All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 28
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Comment and Opinion
Food Matters Live Podcast: juicy chat on lab-grown chicken
‘Cultivated meat: World watches after American approval’ is satisfyingly free of pearl-clutching over ‘frankenmeat’
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Comment and Opinion
Can fmcg brands raise a glass to paper packaging?
There have been huge advances in paper packaging, but concerns remain about its recyclability and environmental impact
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Comment and Opinion
Why is the UK going into reverse on environmental standards?
The gap between government action and the real issues facing communities and businesses is staggering, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Category Report
How can Halloween be more sustainable?
Halloween is a horror show of single-use plastic and food waste. What are retailers and brands doing to be more eco-friendly?
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News
One Stop joins forces with Whywaste to cut food waste
One Stop said the partnership marked a significant step forward in reducing food waste and supporting its ambition to reach net zero by 2050
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News
The Cheeky Panda completes senior team with new hires
The Cheeky Panda has hired two new executives to complete its senior management team and ready the sustainable hygiene challenger for the next stage of growth.
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News
Food waste experts slam government decision to axe mandatory reporting
Wrap has said the failure to bring in mandatory reporting has led to a slow uptake of reporting
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News
Freshways launches sustainability initiative for business and farmers
The dairy supplier has implemented a carbon emissions baseline for its farmers and new business standards
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Comment and Opinion
Defra won’t get far without mandatory food waste reporting
The last remnants of Defra’s “world-leading” environmental policies spilled out on Friday, when a whole series of documents were dumped on its website
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News
Deposit return scheme body’s huge debts revealed
According to Companies House figures, Circularity Scotland Limited had racked up debts of £86.2m when it entered administration last month
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Analysis and Features
The ups and downs of vertical farming
’From seed to plate, we shorten the supply chain and only grow in the UK, reducing emissions and waste’
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Analysis and Features
The race for onshoring: How Britain’s food supply is coming home
In an increasingly volatile global market, British businesses are seeking to secure supply closer to home, making use of tech to boost efficiency
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Comment and Opinion
Just as we thought food inflation was starting to ease…
A series of threats to global commodity markets are stoking renewed fears of price hikes
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News
Mandatory food waste reporting regulation scrapped
Defra quietly released documents today revealing it was canning the proposals, first promised by Michael Gove in 2018
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Comment and Opinion
Why Feedback is calling out supermarket greenwashing
Retailers are indulging in numerous green gimmicks which risk contravening new guidance on greenwashing from the CMA, says Jessica Sinclair Taylor, head of policy at Feedback
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News
Pärla claims first for plastic-free mouthwash with probiotics
The on-the-go innovation comprises mint-flavoured tablets in a glass jar with an aluminium lid
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News
Cereal crops decimated by Europe’s heatwave
The 2023 European cereal harvest is set to be its lowest since 2007, some 9.5% lower than the five-year average, while other weather-beaten commodities have also taken a hit
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News
Year delay to extended producer responsibility is ‘not enough’ ministers warned
Sources said shelving the flagship environmental policy until at least October 2025 has still left the industry facing £2bn a year in extra costs
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News
Finnebrogue invests £2.8m to upgrade plant-based food factory
The investment in its vegan food production site in County Down, which opened in 2020, means the roof now has 2,846 solar panels
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News
Greenwashing ‘rife’ among UK supermarkets, campaigners claim
Campaigners are calling for retailer transparency on the environmental impact of meat and dairy sales