All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 273
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Comment & OpinionPanorama documentary reveals the human cost of cheap clothes
Panorama’s investigation into the Bangladeshi garment trade underscored the scale of the ethical sourcing challenge…
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NewsLidl and Aldi raise their green game
Lidl is ploughing £27m into new refrigeration in a bid to improve the green credentials of its in-store chillers…
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Comment & OpinionCollaboration is key to sustainability
When colleagues talk about sustainability, collaboration is seen as a vital component in achieving success…
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ProfilesFish sustainability: are catch-share schemes the answer?
Could a catch-share scheme offering consumers under-utilised species they fillet themselves be a route to sustainability?…
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NewsTesco's 'scale for good' slashes energy costs
Tesco has claimed massive reductions in its suuply chain energy footprint following a radical supply chain initiative…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe waste trail: a global scandal
Up to half the food the world produces may never reach the mouths it was intended for. What’s the solution?…
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Comment & OpinionCut costs by turning waste into energy
The industry is under growing pressure to reduce waste and find cost-effective ways of dealing with disposal…
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Analysis & FeaturesSuppliers ignore doubters and stick with wind power
Many experts have dismissed wind turbines as a waste of space. So why are so many food suppliers putting them up?…
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Analysis & FeaturesClosing the green gap
One in four consumers say they will pay more for green products but will they put their money where their mouths are?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Hotspot 50: will Wrap's initiative lead to demonisation?
Will Wrap’s initiative to pinpoint the eco-footprints of grocery staples end up as an exercise in demonisation?…
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NewsSainsbury’s urges shoppers to build 'bee hotels'
Sainsbury’s is encouraging people to do their bit for declining bee populations by providing customers, schools and local community groups with instructions on how to build a ‘bee hotel’.
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NewsBirds Eye gains huge sustainability boost as fishery wins MSC status
Birds Eye’s sustainability credentials are to get a major boost after the MSC certification of a large fishery supplying pollock to the brand.
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NewsEngland’s 5p carrier bag charge to exempt small businesses
Small businesses will be exempt from government plans to introduce a 5p charge for single-use carrier bags from autumn 2015.
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Analysis & FeaturesIs food price inflation set to drop further?
After a hot and bountiful summer in the UK and abroad, commodity costs are tumbling and food retail inflation looks set to follow suit.
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Category Report
Tea giants unite in face of climate challenge
The impact of climate change and soaring populations in tea producing countries is exercising the minds of many in the industry.
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NewsUK: Still not enough evidence neonicotinoids harm bees
The UK government is standing by its claim there is no sound scientific case for banning neonicotinoid pesticides as part of efforts to halt the decline of bee populations.
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Comment & OpinionCollaboration is key to cutting supply chain carbon
The era of cheap food is coming to an end, according to Tesco boss Philip Clarke…
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Comment & Opinion
Let's make 'Frankenburgers' redundant
When a lab-grown ‘beef burger’ was unveiled to the world last month it divided opinion…
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NewsUK’s first carton recycling plant opens in Yorkshire
The UK’s first carton recycling plant has opened in Yorkshire, aiming to recycle 1.25 billion cartons every year.
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Comment & OpinionAn uplifting harvest
How different this green and pleasant land is in 2013 compared with last year, with its perpetual deluges…