All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 45
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NewsUK food security under threat as Met Office unveils impact of warming weather
2023 was the second-warmest year on record for the UK
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NewsAfrican countries step up efforts in the lead-up to EUDR amid pushback
Major cocoa producing countries, Ghana and Ivory Coast, reject claims they will not be prepared for the December 2024 deadline
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NewsTesco and Highland Spring trial QR code tech to tackle single-use plastic
The packaging enables direct-to-consumer marketing, as well as access to live data to trace packaging at barcode level throughout the supply chain
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NewsPepsiCo invests £13m into ‘extensive upgrade’ of Doritos site
Work to install a new manufacturing line will commence in August
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NewsNAO warns Defra’s farm subsidy reforms could risk the future of many businesses
More than a third of farms would need to make productivity improvements to maintain viability after 2028 – given the reductions in direct payments
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NewsPwC roped in to oversee talks on deposit return scheme administrator
The government is understood to have told industry leaders it wants to see a finished proposal ready by January, giving companies just five months to complete their bids
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NewsFood eco impact platform Foodsteps sold to US firm
The platform which holds a database of more than 3,000 ingredients is used by more than 150 food businesses globally
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NewsSupermarkets should sell 30% of products as refills by 2035, says Wrap
The guidance follows crunch talks earlier this month between supermarkets and suppliers after a series of setbacks to progress toward refillable and reusable packaging solutions
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NewsPembrokeshire Creamery launches Blas y Tir Welsh milk brand
The new Blas y Tir milk will be available in two-litre, one-litre and one-pint bottles with options for skimmed, semi-skimmed and whole milk
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Analysis & FeaturesSky Park Farm: the Sussex deer park championing local produce
Owners Pierce and Victoria Noonan have built a flourishing business in West Harting, West Sussex
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NewsRecord number of flood warnings on England’s farmland last winter
The analysis showed 1,008 flood warnings, when a flood is ‘expected’ in an area, were issued on grade one and grade two farmland
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NewsLand used to grow fruit & veg must double, say environment and farming groups
In an open letter co-ordinated by the Soil Association, celebrities have joined voices to call on the new prime minister to back and scale up the UK horticulture sector
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NewsLidl ploughs £1.5bn into beef supply chain
The move will see it create a new producer group which will be supported to lower emissions
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Comment & OpinionA step closer to lab-grown meat for humans?
Meatly’s chicken is manufactured by taking cells from a single chicken egg
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NewsBig meat and dairy firms accused of ‘derailing’ climate action
Some of the world’s largest food businesses have been accused of adopting the same tactics as big oil and tobacco companies on climate action
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NewsMeatly in major milestone as lab-grown chicken gains approval for use in petfood
The UK brand will now aim to launch the first samples of its commercially available petfood later this year
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NewsBrewDog to ‘let carbon negative claim lapse’ after exiting carbon credits market
The brewer will no longer be able to make the claim from November
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Analysis & FeaturesHow to safely follow the Green Claims Code
With a ‘game-changing’ new act set to come into force soon, companies must be careful to adhere to the rules. But doing so is proving far from easy
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Category ReportInfant & childcare trends 2024: growing baby
As concerns over sugar content mount and parents become ever more price-conscious, how can babyfood continue to grow sales?
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Comment & OpinionThree key actions the new government must take on sustainability
Government must hone the details of the deposit return scheme and clarify extended producer responsibility, says Richard Lloyd, MD of Encirc Beverages