspirations, says Greg Lawson, MD at sustainable packaging consultancy Aura
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Comment and Opinion
The shame of the DRS scheme’s collapse would be terrible
This weekend it appeared plans for DRS in the rest of the UK may have reached a terminal point