All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 5
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Comment and Opinion
How becoming a B Corp made us think and work differently
March marks B Corp month, so I thought it relevant to offer some practical advice on how best to approach the certification process
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News
Quality Street unveils new look for The Purple One and Orange Crunch
The colour of the wrappers and flavour of the sweets will remain the same
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News
Asda sets new target for HFSS reduction and demands supplier emissions data
Asda has told its “highest impact” suppliers to sign up to a new data platform that will measure their carbon emissions, treatment of workers, and procurement ethics
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News
Labour promises to fix DRS 'omnishambles'
The Grocer revealed last month that the launch date for a DRS faces being put back until 2028
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News
Naked Sprout disputes findings its toilet rolls contain just 4% bamboo
Consumer watchdog Which? found bamboo rolls from three out of five brands to contain low levels of the material
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News
Scottish Wholesale Association unveils decarbonisation plan
The association has co-developed a new pathway to sustainability with leaders across Scotland’s HGV industry
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Analysis and Features
Refill vs multiuse: how to scale reuse of packaging?
Despite many trials, an industry-wide solution remains elusive
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Comment and Opinion
It’s a miracle: how water brand Liquid Death is valued at $1.4bn
Here’s 10 reasons for the phenomenal valuation and ‘hypergrowth’ of Liquid Death, the most adult of soft drinks brands
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News
Neat adds refillable foaming toilet cleaner to eco-friendly lineup
The NPD has launched via the brand’s webstore
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Comment and Opinion
10 years of driving progress: celebrate – and keep going!
When we started Rubies, 10 years ago, food waste was not even a recognised issue, let alone understood
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News
CJ Lang to use eco-friendly video walls at trade show
LED screens will replace traditional paper and vinyl marketing in a big push for sustainability
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News
Banana prices on the rise as climate change affects supply chain
A five-pack of Asda’s Organic Fairtrade Bananas was subject to the biggest annual rise of 35% from £1 to £1.35
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News
Planted launches first-of-its-kind fermented steak alternative
The steak is the first product to be launched from Planted’s ‘whole-muscle platform’
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Analysis and Features
How The Refill Coalition is giving refillable containers a fresh start
The Refill Coalition’s first standardised dispenser system trial, at an Aldi store in Solihull, is already ‘exceeding’ expectations in terms of logistics and sales. Can it be made to work at scale?
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News
UK the ‘dirty man of Europe’ without DRS, warn soft drink giants
The move comes after The Grocer revealed last month that the rollout of DRS faced being put back until at least 2028
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News
Supermarkets in talks to accelerate war on plastic and food waste
Members of the UK Plastics Pact, Courtauld 2030 and experts from Wrap will hold day-long talks next Thursday
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News
Mondra hires Tesco sustainability lead Emily Rout
Prior to joining Mondra, Rout spent over six years at Tesco, most recently as sustainable food and innovation lead
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News
Bold Bean Co hires Andrew McIntosh as head of grocery
McIntosh’s past roles include sales manager for posh popcorn brand Joe & Seph’s and most recently as head of international, UK grocery and wholesale sales at vegan confectionery brand LoveRaw
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News
Digital DRS campaigners pledge to make most of delay to 2028
The move comes as the DDRS Alliance announced they had formed a company to establish a blueprint for a digital system across the UK and wider afield
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Promotional Feature
Achieving greater sustainability in coffee
With around 98m cups of coffee consumed in the UK every day, the pressure is on for the category to improve its sustainability credentials – and one clear way forward is through packaging refill and reuse.