All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 3
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NewsRegistration opens for deposit return scheme
With 12 months to go before the start date, Exchange For Change, the industry-led organisation in charge of the rollout, has opened a new portal that will require tens of thousands of companies to sign up to the scheme
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NewsUS judge dismisses JBS Slapp legal challenge over ‘misleading’ climate claims
JBS hit Mighty Earth with an anti-Slapp legal challenge in April as part of a bid to derail the campaign group’s ongoing lawsuit against it
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NewsDike & Son sells 92% of reduced stock through Gander in record week
The latest results mark its highest sell-through rate since joining Gander in February, up from around 73%, selling 1,200 of the 1,310 products it had reduced that week
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Comment & OpinionThe smoke hasn’t cleared and neither has the argument
Consumers haven’t stopped caring about sustainability, they’ve stopped trusted how it is communicated, says Ollie Lloyd, head of innovation at Hot Pickle Innovation Lab
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NewsFrozen food storage temperature increase would cut energy use by 7%, research shows
A research paper from Nomad Foods titled ‘Increasing storage temperature of frozen foods: effect on sustainability and food quality’, has been peer reviewed and published in NPJ Science of Food
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NewsGraze cuts plastic by 75% in packaging update
The packaging refresh forms part of a wider overhaul of the brand, including a rebrand and new product launches
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Category Report‘Holistic’ personal care goes beyond functionality
Which categories are pushing premiumisation most successfully? And how is that shaping what sits on retailer shelves?
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NewsUK faces worst harvest on record after summer drought
In the latest crop numbers from AHDB, spring barley is down by 17% compared to the UK five-year average, while oats are down 14% and winter wheat 11%
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NewsSysco launches online tool to support customers with sustainable sourcing
The initiative highlights products that carry robust, product-specific, third-party sustainability certifications
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Partner FeaturesFive ways to future-proof packaging
As packaging regulations change, so must your strategy to make sure your business is fully future-proofed.
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Partner FeaturesHow an SME can accelerate ecommerce performance and growth
Discover how invaluable insight from an online retailer has enabled SMEs to successful e-commerce growth.
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NewsOver 240 million litres of milk lost in record summer heat, data shows
Analysis from the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit showed that dairy farmers delivered over four days’ less milk than would be expected, equivalent to more than a billion school milk cartons
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NewsCo-op rolls out coffee pod recycling points to more than 200 stores
The recycling points, supplied by coffee pod recycling service Podback, are being installed in stores across the south west of England and South Wales
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NewsFyffes updates sustainability strategy with new gender target
Among the commitments is the target to achieve gender parity in senior leadership and at least 30% female representation in supervisory operational roles by 2035 in its own operations
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Comment & OpinionHow Food Nation 2040 sets out a framework for change
The proposals will set out how industry, government and wider stakeholders can work together, says IGD CEO Sarah Bradbury
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NewsIceland Foods to use AI to calculate yellow label markdowns and cut food waste
The technology, from Retail Insight, save store staff time and ‘protect margins’ on products, by ensuring that close to expiry lines are identified more quickly
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NewsAnya Hindmarch launches Universal Bag with Waitrose’s Dish podcast
The limited-edition Universal Bag, available in an exclusive pink colourway, will be available from the end of September at £15
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NewsFood strategy enters next phase as Food Nation 2040
The IGD revealed today it has been asked by Defra to oversee the rollout of the new strategy
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NewsBooths hopes ‘market-style’ loose produce bays will help cut food waste
By increasing the amount of loose veg it sells, Booths hopes to cut food waste and improve choice
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NewsFears mounting over climate impact on food supplies, reports Fairtrade Foundation
Some 84% of UK consumers were concerned about the impact of climate change on food supplies, Fairtrade said