All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 302
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NewsMorrisons to pull MSC logo from own-label mackerel
Morrisons is to remove the MSC logo from cans of its own-label mackerel in the face of continuing uncertainty over the suspended status…
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NewsLoving your skin with a tiny carbon footprint
The founder of an all-British beauty brand is seeking supermarket listings for her eco-focused range…
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NewsDon Simon cuts impact of its bottles
Juice supplier Don Simon has begun using environmentally friendly sleeves on its bottles…
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Analysis & FeaturesXanthan price hikes a problem for dieters
As high maize prices continue to stoke fears about food price inflation, slimmers and those on a gluten-free diet
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Comment & Opinion
We need to talk about food
Our food production system is facing unprecedented challenges. That was the stark warning issued by the Foresight report…
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Comment & Opinion
Consumers want it. Now is the time to act on food waste
It’s been a privilege to be guest editor of The Grocer - and I’ve been encouraged to see so many good examples of businesses finding new ways to grow sustainably.
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Comment & Opinion
We can't leave farmers to go it alone!
This year will be memorable for many reasons, not least the Queen’s Jubilee and the Olympics.
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NewsRecycled oil rebate doubled by Booker
Booker has doubled the rebate it pays catering customers for recycling used cooking oil.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe waste challenge: urging consumers to spend less
An exclusive survey for The Grocer shows only half the nation is recycling its food waste. How can retailers alter habits to their advantage?
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NewsThe Co-op to roll out energy-saving chiller doors
The Co-operative Group is set to become the first major retailer to install chiller doors in all of its stores as it looks to make further progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the coalition the greenest government ever?
The Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats made big promises about the environment prior to the election…
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ProfilesCowboys? Watch out
Environment Agency chairman Lord Chris Smith is determined to nail companies flouting their green obligations.
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Comment & Opinion
Don't be fooled by the rain
In Andalucia, Spain, last week, I pondered how water is fundamental to food and civilisation.
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Analysis & FeaturesScaling fresh new heights
Will the vertical hydroponic plant display being built at East End Foods’ new depot help revolutionise the way fresh produce is grown?
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Profiles'Green growth is the only route to growth'
Amanda Sourry, chairman of Unilever UK & Ireland, on sustainability, reformulating Flora, and the job losses in Wales.
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Comment & Opinion
Time to PoP the green question
More and more suppliers are realising that following a model that places sustainability at the heart of the business is the only way to do business long term.
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Analysis & FeaturesWaste not want not
Remember the Wombles? A new breed of entrepreneurs is making good use of what they find in oder to reduce the millions of tonnes of food waste sent to landfill every year.
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Analysis & FeaturesGreen giants?
They all say they’re cutting their hefty environmental footprints. But just how green are grocery’s heavyweights?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy mustard prices are hotting up
Mustard prices are hotting up, as growers increasingly turn away from planting mustard seed in favour of other crops…
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NewsMSC urged to change policy on Iceland and Faroes fish
As the EC prepares to get tough with Iceland and the Faroes over their continued plundering of the North East Atlantic mackerel…