All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 5
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NewsSupertrawlers spent 7,380 hours fishing in UK Marine Protected Areas
Greenpeace said trawlers have damaged marine habitats and fish populations, despite the UK government having the powers to stop them since Brexit
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide to Packaging
Despite cost-of-living challenges, packaging suppliers maintain that consumers are still focused on sustainability and environmentally friendly packaging. So, they are continuing drive for improvements in materials and design. However, recycling infrastructure is an ongoing conundrum.
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Comment & OpinionBecoming a B Corp helped us drive change and excited our team
B Corp sets a collective standard that is already served by existing demand, says Jenny Costa of Rubies in the Rubble
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Analysis & FeaturesRefill Coalition: why didn’t it achieve its reuse vision?
Funding has run out and the only in-store pilot has ended. So what has the Refill Coalition achieved and what comes next?
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NewsAldi to remove plastic sleeves from own-label wine corks
The change comes following a year-long trial
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NewsOlive oil brand Citizens of Soil raises £1.8m to push growth
The brand plans to use the capital injection to launch new products, expand the senior leadership team and turn on the marketing tap to boost brand awareness
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News‘Relief’ for UK businesses as EU delays sustainability laws
The European Commission is making controversial amendments to its flagship ESG laws
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NewsAvara sees losses grow to almost £50m in wake of major restructuring
The business also saw a near 12% fall in turnover, but stressed its restructure now left it with a ’more efficient and productive supply chain’
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NewsFormer M&S packaging boss Karen Graley takes charge of EPR producer body
Graley will head the organisation which will act on behalf of all obligated producers under EPR
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NewsNew AI household food waste reduction app Remy acquires rival Kitche to boost user base
Remy – described as an ‘AI-driven, fully automated digital kitchen management app’ – was launched in January
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News‘Irresponsible’ UK fishing quotas lead to Blue Marine court action
Ocean conservation charity Blue Marine Foundation will point to evidence that decades of prioritising short-term commercial considerations has led to the depletion of key species
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InterviewsFarshad Kazemian: the butcher on a sustainable mission
The Ethical Butcher founder Farshad Kazemian wants Brits to eat more meat. He talks scaling up to the mults and why regenerative is the way forward
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NewsIceland Foods EV rollout not ‘happening fast enough’ Richard Walker admits
Walker called on the government to make it easier for retailers to transition their delivery fleets to EVs
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NewsGovernment-backed research hub launches to ‘reshape the UK’s food system’
The Thriving Food Futures project has been awarded funding by UKRI and the NIHR
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NewsMcCain launches regenerative farming campaign with Rachel Brosnahan
Research from McCain has shown most people are not sure what regenerative agriculture is or its role in mitigating the impacts of climate change
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Comment & OpinionWhy the future of plant-based food is ‘reassuringly natural’
The plant-based category has faced strong headwinds in recent years, but the all-natural subcategory will help revitalise the sector, says Jason Belmont, MD at Gosh Food
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Analysis & FeaturesNFU Conference: what could Steve Reed offer angry farmers?
Faced with furious questions and protests, Reed tried in vain to reassure a farming sector left reeling by the much-hated ‘family farm tax’
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NewsDrinks and hospitality bosses demand halt to ‘unviable’ EPR rollout
In the latest blow to the troubled scheme, the WSTA, Scotch Whisky Association, UKHospitality and the BBPA called for crisis talks with Defra ministers
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NewsCourtauld Commitment name dropped as industry relaunches food waste and emissions pledges
The commitment will be rebranded as the UK Food & Drink Pact
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Comment & OpinionWe must communicate to bridge the sustainability ‘say-do’ gap
In the beverage category, 68% of consumers say they care about the environment but only 12% follow through with a sustainable purchase, says Deb Caldow, global marketing sustainability director at Diageo