All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 287
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Comment & OpinionFarmageddon: the big debate - uncut
Farmageddon’s controversial exposé of modern factory farming methods reignited the debate about large-scale farming. We asked four experts – including Farmageddon author Philip Lymbery – for their views.
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Comment & OpinionSustainable palm oil: act now on certification
The clock is ticking for firms to show commitment to responsibly sourced palm oil…
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Comment & OpinionEaster egg packaging is a necessary evil
Easter eggs are fragile and require the support of complex packaging…
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NewsCCE seeks to increase domestic recycling with new bin designs
Coca-Cola Enterprises is harnessing the power of social media to find new prototype designs for domestic recycling bins…
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Analysis & FeaturesEl Niño weather phenomenon to return in 2014
Brace yourselves: El Niño looks like it’s on its way back…
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NewsSolar energy saves Oakland International £30k a year
Oakland International is set to cash in on annual savings of £30,000 after switching to solar energy…
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NewsWalmart claims 40% energy savings thanks to LED lighting
Walmart has claimed that a rollout of new ceiling lighting fixtures will reduce energy consumption by up to 40% per store…
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Comment & OpinionThe UK needs more plants and fewer animals
The IPCC climate change report last week said agricultural productivity was likely to reverse…
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Analysis & FeaturesIs House of Lords wasting its energy in berating bogofs?
The inquiry led to fresh vilification of supermarkets. Unfair, given the scale of efforts to cut waste…
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NewsAsda aims to slash emissions with greener trucks
Asda has claimed it is on target to reduce emissions from transport operations by 60% over the next 12 months after upgrading its fleet with new eco-friendly refrigeration units.
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NewsSupermarkets should ditch bogofs in war on food waste, Lords say
Supermarkets must take far greater responsibility for the battle against food waste and move away from wasteful bogof offers, a House of Lords committee has urged.
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NewsBadger cull rollout paused as Defra launches bovine TB strategy
The government will not roll out badger culling across the country until changes have been made in the existing cull areas of Gloucestershire and Somerset, Owen Paterson has said.
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Comment & OpinionClimate change report seeks silver lining
Yesterday’s report from the IPCC searched for some silver linings - but it still makes for sobering reading.
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NewsDHL to cut road miles with Lidl delivery contract extension
DHL has won a contract extension to deliver to Lidl stores until 2017…
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Comment & OpinionHugh's Fish Fight is a well-intentioned distraction
Hugh’s Fish Fight has generated a lot of public interest in tuna sustainability…
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Comment & OpinionOnline pound shops will have to piggyback
The domain name that I own, poundshop.co.uk, was the first-ever transactional online pound shop…
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NewsFareShare hails 30% jump in surplus food donations
FareShare, which redistributes surplus food to charities in the UK, says it has seen a 30% increase in donations over the past 12 months but is calling on industry to do more.
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NewsFirst Milk boosts production of high-value whey concentrate
First Milk has installed whey processing equipment at its Campbeltown cheese factory…
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NewsWaitrose gets six new eco-friendly lorries on the road
Six eco-friendly Waitrose lorries designed with the help of Cambridge University professors have hit the roads…
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NewsCo-op stripped of chicken welfare award
The Co-operative Food’s ethical credentials have been dealt a blow after the retailer was stripped of a major chicken welfare award.