All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 300
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Comment & Opinion
We must sell new behaviour to fight water scarcity
Sir: Hamish Renton makes interesting points about ethics in the bottled water industry….
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NewsSainsbury's opens energy-efficient supermarket in King's Lynn
Sainsbury’s has opened one of the most energy efficient supermarkets in the country.
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Comment & Opinion
The climate for coffee
Sir: A recent study found that climate change will have drastic consequences for wild Arabica coffee….
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Comment & Opinion
A balanced portrayal of fishing is needed says Seafish chief
Stark headlines in the media over the past year have presented us with a bleak outlook on the future of fish stocks….
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NewsDanone keeps half a million yoghurt bottles from landfill
A recycling scheme set up by Danone has resulted in 500,000 yoghurt bottles being prevented from going to landfill.
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NewsCo-op Group unveils £22m Avonmouth distribution centre
The Co-operative Group has officially opened its £22m new distribution centre in Avonmouth.
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NewsDairy exports to China will be key to growth, says government
Dairy companies have a key part to play in plugging a £1bn hole in the UK economy by ramping up exports to China, the government has said.
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NewsBiodiesel industry on the brink as waste oil use plummets
The amount of used cooking oil being re-purposed as fuel has plummeted since a tax incentive was axed.
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Comment & Opinion
Bovine TB: grocery must back government over badger cull
The recent decision to postpone plans for a pilot cull of badgers was very difficult but also pragmatic and responsible….
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Comment & Opinion
Bottled water brands: the only way is ethics... but whose?
My father used to say that if something looks too good to be true, it usually is….
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NewsArabica coffee 'could be extinct by 2080', report scientists
Clouds could be gathering over global coffee supplies, with scientists warning that one of the world’s key coffee varieties could become extinct before the end of this century.
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NewsPastoral logo launches to push grass-fed beef and lamb
It’s taken off in the US. Now a group of UK farmers are hoping grass-fed meat will be the next big thing here….
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NewsNew double decker trailers boost Gist's chilled fleet
Logistics operator Gist has added 20 extra-capacity double-decker trailers to its temperature-controlled fleet….
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Analysis & FeaturesFood price inflation set to hit 4% by end of 2013
Food price inflation will be firmly back on the agenda in the UK in 2013…
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NewsGovernment makes sustainable palm oil pledge
The UK government has published a national statement on palm oil and announced it is to move to 100% sustainable palm oil in the food it buys by the end of 2015.
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Analysis & FeaturesDrought set to push up price of fertiliser
Fertiliser could become more expensive as high grains and oilseed prices are predicted to fuel increased demand.
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Comment & Opinion
Tim Lang: the five sustainability options
Slowly, the penny is dropping that future food security requires a shift to sustainable diets….
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NewsRetailers clarify policies on bee-affecting pesticide use
Retailers have clarified their stance on pesticide use after new research revealed a combination of two commonly used products harmed bumblebee populations.
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NewsNFU still committed to 'comprehensive' badger cull
The NFU has reaffirmed its commitment to the government’s planned badger cull, despite an overwhelming majority of MPs voting in favour of a motion to scrap it.